How to Fool All of the People, All of the Time
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A close study of Trump's actions over the past few years reveals a man addicted to deception, a man who invested like a fool, a man who shaved from deals and bled failing companies of cash so that he could live with absurd excess, a man who borrowed huge amounts from credulous banks and investors, a man who not only is not now a billionaire but never had $1 billion or $500 million or—very possibly—even $100 million and who has been strapped since 1987. Donald Trump is not just some cartoon character, a guy with a comb-over and a press agent and a board game named after him; he is and always has been a real and fairly treacherous human being.
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In this feat of investigative journalism, John Connolly dives into Donald Trump's financial records and finds that the real estate mogul's most—if not only—valuable commodity is his knack for delivering scrutiny-resistant statements that blend finance, fact and fiction.
How to Fool All of the People, All of the Timewas originally published in Spy, April, 1991.
Cover design by Adil Dara.
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