“crazy policy”: Ronald Kessler, “Donald Trump: Mean-Spirited GOP Won’t Win Elections,” Newsmax, November 26, 2012.
regarded prepared texts: Trump interview with Balz and Johnson, May 23, 2016.
“bringing crime”: Transcript of Trump announcement, http://time.com/3923128/donald-trump-announcement-speech/.
“not a politician”: Don and Kathy Watson interview with Balz, June 16, 2015.
“wouldn’t underestimate”: Steve Scheffler interview with Balz, June 16, 2015.
“very inflammatory”: Clinton interview with Jon Ralston, Ralston Live, Ralstonreports.com, June 18, 2015.
“whatever you want”: Trump interview with Balz and Johnson. A Macy’s spokesman said that Lundgren would have no comment on the exchange with Trump.
“That was blowback”: Trump interview with Balz and Johnson.
“take our country back”: “Donald Trump, Phoenix, Arizona, July 11, 2015, Full Speech—Donald J. Trump for President,” published on July 17, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPED92gRpsY.
“the crazies”: McCain, quoted in Ryan Lizza, “John McCain Has a Few Things to Say about Donald Trump,” New Yorker, July 16, 2015.
“weren’t captured”: “Presidential Candidate Donald Trump at the Family Leadership Summit,” C-SPAN.org, http://www.c-span.org/video/?327045-5/presidential-candidate-donald-trump-family-leadership-summit.
strengthen the Veterans Administration: Lewandowski interview with Balz and Johnson.
“actually may go up”: Chip Saltsman interview with Balz, May 17, 2016.
“didn’t apply to this one”: Michael Glassner interview with Balz and Johnson, May 23, 2016.
risky move: Trump interview with Balz and Johnson.
“politically correct”: Republican Presidential Candidates Debate, Fox News, August 6, 2015.
nose or ears: Philip Rucker, “Trump Says Fox’s Megyn Kelly Had ‘Blood Coming Out of Her Wherever,’ ” Washington Post, August 8, 2015. Also, Trump on Today, NBC, August 10, 2015, http://www.today.com/news/donald-trump-megyn-kelly-blood-comment-wasnt-meant-be-insult-t37681.
“virtually every question”: Danny Diaz interview with Balz, May 25, 2016.
“all the arrows”: Lewandowski interview with Balz and Johnson.
so much airtime: Nicholas Confessore and Karen Yourish, “$2 Billion Worth of Free Media for Donald Trump,” New York Times, March 15, 2016.
“completely eye-opening”: Mike DuHaime interview with Balz, May 17, 2016.
August night: Heather Haddon and Beth Reinhard, “Donald Trump and Jeb Bush Duel at Competing Events in New Hampshire,” Wall Street Journal, August 19, 2015.
campaign structure: Lewandowski interview with Balz and Johnson.
“can’t be replicated”: Ibid.
“place went crazy”: Trump interview with Balz, June 10, 2016.
“pigpen with a pig”: Ed O’Keefe, Dan Balz, and Matea Gold, “Fall of the House of Bush: How Last Name and Donald Trump Doomed Jeb,” Washington Post, February 21, 2016.
“adapt to reality”: Glassner interview with Balz and Johnson.
“cancer on conservatism”: Rick Perry, “Defending Conservatism against the Cancer of Trump-ism,” RickPerry.org, July 22, 2015.
“get more attention”: Scott Walker interview with Balz, December 29, 2015.
“exactly wrong”: Whit Ayres interview with Balz, May 18, 2016.
more a “mood”: James Ceaser interview with Balz, March 4, 2016.
“churn the waters”: Todd Harris interview with Balz, May 17, 2016.
Syrian refugees: Jenna Johnson, “Donald Trump Says Tough Gun Control Laws in Paris Contributed to Tragedy,” Washington Post, November 14, 2015.
“loss of control”: Focus group report provided by confidential source.
“total and complete” ban: “Donald J. Trump Statement on Preventing Muslim Immigration,” December 7, 2015, https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-statement-on-preventing-muslim-immigration.
“Trump is unhinged”: Bush tweet, December 7, 2015, https://twitter.com/jebbush/status/673990065517891584.
“how people feel”: Adviser to Trump interview with Balz and Johnson, May 23, 2016.
“destroy ISIS”: Republican Presidential Candidates Debate, CNN, December 16, 2015.
“no new piece”: Todd Harris interview with Balz, May 17, 2016.
“wasted time”: Trump interview with Balz, Robert Costa, and Philip Rucker, October 5, 2015.
“ ‘in the top ten’ ”: Donald Trump concession speech, Des Moines, Iowa, February 1, 2016.
“Where’s Chuck?”: “Donald Trump Endorsed by Actor John Wayne’s Daughter at Museum,” YouTube, January 19, 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDRjSXlUIXw.
took the lead: Des Moines Register–Bloomberg Politics Iowa Poll, January 30, 2016, http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/01/30/donald-trump-reclaims-lead-latest-iowa-poll/79562322/.
“never done this”: Trump interview with Balz and Johnson.
underestimated the turnout: Lewandowski interview with Balz and Johnson.
“false stories”: Trump interviews with Balz and Johnson, May 23, June 9, and June 10, 2016.
“would lose respect”: Trump interview with Balz, June 10, 2016.
“first time I thought”: Trump interview with Balz, June 9, 2016.
“ ‘blew the state’ ”: Trump interview with Balz and Johnson, May 23, 2016.
“he’s got walls”: Ibid.
“only wished and prayed”: “Donald J. Trump Response to the Pope,” February 18, 2016, https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-response-to-the-pope.
“This is toughness”: Lewandowski interview with Balz and Johnson.
debunked the story: David Mikkelson, “Pershing the Thought,” Snopes.com, October 31, 2001.
Pants on Fire: Louis Jacobson, “Donald Trump Cites Dubious Legend about Gen. Pershing, Pig’s Blood and Muslims,” PolitiFact, February 23, 2016.
“it’s an analogy”: Lewandowski interview with Balz and Johnson.
“eke out a win”: Whit Ayres interview with Balz, May 18, 2016.
“multi-candidate race”: Jeff Roe interview with Balz, May 26, 2016.
“ ‘establishment’ candidate”: Danny Diaz interview with Balz, May 25, 2016.
“sat it out”: Mike DuHaime interview with Balz, May 17, 2016.
“bad dudes”: Debate transcript, CNN, March 10, 2016.
“got no bounce”: Jeff Roe interview with Balz, May 26, 2016.
“glimmer of hope”: Trump interview with Balz and Johnson, May 23, 2016.
“presumptive nominee”: Paul Manafort interview with Balz, April 8, 2016.
“going to be over”: Trump interview with Balz, June 9, 2016.
starting to pivot: Philip Rucker, Dan Balz, and Robert Costa, “Trump Is Playing ‘a Part’ and Can Transform for Victory, Campaign Chief Tells GOP Leaders,” Washington Post, April 21, 2016.
cigar bar: Manafort interview with Balz and Johnson, May 23, 2016.
“temperament unfit”: Romney quoted in Monica Langley, “Behind Mitt Romney’s Increasingly Lonely Challenge to Donald Trump,” Wall Street Journal, May 28, 2016.
“learn about issues”: Armitage quoted in Michael Crowley, “Armitage to Back Clinton over Trump,” Politico, June 16, 2016.
fired Lewandowski: Philip Rucker, Jose A. DelReal, and Sean Sullivan, “Donald Trump Fires Embattled Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski,” Washington Post, June 20, 2016.
the country’s enemies: Karen DeYoung and Jose A. DelReal, “Trump Says He Was Right about Obama and Terrorists, Citing Questionable 2012 Intelligence Cable,” Washington Post, June 15, 2016.
responded by revoking: Paul Farhi, “Trump Revokes Post Press Credentials, Calling the Paper ‘Dishonest’ and ‘Phony,’ ” Washington Post, June 13, 2016.
“most un-American thing”: Graham quoted in Patrick Healy, Maggie H
aberman, and Jonathan Martin, “Democrats Jump on Allies of Trump in Judge Dispute,” New York Times, June 6, 2016.
“textbook definition”: Ryan quoted in Mike DeBonis, “Ryan Says Trump’s Attacks on Judge Fit ‘the Textbook Definition of a Racist Comment,’ ” Washington Post, June 7, 2016.
“ ‘rest of your life’ ”: Trump interview with Fisher and Kranish, June 9, 2016.
EPILOGUE: LAW AND ORDER
lifted verbatim: Karen Tumulty, Robert Costa, and Jose A. DelReal, “Scrutiny of Melania Trump’s Speech Follows Plagiarism Allegations,” Washington Post, July 19, 2016.
“the strategy is”: The O’Reilly Factor, Fox News, July 18, 2016.
“life was business”: Trump interview with Fisher and Kranish, June 9, 2016.
“sense of pageantry”: Ibid.
“they are narcissists”: Trump with McIver, Think Like a Billionaire, xvii–xviii.
favored the attack: Eugene Kiely, “Donald Trump and the Iraq War,” FactCheck.org, February 19, 2016.
“But she’s not”: Trump on 60 Minutes, CBS, July 17, 2016.
“No self-discipline”: Interview with Charlie Rose, CBS This Morning, CBS, July 19, 2016.
18 black people: Jonathan Capehart, “Guess How Many African American Delegates Are Going to Be at the Republican Convention,” Washington Post, June 6, 2016.
4 percent: Washington Post–ABC News national poll, July 11–14, 2016.
“more racist”: James Evans interview with Kranish, July 18, 2016.
“absolutely” a Muslim: Michael Edison Hayden, “Antonio Sabàto Jr. Says He’s ‘Absolutely’ Sure Obama’s a Muslim After RNC Speech,” ABCNews.com, July 18, 2016.
“out of control”: 60 Minutes, July 17, 2016.
35 million Americans: Stephen Battaglio, “35 Million TV Viewers Watch Donald Trump’s Acceptance Speech at GOP Convention,” Los Angeles Times, July 22, 2016.
“I want it short”: Trump interview with Fisher and Kranish, June 9, 2016.
no time to read: Trump interview with Fisher and Kranish, April 21, 2016.
AFTERWORD: PRESIDENT TRUMP
“a certain rhetoric”: 60 Minutes, CBS News, November 13, 2016.
“This is big”: Dan Balz and Philip Rucker, “How Donald Trump Won: The Insiders Tell Their Story,” Washington Post, November 9, 2016.
“It’s okay”: Donald Trump interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box, August 11, 2016.
“It’s not okay”: Kellyanne Conway interview with Dan Balz and Philip Rucker, Washington Post, November 2, 2016.
Trump had paid the IRS: David A. Fahrenthold, “Trump Pays IRS a Penalty for His Foundation Violating Rules with Gift to Aid Florida Attorney General,” Washington Post, September 1, 2016.
four-foot portrait hanging: David A. Fahrenthold, “Trump Is Actually Doing His Foundation a Favor by ‘Storing’ Its Portrait on His Golf Resort Wall, His Advisor Says,” Washington Post, September 27, 2016.
“We have a problem”: Balz and Rucker, “How Donald Trump Won.”
Conway thought of herself as Rapunzel: Kellyanne Conway interview with Dan Balz and Philip Rucker, Washington Post, November 3, 2016.
“any more interviews”: Ibid.
separate the boss: Maggie Haberman, Ashley Parker, Jeremy W. Peters, and Michael Barbaro, “Inside Donald Trump’s Last Stand: An Anxious Nominee Seeks Assurance,” New York Times, November 6, 2016.
“playing for the popular vote”: Brad Parscale interview with Michael Kranish, Washington Post, November 11, 2016.
107,000 votes: Abby Phillip, John Wagner, and Anne Gearan, “A Series of Strategic Mistakes Likely Sealed Clinton’s Fate,” Washington Post, November 11, 2016.
won both states: Jim Tankersley, “The Advertising Decisions That Helped Doom Hillary Clinton,” Washington Post, November 12, 2016.
exit poll data: “2016 Election Exit Polls,” Washington Post, November 10, 2016.
“campaign device”: Jose A. DelReal, “Trump and Advisers Hedge on Major Pledges, Including Obamacare and the Wall,” Washington Post, November 11, 2016.
He called them “terrific people”: Emily Schultheis, “President-Elect Trump Says How Many Immigrants He’ll Deport,” CBSNews.com, November 13, 2016.
some running room: Frank Luntz, “What Trump Voters Are Saying Post-Election,” CBS News, November 15, 2016.
He said he might “amend” Obamacare: Monica Langley and Gerard Baker, “Donald Trump, in Exclusive Interview, Tells WSJ He Is Willing to Keep Parts of Obama Health Law,” Wall Street Journal, November 11, 2016.
were beset with purges: Karen DeYoung and Greg Miller, “Key Figures Purged from Trump Transition Team,” Washington Post, November 16, 2016.
“sex crimes with minors”: General Michael Flynn, @genflynn, November 2, 2016, https://twitter.com/GenFlynn/status/794000841518776320.
“wearing hijab”: General Michael Flynn, @genflynn, July 14, 2016, https://twitter.com/genflynn/status/753774305985658880.
a perennial problem: Niels Lesniewski, “McConnell Pledges Obamacare Rollback But Cautions About Overreach,” Roll Call, November 9, 2016.
statement was back: Jose A. DelReal, “Trump Campaign Staff Redirects, Then Restores, Mention of Muslim Ban from Website,” Washington Post, November 10, 2016.
“nice monotone character”: 60 Minutes, CBS News, November 13, 2016.
INDEX
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ABC, 158, 174, 179, 180, 184, 212
abortion rights, 9, 286, 288, 310, 327
Affordable Care Act, 328
Agalarov, Aras, 243–45
Agalarov, Emin, 243–44, 245, 246, 247
Agnew, Spiro, 63
Ains, Lee, 44
Alexander’s department store, Manhattan, 192, 206
Aliyev, Ilham, 246, 247
All That Glitters Is Not Gold (Maples), 169–70
American Dream Calendar Girl Model Search contest, 162–64
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), 1–2, 13–14
American Protective League, 26
America We Deserve, The (Trump), 286
Ammann, Othmar, 45
Andersen, Kurt, 113
Andrés, José, 312
Apprentice, The (television show), 210–19, 225, 261, 266, 292, 300
audiences’ view of new image of Trump in, 216–17
background to idea for, 210–11
catchphrase “You’re fired” in, 213–14
NBC’s belief in, 212–13
pitch to Trump on, 211–12
ratings for, 213, 215, 216, 226
Trump as national phenomenon after success of, 241
Trump-branded products on, 216, 221–22, 224, 228
Trump’s central role in, 213–15, 216, 220
Trump’s income from, 299
Trump’s removal from, 220
Armstrong, Valerie, 137
Arzt, George, 274
Associated Press, 254
Atlanta, Trump Towers in, 228
Atlantic City, New Jersey
background of, 123–24
gambling legalization to restore, 124
Trump as savior for, 2, 123
Atlantic City casinos. See also Trump Taj Mahal; Trump Castle Hotel & Casino; Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino
bankruptcy and loan restructuring for, 194–95, 197, 198, 206, 297
competition among Trump casinos, 192
contractors losing money from bankruptcies of, 202–3
debt and financial struggles of, 188–89, 192, 198, 206, 208, 300
lucrative contracts from building of, 136
sports to bring customers to, 182–83
Trump Entertainment Resorts and,
304–5
Trump’s antigambling campaign in New York to benefit, 282
Trump’s clashes with staff at, 194
Trump’s political donations and, 280
Trump Shuttle ads for, 191–92
Trump’s publicly traded company as owner of, 206–9
Trump’s star power at, 197–98
Attiah, Karen, 12–13
August, Tony, 283
Auletta, Ken, 64
Austin, “Stone Cold” Steve, 262
Ayres, Whit, 318, 324
Azerbaijan, proposed Trump projects in, 240–41, 246–50
Azerbaijan America Alliance, 248, 249, 250
Baier, Bret, 314
Baio, Scott, 342
Baku, Azerbaijan, Trump International Hotel & Tower, 240–41, 247, 249–50
Bally Manufacturing Corp., 131–32, 144
Bankers Trust, 192, 193
Barbizon Plaza Hotel, Manhattan, 91–93
Barkley, Dean, 287
Barnett, Walter, 264
Barrett, Rona, 272–73, 340
Barrett, Wayne, 102–4, 105
Barron, John (pseudonym used by Trump), 87, 88, 100, 119, 180, 220
Barry, Maryanne Trump (sister), 33, 93–94, 257, 334
Barsky, Neil, 108
Bartiromo, Maria, 234–35
Barwick, Kent, 87
Bassett, John, 178–79, 185
Bassignani, John, 166
“Battle of the Billionaires” (wrestling show), 260–62
Bauer, Court, 262
Bayrock Group, 233
Beach Haven, Brooklyn, 53, 54, 56–57
Beame, Abe, 71, 77, 78, 81
Bear Stearns, 252
Ben-Amos, Chava, 33
Benanav, Jonathan, 141–42, 144
Bergen, Candice, 49
Berger, David, 71–72
Berkow, Ira, 177
Berlin Trump Tower, 241
Bernstein, Jon, 96
Berra, Yogi, 35, 36
Best Is Yet to Come, The: Coping with Divorce and Enjoying Life Again (Trump), 79
Bier, Jeff, 36
Bioceutica, 237
Bispo, Eddie, 89
Bloomberg, Michael, 289
Bloomberg Business News, 298
Bohner, Kate, 168
Bollenbach, Steve, 196–98, 204
Bonwit Teller, Manhattan, 85, 86–88
Boston Globe, 164, 275
Boston Herald, 292
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