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Gaithersburg
Book Festival

May 16, 2026

10am – 6pm

Bohrer Park


Jonathan Karl

Featured Title: Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign That Changed America
Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign That Changed America
Retribution by Jonathan Karl

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The must-read new book from Jonathan Karl, the author of New York Times bestsellers Tired of WinningBetrayal, and Front Row at the Trump Show

In Retribution, Jonathan Karl’s unparalleled access brings us behind closed doors deep inside the White House and presidential campaigns, revealing the extraordinary moments that ended one man’s presidency and brought another back to power.

This is a story of unprecedented political plot twists, showing what happened behind the scenes as political fortunes fell and rose again, and as a new team coalesced around President Trump with the goal of creating an entirely new world order. From President Biden’s shocking withdrawal and Vice President Harris’s historic run, to the multiple assassination attempts on President Trump, his election, and the changes he has brought to every corner of the country, this book reveals in surprising new detail how we got here, and what we can expect from American politics in the years to come.

About Jonathan Karl

Jonathan Karl is the chief Washington correspondent for ABC News and co-anchor of This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Karl has covered every major beat in Washington, D.C., including the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the State Department. He has reported from the White House under four presidents and 14 press secretaries. He is a former president of the White House Correspondents’ Association. “Front Row at the Trump Show,” “Betrayal,” and “Tired of Winning” were instant New York Times best-sellers.

Jonathan will be presenting “Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign That Changed America.”

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