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# Jeff Nesbit

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## Jeff Nesbit


_Nesbit was the communications director to former Vice President Dan Quayle and is the author of_[Poison Tea](http://www.amazon.com/dp/1250076102/?tag=timecom-20)_._


## Jeff Nesbit


* ![Highway fuel efficiency](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3bdc00111c8826cb/6988f355656a3fd621bd2a79/auto-industry-trump-epa-fuel-efficiency-standards.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 1, 2017  
### [How Drivers Will Decide the Fate of the Climate](https://time.com/5039882/donald-trump-carbon-emissions-auto-industry/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![President Trump Holds News Conference With President Of Romania Klaus Iohannis](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt258a2910b8b7fcf8/6988d1874ee2629f3330db67/gettyimages-694251858.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 21, 2017  
### [The Best Move President Trump Could Make Right Now](https://time.com/4825917/trump-hire-new-staff/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. President Donald Trump \(2L\), with \(L-R\) first lady Melania Trump, Maj. Gen. Bradley Becker, Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence review troops on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Wa](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37f49921dfb2ee96/6988b67b656a3f03c9bce788/trump-inauguration-parade-melania.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 20, 2017  
### [Day One In Donald Trump's America](https://time.com/4641942/day-one-trump-america/)  
Religious leaders, scientists and others aren't guessing. They know the possibilities.  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![New Samsung S7 Worldwide Unveiling](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte34449832a5fa74c/6988b3478e0601ad244689dd/zuckerberg.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 16, 2016  
### [The Only Antidote to the Poison of Fake News](https://time.com/4605146/fake-news-antidote/)  
Real news  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![President-elect Donald Trump waves as he arrives at Trump International Golf Club for a day of meetings in Bedminster Township, NY, on Nov. 20, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7dda1c668b31df48/6988b259cf40a8739cc45d08/trump3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 12, 2016  
### [Donald Trump's Goldman Sachs Problem](https://time.com/4595902/donald-trump-goldman-sachs/)  
It's a big conflict of interest  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![Donald Trump is seen speaking on a television screen in the filing center during the Republican presidential primary candidate debate sponsored by CNN and Telemundo at the University of Houston in Houston on Feb. 25, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt665526d3d086f2ba/6988b2798e0601f7834688c2/trump4.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 9, 2016  
### [Donald Trump Is the First True Reality TV President](https://time.com/4596770/donald-trump-reality-tv/)  
Coming soon to a TV near you  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![President-elect Donald Trump walks out at the clubhouse at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster Township, N.J. on Nov. 20, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta175fe202862bee9/6988b03d0b72e322e86ebea7/trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 1, 2016  
### [Donald Trump's Call With Pakistan Was a Hypocritical Mess](https://time.com/4587330/donald-trump-pakistan-call/)  
His private words don't align with his public message  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![President-elect Donald Trump walks out at the clubhouse at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster Township, N.J. on Nov. 20, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0c82420b2e4c7d46/6988afdcfb4eaceaee890083/trump34.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 28, 2016  
### [Donald Trump Is Failing His Crash Course in Leadership](https://time.com/4584098/donald-trump-presidential-crash-course/)  
Will he learn in time?  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![President-elect Donald Trump stands outside the clubhouse following his meeting with Ari Emanuel, co-CEO of William Morris Endeavor, at Trump International Golf Club, in Bedminster Township, N.J., on Nov. 20, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt024367995d4c6b67/6988af392dce01c7449eb7f6/donald-trump7.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 21, 2016  
### [A Handy List of Donald Trump’s Biggest Conflicts of Interest](https://time.com/4578431/donald-trump-conflicts-of-interest-list/)  
Bookmark this for updates  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Speaker Paul Ryan at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 10, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2b34d66187aef98a/6988aedcf887dc21e3e9840f/trump15.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 17, 2016  
### [Donald Trump's Many, Many, Many, Many Conflicts of Interest](https://time.com/4574938/donald-trump-conflicts-of-interest/)  
And Rudy Giuliani's, too  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump Holds Election Night Event In New York City](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4378e5dd460da689/6988adeb0a4a22740e9cc007/trump4.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 9, 2016  
### [What Donald Trump Will Do With His Mandate](https://time.com/4564256/donald-trump-mandate/)  
'Trump has promised swift, immediate changes'  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Cleveland, Ohio, on Oct. 22, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt67d1b713200f0bf6/6988ab750a4a227f1b9cbc8c/trump18.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 25, 2016  
### [Donald Trump Supporters Are Using a Nazi Word to Attack Journalists](https://time.com/4544562/donald-trump-supporters-lugenpresse/)  
 'Lugenpresse' means 'lying press'  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the Republican Hindu Coalition's Humanity United Against Terror Charity event at the New Jersey Convention & Expo Center in Edison, N.J., on Oct. 15, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5f9e1ccc37e03c4b/6988aa38ab6d772bcd6ab967/trump7.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 17, 2016  
### [Donald Trump's 'Rigged' Election Talk Amounts to Voter Suppression](https://time.com/4533254/donald-trump-rigged-election-voter-suppression/)  
Studies show voter fraud is very rare  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Donald Trump, 2016 Republican presidential nominee, pauses while speaking during a campaign rally at the Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Penn., on Aug. 12, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb798f8f4b6a4836c/6988a260e20a87baf2a920a2/trump3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 15, 2016  
### [Donald Trump Vowed to Close the Gap Between Church and State](https://time.com/4452309/trumps-evangelical-voters/)  
To woo evangelical voters  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![People walk past a mural on a restaurant wall depicting U.S. Presidential hopeful Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin greeting each other with a kiss in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius on May 13, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf23fc3f57c9f7094/6988a0ad196cf489e903cb0c/trump-putin.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 2, 2016  
### [Donald Trump's Many, Many, Many, Many Ties to Russia](https://time.com/4433880/donald-trump-ties-to-russia/)  
His dodge is a classic magician’s trick  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)

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