The Chief's Chief

When Mark Meadows became President Trump’s fourth chief of staff on March 6, 2020, life in the United States had never been better. Unemployment was at an all-time low, and the stock market was at an all-time high. During his first three years in office, President Trump had kept more of his campaign promises than any president in modern history, and that record of success was only going to continue. Then, in what seemed like the blink of an eye, a deadly coronavirus arrived on our shores, and brought the Trump economy screeching to a halt. Suddenly, our streets were empty, and our hospitals were full. Millions of Americans were scared, lonely, and unemployed, all while the global economy teetered on the edge of collapse. President Trump and his team worked tirelessly to keep the country going and get a vaccine to the American people. In this frank, candid account of his ten months in the White House, Mark Meadows—known simply as “The Chief” around the West Wing—tells the story of how he and a close team of loyal advisors helped President Trump navigate one of the worst years in American history.

Mark Meadows served as the chief of staff to President Donald Trump from March 2020 to January 2021. He represented North Carolina’s 11th congressional district from 2013 to 2020. In 2016, he was elected chairman of the Freedom Caucus. He lives in Virginia with his wife, Debbie.