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Trump Revealed

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by Michael Kranish


  “crazy policy”: Ronald Kessler, “Donald Trump: Mean-Spirited GOP Won’t Win Elections,” Newsmax, November 26, 2012.

  regarded prepared texts: Trump interview with Balz and Johnson, May 23, 2016.

  “bringing crime”: Transcript of Trump announcement, http://time.com/3923128/donald-trump-announcement-speech/.

  “not a politician”: Don and Kathy Watson interview with Balz, June 16, 2015.

  “wouldn’t underestimate”: Steve Scheffler interview with Balz, June 16, 2015.

  “very inflammatory”: Clinton interview with Jon Ralston, Ralston Live, Ralstonreports.com, June 18, 2015.

  “whatever you want”: Trump interview with Balz and Johnson. A Macy’s spokesman said that Lundgren would have no comment on the exchange with Trump.

  “That was blowback”: Trump interview with Balz and Johnson.

  “take our country back”: “Donald Trump, Phoenix, Arizona, July 11, 2015, Full Speech—Donald J. Trump for President,” published on July 17, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPED92gRpsY.

  “the crazies”: McCain, quoted in Ryan Lizza, “John McCain Has a Few Things to Say about Donald Trump,” New Yorker, July 16, 2015.

  “weren’t captured”: “Presidential Candidate Donald Trump at the Family Leadership Summit,” C-SPAN.org, http://www.c-span.org/video/?327045-5/presidential-candidate-donald-trump-family-leadership-summit.

  strengthen the Veterans Administration: Lewandowski interview with Balz and Johnson.

  “actually may go up”: Chip Saltsman interview with Balz, May 17, 2016.

  “didn’t apply to this one”: Michael Glassner interview with Balz and Johnson, May 23, 2016.

  risky move: Trump interview with Balz and Johnson.

  “politically correct”: Republican Presidential Candidates Debate, Fox News, August 6, 2015.

  nose or ears: Philip Rucker, “Trump Says Fox’s Megyn Kelly Had ‘Blood Coming Out of Her Wherever,’ ” Washington Post, August 8, 2015. Also, Trump on Today, NBC, August 10, 2015, http://www.today.com/news/donald-trump-megyn-kelly-blood-comment-wasnt-meant-be-insult-t37681.

  “virtually every question”: Danny Diaz interview with Balz, May 25, 2016.

  “all the arrows”: Lewandowski interview with Balz and Johnson.

  so much airtime: Nicholas Confessore and Karen Yourish, “$2 Billion Worth of Free Media for Donald Trump,” New York Times, March 15, 2016.

  “completely eye-opening”: Mike DuHaime interview with Balz, May 17, 2016.

  August night: Heather Haddon and Beth Reinhard, “Donald Trump and Jeb Bush Duel at Competing Events in New Hampshire,” Wall Street Journal, August 19, 2015.

  campaign structure: Lewandowski interview with Balz and Johnson.

  “can’t be replicated”: Ibid.

  “place went crazy”: Trump interview with Balz, June 10, 2016.

  “pigpen with a pig”: Ed O’Keefe, Dan Balz, and Matea Gold, “Fall of the House of Bush: How Last Name and Donald Trump Doomed Jeb,” Washington Post, February 21, 2016.

  “adapt to reality”: Glassner interview with Balz and Johnson.

  “cancer on conservatism”: Rick Perry, “Defending Conservatism against the Cancer of Trump-ism,” RickPerry.org, July 22, 2015.

  “get more attention”: Scott Walker interview with Balz, December 29, 2015.

  “exactly wrong”: Whit Ayres interview with Balz, May 18, 2016.

  more a “mood”: James Ceaser interview with Balz, March 4, 2016.

  “churn the waters”: Todd Harris interview with Balz, May 17, 2016.

  Syrian refugees: Jenna Johnson, “Donald Trump Says Tough Gun Control Laws in Paris Contributed to Tragedy,” Washington Post, November 14, 2015.

  “loss of control”: Focus group report provided by confidential source.

  “total and complete” ban: “Donald J. Trump Statement on Preventing Muslim Immigration,” December 7, 2015, https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-statement-on-preventing-muslim-immigration.

  “Trump is unhinged”: Bush tweet, December 7, 2015, https://twitter.com/jebbush/status/673990065517891584.

  “how people feel”: Adviser to Trump interview with Balz and Johnson, May 23, 2016.

  “destroy ISIS”: Republican Presidential Candidates Debate, CNN, December 16, 2015.

  “no new piece”: Todd Harris interview with Balz, May 17, 2016.

  “wasted time”: Trump interview with Balz, Robert Costa, and Philip Rucker, October 5, 2015.

  “ ‘in the top ten’ ”: Donald Trump concession speech, Des Moines, Iowa, February 1, 2016.

  “Where’s Chuck?”: “Donald Trump Endorsed by Actor John Wayne’s Daughter at Museum,” YouTube, January 19, 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDRjSXlUIXw.

  took the lead: Des Moines Register–Bloomberg Politics Iowa Poll, January 30, 2016, http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/01/30/donald-trump-reclaims-lead-latest-iowa-poll/79562322/.

  “never done this”: Trump interview with Balz and Johnson.

  underestimated the turnout: Lewandowski interview with Balz and Johnson.

  “false stories”: Trump interviews with Balz and Johnson, May 23, June 9, and June 10, 2016.

  “would lose respect”: Trump interview with Balz, June 10, 2016.

  “first time I thought”: Trump interview with Balz, June 9, 2016.

  “ ‘blew the state’ ”: Trump interview with Balz and Johnson, May 23, 2016.

  “he’s got walls”: Ibid.

  “only wished and prayed”: “Donald J. Trump Response to the Pope,” February 18, 2016, https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-response-to-the-pope.

  “This is toughness”: Lewandowski interview with Balz and Johnson.

  debunked the story: David Mikkelson, “Pershing the Thought,” Snopes.com, October 31, 2001.

  Pants on Fire: Louis Jacobson, “Donald Trump Cites Dubious Legend about Gen. Pershing, Pig’s Blood and Muslims,” PolitiFact, February 23, 2016.

  “it’s an analogy”: Lewandowski interview with Balz and Johnson.

  “eke out a win”: Whit Ayres interview with Balz, May 18, 2016.

  “multi-candidate race”: Jeff Roe interview with Balz, May 26, 2016.

  “ ‘establishment’ candidate”: Danny Diaz interview with Balz, May 25, 2016.

  “sat it out”: Mike DuHaime interview with Balz, May 17, 2016.

  “bad dudes”: Debate transcript, CNN, March 10, 2016.

  “got no bounce”: Jeff Roe interview with Balz, May 26, 2016.

  “glimmer of hope”: Trump interview with Balz and Johnson, May 23, 2016.

  “presumptive nominee”: Paul Manafort interview with Balz, April 8, 2016.

  “going to be over”: Trump interview with Balz, June 9, 2016.

  starting to pivot: Philip Rucker, Dan Balz, and Robert Costa, “Trump Is Playing ‘a Part’ and Can Transform for Victory, Campaign Chief Tells GOP Leaders,” Washington Post, April 21, 2016.

  cigar bar: Manafort interview with Balz and Johnson, May 23, 2016.

  “temperament unfit”: Romney quoted in Monica Langley, “Behind Mitt Romney’s Increasingly Lonely Challenge to Donald Trump,” Wall Street Journal, May 28, 2016.

  “learn about issues”: Armitage quoted in Michael Crowley, “Armitage to Back Clinton over Trump,” Politico, June 16, 2016.

  fired Lewandowski: Philip Rucker, Jose A. DelReal, and Sean Sullivan, “Donald Trump Fires Embattled Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski,” Washington Post, June 20, 2016.

  the country’s enemies: Karen DeYoung and Jose A. DelReal, “Trump Says He Was Right about Obama and Terrorists, Citing Questionable 2012 Intelligence Cable,” Washington Post, June 15, 2016.

  responded by revoking: Paul Farhi, “Trump Revokes Post Press Credentials, Calling the Paper ‘Dishonest’ and ‘Phony,’ ” Washington Post, June 13, 2016.

  “most un-American thing”: Graham quoted in Patrick Healy, Maggie H
aberman, and Jonathan Martin, “Democrats Jump on Allies of Trump in Judge Dispute,” New York Times, June 6, 2016.

  “textbook definition”: Ryan quoted in Mike DeBonis, “Ryan Says Trump’s Attacks on Judge Fit ‘the Textbook Definition of a Racist Comment,’ ” Washington Post, June 7, 2016.

  “ ‘rest of your life’ ”: Trump interview with Fisher and Kranish, June 9, 2016.

  EPILOGUE: LAW AND ORDER

  lifted verbatim: Karen Tumulty, Robert Costa, and Jose A. DelReal, “Scrutiny of Melania Trump’s Speech Follows Plagiarism Allegations,” Washington Post, July 19, 2016.

  “the strategy is”: The O’Reilly Factor, Fox News, July 18, 2016.

  “life was business”: Trump interview with Fisher and Kranish, June 9, 2016.

  “sense of pageantry”: Ibid.

  “they are narcissists”: Trump with McIver, Think Like a Billionaire, xvii–xviii.

  favored the attack: Eugene Kiely, “Donald Trump and the Iraq War,” FactCheck.org, February 19, 2016.

  “But she’s not”: Trump on 60 Minutes, CBS, July 17, 2016.

  “No self-discipline”: Interview with Charlie Rose, CBS This Morning, CBS, July 19, 2016.

  18 black people: Jonathan Capehart, “Guess How Many African American Delegates Are Going to Be at the Republican Convention,” Washington Post, June 6, 2016.

  4 percent: Washington Post–ABC News national poll, July 11–14, 2016.

  “more racist”: James Evans interview with Kranish, July 18, 2016.

  “absolutely” a Muslim: Michael Edison Hayden, “Antonio Sabàto Jr. Says He’s ‘Absolutely’ Sure Obama’s a Muslim After RNC Speech,” ABCNews.com, July 18, 2016.

  “out of control”: 60 Minutes, July 17, 2016.

  35 million Americans: Stephen Battaglio, “35 Million TV Viewers Watch Donald Trump’s Acceptance Speech at GOP Convention,” Los Angeles Times, July 22, 2016.

  “I want it short”: Trump interview with Fisher and Kranish, June 9, 2016.

  no time to read: Trump interview with Fisher and Kranish, April 21, 2016.

  AFTERWORD: PRESIDENT TRUMP

  “a certain rhetoric”: 60 Minutes, CBS News, November 13, 2016.

  “This is big”: Dan Balz and Philip Rucker, “How Donald Trump Won: The Insiders Tell Their Story,” Washington Post, November 9, 2016.

  “It’s okay”: Donald Trump interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box, August 11, 2016.

  “It’s not okay”: Kellyanne Conway interview with Dan Balz and Philip Rucker, Washington Post, November 2, 2016.

  Trump had paid the IRS: David A. Fahrenthold, “Trump Pays IRS a Penalty for His Foundation Violating Rules with Gift to Aid Florida Attorney General,” Washington Post, September 1, 2016.

  four-foot portrait hanging: David A. Fahrenthold, “Trump Is Actually Doing His Foundation a Favor by ‘Storing’ Its Portrait on His Golf Resort Wall, His Advisor Says,” Washington Post, September 27, 2016.

  “We have a problem”: Balz and Rucker, “How Donald Trump Won.”

  Conway thought of herself as Rapunzel: Kellyanne Conway interview with Dan Balz and Philip Rucker, Washington Post, November 3, 2016.

  “any more interviews”: Ibid.

  separate the boss: Maggie Haberman, Ashley Parker, Jeremy W. Peters, and Michael Barbaro, “Inside Donald Trump’s Last Stand: An Anxious Nominee Seeks Assurance,” New York Times, November 6, 2016.

  “playing for the popular vote”: Brad Parscale interview with Michael Kranish, Washington Post, November 11, 2016.

  107,000 votes: Abby Phillip, John Wagner, and Anne Gearan, “A Series of Strategic Mistakes Likely Sealed Clinton’s Fate,” Washington Post, November 11, 2016.

  won both states: Jim Tankersley, “The Advertising Decisions That Helped Doom Hillary Clinton,” Washington Post, November 12, 2016.

  exit poll data: “2016 Election Exit Polls,” Washington Post, November 10, 2016.

  “campaign device”: Jose A. DelReal, “Trump and Advisers Hedge on Major Pledges, Including Obamacare and the Wall,” Washington Post, November 11, 2016.

  He called them “terrific people”: Emily Schultheis, “President-Elect Trump Says How Many Immigrants He’ll Deport,” CBSNews.com, November 13, 2016.

  some running room: Frank Luntz, “What Trump Voters Are Saying Post-Election,” CBS News, November 15, 2016.

  He said he might “amend” Obamacare: Monica Langley and Gerard Baker, “Donald Trump, in Exclusive Interview, Tells WSJ He Is Willing to Keep Parts of Obama Health Law,” Wall Street Journal, November 11, 2016.

  were beset with purges: Karen DeYoung and Greg Miller, “Key Figures Purged from Trump Transition Team,” Washington Post, November 16, 2016.

  “sex crimes with minors”: General Michael Flynn, @genflynn, November 2, 2016, https://twitter.com/GenFlynn/status/794000841518776320.

  “wearing hijab”: General Michael Flynn, @genflynn, July 14, 2016, https://twitter.com/genflynn/status/753774305985658880.

  a perennial problem: Niels Lesniewski, “McConnell Pledges Obamacare Rollback But Cautions About Overreach,” Roll Call, November 9, 2016.

  statement was back: Jose A. DelReal, “Trump Campaign Staff Redirects, Then Restores, Mention of Muslim Ban from Website,” Washington Post, November 10, 2016.

  “nice monotone character”: 60 Minutes, CBS News, November 13, 2016.

  INDEX

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  A note about the index: The pages referenced in this index refer to the page numbers in the print edition. Clicking on a page number will take you to the ebook location that corresponds to the beginning of that page in the print edition. For a comprehensive list of locations of any word or phrase, use your reading system’s search function.

  ABC, 158, 174, 179, 180, 184, 212

  abortion rights, 9, 286, 288, 310, 327

  Affordable Care Act, 328

  Agalarov, Aras, 243–45

  Agalarov, Emin, 243–44, 245, 246, 247

  Agnew, Spiro, 63

  Ains, Lee, 44

  Alexander’s department store, Manhattan, 192, 206

  Aliyev, Ilham, 246, 247

  All That Glitters Is Not Gold (Maples), 169–70

  American Dream Calendar Girl Model Search contest, 162–64

  American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), 1–2, 13–14

  American Protective League, 26

  America We Deserve, The (Trump), 286

  Ammann, Othmar, 45

  Andersen, Kurt, 113

  Andrés, José, 312

  Apprentice, The (television show), 210–19, 225, 261, 266, 292, 300

  audiences’ view of new image of Trump in, 216–17

  background to idea for, 210–11

  catchphrase “You’re fired” in, 213–14

  NBC’s belief in, 212–13

  pitch to Trump on, 211–12

  ratings for, 213, 215, 216, 226

  Trump as national phenomenon after success of, 241

  Trump-branded products on, 216, 221–22, 224, 228

  Trump’s central role in, 213–15, 216, 220

  Trump’s income from, 299

  Trump’s removal from, 220

  Armstrong, Valerie, 137

  Arzt, George, 274

  Associated Press, 254

  Atlanta, Trump Towers in, 228

  Atlantic City, New Jersey

  background of, 123–24

  gambling legalization to restore, 124

  Trump as savior for, 2, 123

  Atlantic City casinos. See also Trump Taj Mahal; Trump Castle Hotel & Casino; Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino

  bankruptcy and loan restructuring for, 194–95, 197, 198, 206, 297

  competition among Trump casinos, 192

  contractors losing money from bankruptcies of, 202–3

  debt and financial struggles of, 188–89, 192, 198, 206, 208, 300

  lucrative contracts from building of, 136

  sports to bring customers to, 182–83

  Trump Entertainment Resorts and,
304–5

  Trump’s antigambling campaign in New York to benefit, 282

  Trump’s clashes with staff at, 194

  Trump’s political donations and, 280

  Trump Shuttle ads for, 191–92

  Trump’s publicly traded company as owner of, 206–9

  Trump’s star power at, 197–98

  Attiah, Karen, 12–13

  August, Tony, 283

  Auletta, Ken, 64

  Austin, “Stone Cold” Steve, 262

  Ayres, Whit, 318, 324

  Azerbaijan, proposed Trump projects in, 240–41, 246–50

  Azerbaijan America Alliance, 248, 249, 250

  Baier, Bret, 314

  Baio, Scott, 342

  Baku, Azerbaijan, Trump International Hotel & Tower, 240–41, 247, 249–50

  Bally Manufacturing Corp., 131–32, 144

  Bankers Trust, 192, 193

  Barbizon Plaza Hotel, Manhattan, 91–93

  Barkley, Dean, 287

  Barnett, Walter, 264

  Barrett, Rona, 272–73, 340

  Barrett, Wayne, 102–4, 105

  Barron, John (pseudonym used by Trump), 87, 88, 100, 119, 180, 220

  Barry, Maryanne Trump (sister), 33, 93–94, 257, 334

  Barsky, Neil, 108

  Bartiromo, Maria, 234–35

  Barwick, Kent, 87

  Bassett, John, 178–79, 185

  Bassignani, John, 166

  “Battle of the Billionaires” (wrestling show), 260–62

  Bauer, Court, 262

  Bayrock Group, 233

  Beach Haven, Brooklyn, 53, 54, 56–57

  Beame, Abe, 71, 77, 78, 81

  Bear Stearns, 252

  Ben-Amos, Chava, 33

  Benanav, Jonathan, 141–42, 144

  Bergen, Candice, 49

  Berger, David, 71–72

  Berkow, Ira, 177

  Berlin Trump Tower, 241

  Bernstein, Jon, 96

  Berra, Yogi, 35, 36

  Best Is Yet to Come, The: Coping with Divorce and Enjoying Life Again (Trump), 79

  Bier, Jeff, 36

  Bioceutica, 237

  Bispo, Eddie, 89

  Bloomberg, Michael, 289

  Bloomberg Business News, 298

  Bohner, Kate, 168

  Bollenbach, Steve, 196–98, 204

  Bonwit Teller, Manhattan, 85, 86–88

  Boston Globe, 164, 275

  Boston Herald, 292

 

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