First-time author William Friese tried to mind his own business as a general surgeon in 2017 after the inauguration. But as Trump administration hijinks ensued, he dropped his scalpel (fortunately, no one was injured) and picked up a pen. William was raised in Illinois and trained initially as an engineer at Cornell University before moving on to Medicine. He is proud of the book and his foray into writing, but the process was difficult and probably payback for all the surgical pain he has caused. He sincerely hopes this is his only book.