Just finished Lucky Loser by Pulitizer Prize winning journalists Russ Buettner and Suzanne Craig. They have followed Don the Con for years including looking at his tax returns.
Don the Con's habits started in military school when he borrowed a friend's coat for a photo. The borrowed coat had more medals than his.
His method of operating was always the same.
- Claim he was going to do something
- Claim he had more money than he did and not mentioning much came from his father. Even the banks believed him.
- Not do any due diligence on his projects.
- Not listen to experts claiming his "instincts" were better.
- Manipulate the publicity.
- Have temper tantrums.
- Blame others when things went wrong.
This is the same way he went through his presidency.
I can understand why some people fall victim to his story. It's a great story by a great manipulator of facts and a great creator of lies.
The problem is when his victims vote for him the entire country and to some extent the world, will suffer.
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