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&lt;p&gt;Trump isn’t impulsive. He’s not “just winging it.” According to Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and his new book &lt;em&gt;Trump's Ten Commandments: Strategic Lessons from the Trump Leadership Toolbox&lt;/em&gt;, Donald Trump operates on a repeatable, deliberate playbook—ten core behaviors he’s used for decades. What looks like chaos is actually strategy. What feels like a meltdown is often the move itself. In this episode, Rick Wilson and Yale Business School Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld break down Trump’s pattern of power: the same tactics, the same outcomes, over and over again. Once you see the playbook, you can’t unsee it.&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;•&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;•&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;•&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;•&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;•&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jeffrey Sonnenfeld is on X at @JeffSonnenfeld, and his new book, ,’&lt;em&gt;Trump's Ten Commandments: Strategic Lessons from the Trump Leadership Toolbox&lt;/em&gt;,’ is available now, wherever fine books are sold. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rick Wilson is on X at @TheRickWilson, on Bluesky at @TheRickWilson.bsky.social, and you can check out Rick's Substack at &lt;a href="http://therickwilson.substack.com/"&gt;therickwilson.substack.com&lt;/a&gt;. You can check out more of LP's work at &lt;a href="http://www.lincolnproject.us/"&gt;www.lincolnproject.us&lt;/a&gt; and on X at @ProjectLincoln. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;#Trump #TrumpStrategy #JeffreySonnenfeld #TrumpPlaybook #PoliticalAnalysis #LincolnProject #RickWilson #TrumpTactics #BreakingNews #USPolitics #Election2026 #Trump2026 #MAGA #PoliticalPodcast #NewsAnalysis #CurrentEvents #TrumpChaos #PoliticalStrategy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>

The Lincoln Project

The Lincoln Project

There Will Be Grift: Jeffrey Sonnenfeld Reveals Trump’s 'Mad King' Playbook

MAR 31, 202647 MIN
The Lincoln Project

There Will Be Grift: Jeffrey Sonnenfeld Reveals Trump’s 'Mad King' Playbook

MAR 31, 202647 MIN

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<div> <p>Trump isn’t impulsive. He’s not “just winging it.” According to Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and his new book <em>Trump's Ten Commandments: Strategic Lessons from the Trump Leadership Toolbox</em>, Donald Trump operates on a repeatable, deliberate playbook—ten core behaviors he’s used for decades. What looks like chaos is actually strategy. What feels like a meltdown is often the move itself. In this episode, Rick Wilson and Yale Business School Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld break down Trump’s pattern of power: the same tactics, the same outcomes, over and over again. Once you see the playbook, you can’t unsee it.<br><strong>•</strong><br><strong>•</strong><br><strong>•</strong><br><strong>•</strong><br><strong>•</strong><br>Jeffrey Sonnenfeld is on X at @JeffSonnenfeld, and his new book, ,’<em>Trump's Ten Commandments: Strategic Lessons from the Trump Leadership Toolbox</em>,’ is available now, wherever fine books are sold. </p><p>Rick Wilson is on X at @TheRickWilson, on Bluesky at @TheRickWilson.bsky.social, and you can check out Rick's Substack at <a href="http://therickwilson.substack.com/">therickwilson.substack.com</a>. You can check out more of LP's work at <a href="http://www.lincolnproject.us/">www.lincolnproject.us</a> and on X at @ProjectLincoln. </p><p>#Trump #TrumpStrategy #JeffreySonnenfeld #TrumpPlaybook #PoliticalAnalysis #LincolnProject #RickWilson #TrumpTactics #BreakingNews #USPolitics #Election2026 #Trump2026 #MAGA #PoliticalPodcast #NewsAnalysis #CurrentEvents #TrumpChaos #PoliticalStrategy</p></div>