of The New York Times Excerpt from Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump squandered his father’s fortune and created the illusion of success:
“As Trump began playing the role of a wealthy businessman on television, he secretly put into motion a plan to recapture his father’s fortune. Though he denied the existence of it all his life and despised his father as a small fry in order to make his own achievements seem heroic, being born into a wealthy family was the first stroke of luck in his very fortunate life.”
“At age 57, Trump had the good fortune of being discovered by Mark Burnett, who was then the hottest name in the hottest new TV genre. He had been successful in two groundbreaking reality shows. Eco Challenge and Survivors — Burnett was a favorite of network executives eager to see what he would do next. His company was a smooth-running operation with talented producers in charge of the creative and business aspects of new shows…”
“apprentice Producers would also need to create a version of Donald Trump that doesn’t actually exist – a measured, thoughtful and infinitely wealthy man – and fully restore his public image.”
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