Donald J. Trump's The Art Of The Deal

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It was a great, huge, and beautiful Tuesday morning in New York City. It was 79 degrees and perfect outside, believe me. The escalators in Trump Tower glistened like they had just been cleaned as he descended to his podium where was going to announce his candidacy for president. Ever since that day America has been different; bigotry has become the norm. In attempt to understand the mind of The Don, and analyze how he thinks, it would be appropriate to read the book The Art of the Deal. It was a bestseller in 1987, and made Donald’s name well known across America. Along with Donald’s run for president, there have been many comparing him to a fascist and painting him as a demagogue. While I may have already formed my opinions about his behavior, the best way to understand his similarities to fascism is to read the fascist guidebook, Mein Kampf. Starting with a journey into the way Donald thinks, The Art of the Deal would aid in making the President’s …show more content…
Trump is not LITERALLY Hitler. Donald was born on June 14, 1946 and Hitler Died April 30, 1945. They were never even alive at the same time. Unless you identify with the Buddhist belief that it takes between 49 days and two years to be reincarnated, which in that case, could mean that Trump is LITERALLY Hitler. All joking aside, one of the leaders that Trump has been compared to the most by his detractors is Hitler. Trump used similar tactics such as demagoguery and holding massive rallies with his supporters, but that's only what we can see on the surface. The only way to truly understand how similar these two are is by comparing the way that they think, and the best way to see how their minds work is to read the books on the way their minds work. While reading Mein Kampf on its own would be good in an intellectual sense just to understand Hitler, reading it as a double feature with The Art of the Deal would add a whole new perspective on the way Mr. Trump’s presidency will

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