[7] In the book, Trump Jr. alleges that those identifying with the Left frequently employ a combination of victimization and bullying to advance their views.
[12][13] On the day of its publication, the book became a bestseller on Amazon, placing at number 3 behind Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball (2) and A Warning (1), the latter of which was also published by an imprint of Hachette.
[17][18] The book's entry on the list included a dagger (†) beside it, indicating "institutional, special interest, group or bulk purchases.
They appeared on the show's 5,000th episode to promote Triggered, seated alongside hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Abby Huntsman, Joy Behar, Meghan McCain and Sunny Hostin.
"[31] Lorraine Ali, a television critic for the Los Angeles Times, described the episode as emblematic of "America's kitchen table" and said, "Sometimes, when you disagree about politics with your nearest and dearest, you just have to have it out.
Before the event, Turning Point announced that the questions and answers (Q&A) segment of the speaking engagement was cancelled due to time constraints.
The audience responded by chanting "Q and A" repeatedly in hopes of Trump Jr. and Guilfoyle answering questions but the two left the stage moments later.
The website uses an identical design to "Trigger a Lib" and allows individuals to make monetary donations under the name of Rudy Giuliani to the Government Accountability Project, Brett Kavanaugh to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, Betsy DeVos to DonorsChoose, Stephen Miller to the American Civil Liberties Union, Mike Pence to The Trevor Project and Ted Cruz to Moms Demand Action.
[48] Lloyd Green of The Guardian called the book "one-eyed, loose with the facts and a crude attack on the left," having "little to say about the sentinels of the right, starting with his father."
"[49] Ashley Feinberg of Slate panned the book, criticizing its "excruciatingly insecure prose" and writing that "parts may have genuinely been written by Don Jr. himself" since "some of the errors are so ludicrous they couldn't possibly have come from anyone else.