I put lipstick on a pig. I feel a deep sense of remorse that I contributed to presenting Trump in a way that brought him wider attention and made him more appealing than he is. I genuinely believe that if Trump wins and gets the nuclear codes there is an excellent possibility it will lead to the end of civilization.
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He'd like people when they were helpful, and turn on them when they weren't. It wasn't personal. He's a transactional man — it was all about what you could do for him.
Trump stands for many of the things I abhor: his willingness to run over people, the gaudy, tacky, gigantic obsessions, the absolute lack of interest in anything beyond power and money. I created a character far more winning than Trump actually is.
I'll carry this until the end of my life. There's no righting it. But I like the idea that, the more copies that "The Art of the Deal" sells, the more money I can donate to the people whose rights Trump seeks to abridge.
People are dispensable and disposable in Trump's world. [...] The millions of people who voted for him and believe that he represents their interests will learn what anyone who deals closely with him already knows – that he couldn't care less about them.
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Lying is second nature to him. [...] Trump has the ability to convince himself that whatever he is saying at any given moment is true, or sort of true, or at least ought to be true.
Trump only takes two positions. Either you're a scummy loser, liar, whatever, or you're the greatest.