Then, Trump being Trump, he brandished a financial statement, boasting that he’s worth “well over $10 billion,” and said that the talent for amassing such wealth is “the kind of thinking we need for this country.” “We need someone who can take the brand of the U.S. “We need a leader who wrote The Art of the Deal,” he declared, making sure to mention his bestselling 1987 book. (Although most of the headlines focused on his calling Mexican immigrants “rapists.”) Last June, when Trump famously rode down an escalator inside Trump Tower in Manhattan to announce his presidential candidacy to a crowd padded with paid attendees, he delivered a speech that heavily emphasized his 40-year career as a real estate developer and professional personality. What does Trump’s record tell us about how he’ll lead?ĭonald Trump’s pitch is simple: He is, as he’ll happily tell you, one of the world’s elite businessmen. He craves press attention (but sues at the drop of a hat). He claims he hates debt (but his casino companies went bust because of it).
BUSINESS THE TRUMP WAY He’s a billionaire (though maybe not as rich as he says).
