Trump Has 'Become America's Beggar-In-Chief' Says David Cay Johnston - Deadline - MSNBC

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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author David Cay Johnston discusses his new book, The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family, and how the former president continues to grift the American people. Aired on 11/30/2021.

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1. This nickname might have legs...

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3. And it certainly fits perfectly...

I still maintain that's the only reason he "ran," he'd run out of ways to bring in money since every "business" he tried failed - casinos, Trump vodka and steaks and the infamous Trump University, another grift that ended up costing him a bundle. He didn't want the job, never intended to do it (which he didn't), but he was after those "campaign donations" - and he still is.

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2. He always was. Only suckers use their money. Losers pay.

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4. Yup. First from his father, paid for jobs other people did, now "campaign contributions"

For a campaign that doesn't exist. No one is running for president, we just had an election and he lost - again.

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5. Fred the Klansman told Donnie: 'You're a killer or a sucker." And Mom wondered "what kind of

monster have I raised?" It's tragic and yet, here we are on the brink as they raised a sociopath who knows how to manipulate people through the media. The following (that voted) is 74 million.

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6. Yup, his father replaced his eldest son in his business with Donald since Freddie wasn't "a killer"

And his mother admitted to being relieved when he was set to military school because his was so incorrigible, refused to listen to anyone and bullied his younger brother, among other things. I have Mary Trump's first book where she relates all these accounts from her family members.

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7. I think WAPO was the only one to report of his Dad being arrested at a

klan rally in NYC. Did Mary comment on Fred's klan connection and how that helped shape Donald?