Donald Trump Jr. debuts at No. 1 on the bestseller list -- but there's a catch

[brooklynite]

The New York Times' bestseller list is not exactly as it appears.

Yes, Donald Trump Jr., the president's son and self-proclaimed "general in the meme wars," saw his book Triggered debut at No. 1 on The New York Times' bestseller list on Wednesday evening. But that's likely in part because some bulk orders of the book helped him seal the deal.

The bestseller list through Nov. 24 debuted Wednesday, putting Trump Jr's book on "How the left thrives on hate and wants to silence us" at the top of the list. Yet next to that title, there's a little dagger mark. It indicates "institutional, special interest, group or bulk purchases," which the list takes into account when formulating its rankings, the Times explains. Essentially, there's a strong chance Trump Jr.'s camp organized some big orders to get his book the best billing.

Regardless of the possibly rigged ranking, Trump Jr. got what he likely wanted out of the top spot: a congratulatory tweet from his father. After all, he was just copying the bulk-buying method President Trump has been perfecting for decades.

https://theweek.com/speedreads/878427/donald-trump-jr-debuts-no-1-bestseller-list--but-theres-catch

[madaboutharry]

1. Joe on Morning Joe said they were bought by the RNC.

He opined that Trump told the RNC to buy the books.

[brewens]

2. Any chance on those phony bulk buys that they are only charged the cost? That would

make it even more of a joke.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Even the AmazOn reviews are contrived.

[Poiuyt]

4. A Russian Copper Company Bought 70,000 copies of Donald Trump Jr.'s New Book

Pre-sales for Donald Trump Jr.s new memoir, “Triggered: A Boy of Destiny’s Crusade Against The Cuck Liberal Hollywood Elite & Rosie O’Donnell” skyrocketed to the top of the New York Times Best Seller List when a mysterious corporate buyer in a suburb of Moscow, Russia purchased 70,000 copies.

The company, Russian Copper, is led by one of the top oligarchs in Moscow, Niko Deripaskov, a close friend and confidant to “President” Vladimir Putin, and the vast majority of the book’s total sales were billed to Russian Copper.

Political pundits across the political spectrum are calling attention to the blatant exhibit of Russian money laundering, but Donald Jr. is adamant that the Deripaskov is merely impressed with his business skills.

“Look, I was offered an executive role in the Trump Organization, literally a day out of college,” explained Donald Jr. in a press tour interview conversation with Good Morning America‘s George Stephanopoulos. “Deripaskov clearly just wants to pass my expansive wisdom on to his employees. He didn’t buy Donald Trump’s The Art of the Deal, he specifically chose Triggered. And it’s a great book, his employees are going to love it. I detail how I rose up in the ranks of Trump Tower with hard work, determination, and grit, and I managed to do it in just ten minutes. What does that say about me? My dad, the best business man in the world, hired me on the spot! And it had nothing to do with my last name. I promise you that. It was because he could just tell. Honestly, he barely even knew me, so it’s totally not nepotism. He was always so busy with work when I was a kid, so I really achieved everything I’ve accomplished on my own. But it’s not like my dad was a bad dad, you know? He always made sure to call me on my birthday, and those were our special little moments. He’d talk for like a whole ten minutes, and we’d laugh and laugh. He took an interest in me, and he’d always ask about my friends. He’d be like, ‘Do your friends ever talk about Marla in class?’ And we’d talk about the girls my age, and he’d ask me how big their boobs were getting, and dude stuff like that. It was great bonding. I bet if Joe Biden’s son wrote a book, Russian Copper wouldn’t buy ANY copies of it!”

Russian Copper, meanwhile, has just 1,200 employees.

One thousand copies were also purchased by President Donald Trump, but paid for by his newly launched, Florida-based charity called Donald Trump Cares.

https://halfwaypost.com/2019/11/08/a-russian-copper-company-bought-70000-copies-of-donald-trump-jr-s-new-book/

I see he's inherited his father's modesty.

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. That little dagger will wind up in someone's back

It's the Trump family way of doing business.