It is a small, very exclusive club which contains only a few living members at any one time. The small group of men do not share all the same ideals but do share similar experiences. It is a club wrought with secrecy, unspoken failures, and scandal, but despite the passionate and emotional mud-slinging of opponents which divides the country into Democrats vs. Republicans, members of the ex-presidents club are quite amiable.
One member, however, was not given an invitation for induction. It appeared the Washington outsider would not be welcomed to the group after his service to the country.
Former President Donald J. Trump was not surprised, after enduring brutal and abusive behaviors from the members and their families throughout his presidency.
During a 2019 interview with Kate Andersen Brower, he stated, “I don’t think I’ll be accepted.” Author of “Team of Five: The Presidents’ Club in the Age of Trump” recalled, “He kind of laughed at the very notion that he would be accepted in the presidents club.”
