Haberman as trump shrink. 'So many rich friends and nobody knows who they are'
'' It has arrived: The first excerpt from MAGGIE HABERMAN’s hotly anticipated new book, “Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America,” ( $32) was published this morning by The Atlantic. And it’s certain to generate buzz.
Culled from three sit-down interviews Haberman had with DONALD TRUMP , the piece is chock full of eye-popping, quotable moments. (Trust us: You’re going to want to read the whole thing.) Bits that raised our eyebrows:
— Trump, on Senate Minority Leader MITCH McCONNELL: “The Old Crow’s a piece of shit.”
— On what he told then-VP MIKE PENCE ahead of Jan. 6: “‘I said, “Mike, you have a chance to be THOMAS JEFFERSON, or you can be Mike Pence,”’ Trump recounted to me, repeating an inaccurate comparison to the election of 1800. ‘He chose to be Mike Pence.’”
— On Sen. LINDSEY GRAHAM (R-S.C.): “‘You know why Lindsey kisses my ass?’ he asked. ‘So I’ll endorse his friends.’”
— On JARED KUSHNER: “I asked why he had given Jared Kushner expansive power. ‘I didn’t,’ Trump said, although he had done exactly that. When I pressed, Trump said, ‘Look, my daughter has a great relationship with him and that’s very important.’”
— On documents he took from the W.H.: “He demurred when I asked if he had taken any documents of note upon departing … Most of it is in the archives, but the Kim Jong-un letters … We have incredible things.’”
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— On his whole M.O.: “At one point, Trump made a candid admission that was as jarring as it was ultimately unsurprising. ‘The question I get asked more than any other question: “If you had it to do again, would you have done it?”’ Trump said of running for president. ‘The answer is, yeah, I think so. Because here’s the way I look at it. I have so many rich friends and nobody knows who they are.’ … Reflecting on the meaning of having been president of the United States, his first impulse was not to mention public service, or what he felt he’d accomplished, only that it appeared to be a vehicle for fame, and that many experiences were only worth having if someone else envied them.” . . . "
Political Playbook, September 25, 2022, Garett Ross
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Whose chances of getting one improve with every thousand they donate and every public statement of fealty they make?
SO I heard this thing and wow it's amazing don't you think?
Nothing statement statements like he is always fishing for a way to angle whoever he is talking to, notice it in his crowd work at his rallies, says something, pauses for reaction, oh good, more of that! bad response, moving on!
I am creeped out mostly that other people still won't let him go, even after crystal clear ESPIONAGE?
