TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald
At the time
of the book's publication, Timothy L. O'Brien was a reporter for The New York
Times, and had reported on Donald Trump's businesses since 1990. O'Brien
interviewed Trump for the book, and said that Trump enjoyed his presence,
despite O'Brien's claim that Trump once referred to him as a "total whack
job". Trump said that he cooperated with O'Brien because, "It's
almost like a competitive thing with me. I almost want to see if you can get
Trump." O'Brien also interviewed contestants from Trump's reality
television series, The Apprentice, as well as Trump's second wife, Marla
Maples, casino owner Steve Wynn, who was Trump's longtime business rival (and
later friend), as well as former New York City mayor Ed Koch, who was Trump's
first political rival.
Trump
allowed O'Brien to visit his offices to research his financial records.[3]
According to O'Brien, the financial documents were of no help for determining
Trump's net worth. O'Brien spoke with three people who worked with Trump for
years and who believed his net worth to be between $150 million and $250
million. O'Brien said he was told by Trump, "You can go ahead and speak to
guys who have 400-pound wives at home who are jealous of me, but the guys who
really know me know I'm a great builder."
Summary
TrumpNation:
The Art of Being the Donald is divided into chapters, each one presented out of
chronological order and devoted to a part of Trump's personal and professional
life. Personal chapters include "TrumpRoots" and
"TrumpStyle", while professional chapters include
"TrumpLand" and "TrumpBroke". Each chapter ends with
sarcastic "TrumpQuizzes" that educate the reader on how to become a
billionaire. Included in the book are disputes that Trump—early in his business
career—had with New York City mayor Ed Koch. Trump's business dealings with
associates of the American Mafia, as well as a bailout by his siblings that
prevented him from going bankrupt, are also included in the book.
O'Brien,
citing three anonymous people who worked with Trump,[7][8] wrote in the book
that Trump "was not remotely close to being a billionaire", stating
that his actual net worth ranged between $150 million and $250 million. O'Brien
also wrote that Trump was "bored" with Marla Maples at the time of
their marriage: "I was bored when she was walking down the aisle. I kept
thinking, 'What the hell am I doing here?'" O'Brien also stated that Trump
was once asked by boxer Mike Tyson if he had an affair with his wife, Robin
Givens. O'Brien quoted Trump: "He said, 'Could I ask you, Are you fucking
my wife?' Now, if I froze, I'm dead ... You would have zero chance. Here's the
heavyweight champion of the world, and he's a solid piece of fucking
armor."
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