Donald Trump, The Lucky Loser

Rick Wilson's The Enemies List

Resolute Square

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.9 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

It can feel at times like there's nothing we don't know about Trump. However, there are still a few select people who seem to be able to uncover more and more, giving us critical insight into the former President. In this episode, Rick interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner about their new book, Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father’s Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success. They delve into Trump’s long-standing strategy of creating an illusion of wealth, his reliance on tax loopholes, and how he used his father's empire to prop up his failing ventures. The conversation also touches on Trump's role in the USFL's downfall, his relationship with banks, and the lasting impact of The Apprentice on his public image. Susanne and Russ' book, Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father’s Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success, available now. Timestamps: (00:01:30) Lucky Loser (00:08:31) Trump's properties (00:13:29) The real Trump (00:21:38) The Trump brand Follow Resolute Square: Instagram Twitter TikTok Find out more at Resolute Square Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Resolute Square.
0:02.0	Square.
0:04.0	There was also maintained what was called an enemy's list, which is rather extensive and continually being updated.
0:14.6	Democrats want Republicans dead.
0:18.6	Where I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose any voters, okay?
0:27.0	The women was the least likelihood of getting pregnant are the ones most worried about having a Martian.
0:36.0	On January 6th of 2021 you had tens of thousands of people peacefully protesting.
0:42.0	No, it's not a right-wing conspiracy. You're a duck chewing on. It's real.
0:46.0	I'm Rick Wilson, and this is the enemy's list.
0:53.0	Folks, I am absolutely delighted to be joined today by Russ Butner and Suzanne Craig.
0:58.0	They are Pulitzer Prize winning authors of a fantastic new book called Lucky
1:04.2	loser how Donald Trump squandered his father's fortune and created the
1:08.1	illusion of success. This is something I you know I tell you folks a lot this is a good book this is a good book this will open your
1:16.4	eyes to a lot of the of the the Potemkin village that has always been the Trump
1:20.8	enterprise so thank you guys for coming on today.
1:24.1	I want to start out with the premise that you guys address, I think very clearly.
1:30.3	Donald Trump's mastery has been in the illusion of wealth, has been in the public image of wealth
1:37.1	more than being an effective businessman or a developer or anything else.
1:41.5	As he goes through and you catalog all these eras of the Trump
1:45.2	Empire from real estate to casinos to the art of the deal to the apprentice to
1:49.5	politics, but talk to us about how that illusion was crafted from the very beginning, starting
1:55.7	with back, as far back as Fred Trump.
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