Under Siege: My Family's Fight to Save Our Nation

Gather initial thoughts and broad opinions about the book.

1. What were your overall impressions of the book? Did you find the voice authentic or relatable? 

2. Discuss what you liked most and least about the book.

3. Compare this book to another Trump family memoir: Mary L. Trump’s Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man (2020). How do these two authors tell very different stories of the same family?

Encourage readers to connect the book’s themes and characters with their personal experiences.

1. Which part of Under Siege, if any, elicited a strong emotional response?

2. In what ways do the themes of Under Siege resonate with similar experiences in your own life?

3. Do you believe that you have ever faced coordinated, unfair opposition, as Eric Trump claims that he and his family do? To what degree do you empathize with his (or his family’s) response?

4. What kind of America is depicted in Under Siege? In what way does it resemble or differ from your own understanding of America?

Examine the book’s relevance to societal issues, historical events, or cultural themes.

1. Discuss how Under Siege comments on the American political landscape over the past decade.

2. Analyze how the book contrasts 2016 and 2025. What has changed, and what has remained the same?

Dive into the book’s structure, characters, themes, and symbolism.

1. Analyze the structure of Under Siege. How does this structure affect how Eric Trump shares his story?

2. Discuss how Eric Trump charts the development of himself and his siblings, as well as the influence of their father.

3. To what degree are the various settings of the book—New York, Trump Tower, Czechoslovakia, Washington, DC—significant to the story of the book?

4. Discuss any recurring symbols that appear in Under Siege.

Encourage imaginative and creative connections to the book.

1. Under Siege is a nonfiction work that describes the current moment. Discuss how the future might look, if charted along the path set out by Eric Trump in his book.

2. If Under Siege were adapted for film or television, who would you cast in the lead roles?