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crazytown

(7,277 posts)
Fri Apr 5, 2019, 02:04 PM Apr 2019

Trump planning a 'Tell All' book

Last edited Fri Apr 5, 2019, 04:15 PM - Edit history (1)

Trump Is Already Plotting His Post-White House Tell-All Memoir
Daily Beast

(snip) Since at least mid-2017, Trump has been talking about the post-presidential memoir he will write; or, more likely, have ghostwritten on his behalf. He is planning on it being explosive and assumes (not without reason) that it will be a New York Times bestseller. And since the early days of his administration, he has conveyed his eagerness to get started on the project.

“He sounded excited about it,” said one person who was present last year when the president made comments about writing a memoir. “He said it would sell better than even The Art of the Deal.”

Another source, who is a friend of Trump’s, said the president has casually discussed how such a book could be used to dish dirt and settle scores with his foes in the media, the Democratic Party, non-loyal Republicans, law enforcement, and even individuals in his own administration. Trump, according to this person, noted that this memoir could help “correct” the “fake news” already published in popular books and newspapers, and give him the opportunity to spin a juicy yarn on his time at the heights of power.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-white-house-the-president-is-already-plotting-his-post-presidential-tell-all-memoir

‘It would sell better than even The Art of the Deal!”
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Trump planning a 'Tell All' book (Original Post) crazytown Apr 2019 OP
So all his lies could be consolidated in one place? The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #1
Clarification: 1 Fiction, 2 Crime, crazytown Apr 2019 #3
The Revenge of the Orange Cartoonist Apr 2019 #2
Great idea! Turbineguy Apr 2019 #4
Leaves of Ass: Collected Tweets Volume 1 crazytown Apr 2019 #5
"Leaves of Ass"! The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #7
Perfect! Turbineguy Apr 2019 #8
Will it be a coloring book? Firestorm49 Apr 2019 #6
Not much else to do when you're stuck in a prison cell. GoCubsGo Apr 2019 #9
The Art of the Steal matt819 Apr 2019 #10
Title: How I destroyed the U.S. And made millions Andy823 Apr 2019 #11
Wonder who's going to write it. nolabear Apr 2019 #12
Stephen King? crazytown Apr 2019 #14
Oh I'm sure he'd LOVE to. nolabear Apr 2019 #15
Who is going to publish it? Four guys and their mimeograph machine? Princess Turandot Apr 2019 #13
Regnery is the only house that would touch it with a 10-foot pole jmowreader Apr 2019 #23
"So Long, Suckers!" nolabear Apr 2019 #16
Pussygrabbing for Idiots. C_U_L8R Apr 2019 #17
Who will bother reading a book that is supposedly written by someone ... Snake Plissken Apr 2019 #18
Sorry Donnie, but "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them" is sinkingfeeling Apr 2019 #19
I honestly thought this was The Onion NastyRiffraff Apr 2019 #20
Hold on, let me check on something. Paladin Apr 2019 #21
We are also eager Totally Tunsie Apr 2019 #22
This sounds great except for the little detail of everything he says is a lie. nt UniteFightBack Apr 2019 #24

GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)
9. Not much else to do when you're stuck in a prison cell.
Fri Apr 5, 2019, 02:17 PM
Apr 2019

I wonder what color crayons with which they'll provide him.

matt819

(10,749 posts)
10. The Art of the Steal
Fri Apr 5, 2019, 02:40 PM
Apr 2019

Of course, it will have to be shelved in Fiction.

Wouldn't it be grand if libraries and bookstores (physical and online) chose not to carry it?

Andy823

(11,495 posts)
11. Title: How I destroyed the U.S. And made millions
Fri Apr 5, 2019, 02:44 PM
Apr 2019

He will explain the whole "con job" and how Putin helped him accomplish the task.

nolabear

(41,984 posts)
12. Wonder who's going to write it.
Fri Apr 5, 2019, 02:45 PM
Apr 2019

Nice to see he plans on not being there forever though. He’d better hurry. He’s losing words fast.

Princess Turandot

(4,787 posts)
13. Who is going to publish it? Four guys and their mimeograph machine?
Fri Apr 5, 2019, 02:50 PM
Apr 2019

Because unless a publisher is advised by an attorney who ranked even lower than Michael Cohen at the worst-law-school-in-the-country that the latter attended, I doubt that any mainstream company would come near this. Something about that willful disregard for the truth.

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)
17. Pussygrabbing for Idiots.
Fri Apr 5, 2019, 03:09 PM
Apr 2019

Chapter One.... When you're a star, they let you do it.

Chapter Two....

Chapter Seven... How to discretely order dry bedlinen in Moscow

Snake Plissken

(4,103 posts)
18. Who will bother reading a book that is supposedly written by someone ...
Fri Apr 5, 2019, 03:17 PM
Apr 2019

who never even read the first book he supposedly wrote?

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
20. I honestly thought this was The Onion
Fri Apr 5, 2019, 04:08 PM
Apr 2019

until I remembered how vindictive Trump is. This would be a way of sticking it to his "enemies." Of course, it would be a pack of lies, but it would probably sell.

Paladin

(28,264 posts)
21. Hold on, let me check on something.
Fri Apr 5, 2019, 04:10 PM
Apr 2019

Nope, it's confirmed: I couldn't possibly give less of a shit about this.

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)
22. We are also eager
Fri Apr 5, 2019, 08:22 PM
Apr 2019

for this jackass to get started on his POST-PRESIDENTIAL memoir. Can't happen soon enough.

(snip) Since at least mid-2017, Trump has been talking about the post-presidential memoir he will write; or, more likely, have ghostwritten on his behalf. He is planning on it being explosive and assumes (not without reason) that it will be a New York Times bestseller. And since the early days of his administration, he has conveyed his eagerness to get started on the project.
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