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Obama photographer lands book deal with his Trump ‘shade’

By Caitlin Yilek

Pete Souza, the White House photographer under President Barack Obama, is publishing a book comparing the former president to his successor, President Trump.

Souza, who frequently compares Obama and Trump via his Instagram account, is titling his book, “Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents.” It is set to be released in October by Little, Brown and Company.

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In a lengthy post on the social media platform, Souza explained that he’s “distressed by the barrage of lies and hateful comments” from the current administration. Souza said he’s posted images contrasting Obama’s presidency to Trump’s because he’s concerned about the future of the nation.

“I do this not as a partisan hack, but as an American citizen concerned about the future of our democracy because of our current president. My commentary on Instagram has been subtle, sometimes humorous, and certainly more respectful than his commentary on Twitter,” Souza wrote.

I’m thrilled to announce that my new book, “SHADE: A Tale of Two Presidents” will be published in October by Little, Brown. Like many of you, I have been distressed by the barrage of lies and hateful comments emanating from the current administration on a daily basis. We have a president who clearly does not understand democracy and the rule of law. To him, a critical news story is fake news, and our intelligence agencies are all corrupt. His presidency has become a reality game show, with his primal need to achieve ratings and wins–for himself. He does not respect women, minorities and immigrants. I have worked for two presidents in my life–one Republican (Reagan) and one Democrat (Obama). I spent almost every day with President Obama during his two terms, watching how hard he worked on behalf of all Americans. He was–and still is–someone who respected people from all walks of life. He made decisions based on facts. He respected democracy and the rule of law. Unlike his successor, he respected the office of the presidency. Since President Obama left office, I have been posting photographs and captions here that juxtapose his presidency with the current one. I do this not as a partisan hack, but as an American citizen concerned about the future of our democracy because of our current president. My commentary on Instagram has been subtle, sometimes humorous, and certainly more respectful than his commentary on Twitter. Through my photographs and commentary, SHADE will vividly show where we are as a country contrasted with where we were. To read more about the book, click on: bit.ly/souza shade (link also in my profile). We are still working on the cover and I will post that once it is finalized. Stay tuned!

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