Cars pass by a billboard showing US President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin placed by pro-Serbian movement in the town of Danilovgrad on November 16, 2016. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump spoke on the phone on November 15, evening and agreed on the need to normalise ties between Washington and Moscow, the Kremlin said.,Image: 305820020, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no
Donald Trump jr., son of U.S President Donald Trump, arrives prior to meeting with the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on June 12, 2019. Lawmakers are expected to question Trump about the Trump Tower project in Moscow and a June 2016 Trump Tower meeting in New York when he and other Trump campaign advisers met with a Russian lawyer whom they believed had damaging information on 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Photo by /UPI,Image: 446556348, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no
Supporters of President Trump battle law enforcement officers on the west steps of the Capitol during the attack on the day of Joe Biden’s election certification by Congress. US: THIS TELL-ALL photo book captures the presidential election of 2016 in America, following the political nightmare and rioting action that led to the January 2021 insurrection. Photographer David Butow captured these pivotal moments in American political history, marking the events in his photo book “BRINK”. As the U.S democracy was pushed to the brink of collapse following the presidential election of Donald Trump, this photo book steps behind the scenes and captures history first hand. One photo shows a black man facing armed police. This intense stand off reflects the violent feelings and consequential actions that occurred in the politically charged and tense time. “From a dingy motel room in the swing state of Michigan, to the Oval Office, BRINK chronicles the dynamics that unfolded during the 2016 presidential election and led, finally, to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in January 2021,” said the publisher. “The visual narrative is presented in three ‘acts’ to highlight the histrionic sequence of events. “The photographer has pulled back and shot wider than most news photographs giving more context and information to future historians, or anyone interested in what this period of time looked and felt like.” Another image shows the insurrection of the White House in 2021. As flags fly gas raises causing protesters to cough and run away. “While I expected the incompetence, I underestimated the treachery,”, said David. “They reflect the part of America that is often the pivot point in national elections and one that has not fared well in the country’s economic and cultural shift toward the coasts. “Why make a book of photographs from events that overwhelmed many of us in the last four years? We lived through history minute by minute, so much so that the gravitas of what transpired is,Image: 706986181, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no
FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, US, August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, January 22, 2026. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: U.S. President Donald Trump dances as he departs after speaking during a House Republican retreat at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on January 06, 2026 in Washington, DC. House Republicans will discuss their 2026 legislative agenda at the meeting. Alex Wong,Image: 1063781643, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hand with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo Photo: KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo Photo: KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS
