Q&A Cafe 14th Season Opener: "The Real Donald Trump"

RON KESSLER ON CNN, EXPLAINING DONALD TRUMP

When I booked Ron Kessler for the first show of the new season of The Q&A Cafe it was for his expertise on the U.S. Secret Service. I wanted to talk about the "Secret Service in campaign mode" as we embark on the 2016 campaign in earnest. He has written a number of books about the USSS, and the FBI, and the CIA. That was a couple of months ago. In the interim, Donald Trump has entered the campaign picture in a big way, and Kessler also claims expertise on Trump. He wrote a piece for The Washington Times, "The Real Donald Trump," based on his relationship with the Republican nominee wannabe.

So, we will talk about Trump -- because he has dominated the political landscape this summer-- and we will also talk about the Secret Service, when Ron joins us at lunchtime on Friday, September 25, at the George Town Club. It should be lively because Kessler, like Trump, is not shy about stirring it up. He is controversial, and often criticized, but he also breaks a lot of stories. We first met when he was an investigative reporter for The Washington Post, which he left to pursue book writing. 

Please make your reservations early for this Q&A Cafe, the first of our 14th season. To do so, phone Austin Mason at 202-333-9330 or send an email to GTC Reservations. The fee is $35 for the lunch, all inclusive. Seating begins at noon, the program at 12:30.