The Art of the Deal
Some joker at the BBC has been taking a look at Trump's 1987 book (actually written by Tony Schwartz) to see what light it casts on the Battle for the Wall.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46822452
What Trump said
I like thinking big. I always have. To me it's very simple: if you're going to be thinking anyway [ed: he should try it sometime] you might as well think big.
The wall is / will be / would be big, and he's stuck with it.
What Trump said
I never get too attached to one deal or one approach. For starters, I keep a lot of balls in the air.
He doesn't have a lot of balls in the air, it's the wall or nothing.
What Trump said
The worst thing you can possibly do in a deal is seem desperate to make it ... Leverage is having something the other guy wants. Or better yet, needs.
The problem here is that Trump wants a wall (or an "artistically designed" fence?), and the Democrats need one like a hole in the head.
What Trump said
When people treat me badly or unfairly or try to take advantage of me, my general attitude, all my life, has been to fight back very hard.
Goes without saying. But he still needs a wall.
What Trump said
You can't con people, at least not for long ... if you don't deliver the goods, people will eventually catch on.
To quote the author of In Trump We Trust, who has now lost faith:
The last word: “My IQ is one of the highest — and you all know it!"
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