The next book from Donald Trump Jr. is getting a boost from the Republican National Committee, Politico reports.
The RNC plans to purchase bulk copies of Trump Jr.’s self-published Liberal Privilege: Joe Biden and the Democrat's Defense of the Indefensible to use in a fundraising campaign. Republicans who contribute $75 or more to the RNC will receive a copy of the book.
This isn’t the first time the RNC has given an assist to Trump Jr.’s literary career. Last year, the group spent nearly $95,000 to bulk order Trump Jr.’s Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us. The gambit might have led to the book’s ascent to the top of the New York Times hardcover nonfiction bestseller list.
“While I was offered a generous book deal by my previous publishers, I turned it down and decided to self-publish,” Trump Jr. said. “The RNC was able to raise almost a million dollars from their fundraising campaign with my first book, Triggered. I look forward to helping them fundraise once again for the benefit of the Republican Party.”
Liberal Privilege, which has drawn the scorn of liberal commentators because of a misplaced apostrophe in the book’s subtitle, is set for publication late next month, during the Republican National Convention (assuming it actually takes place).
Michael Schaub is a Texas-based journalist and regular contributor to NPR.
