*Illegitimate: Trump* ‘ *s Election and Failed Presidency* explores and analyzes the phenomena that resulted in an unlikely candidate, Donald J. Trump, becoming the forty-fifth president of the United States. Thoroughly researched, this book provides a needed history of what was known about Trump’s negatives before the 2016 election, and how-despite these negatives-Trump’s assumption of the presidency occurred through the anachronistic electoral college and three whammies: the Comey Letter, voter suppression, and fake news/Russian meddling.This book is a must-read for anyone contemplating the consequences of a second term Trump presidency.