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| Author | David Cay Johnston |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Donald Trump |
| Publisher | Melville House Publishing |
Publication date | August 2, 2016 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 263 (hardcover edition) |
| ISBN | 978-1-61219-632-9 (hardcover) |
The Making of Donald Trump is a 2016 biography of the American businessman, property developer and politician Donald Trump by the American investigative journalist David Cay Johnston.
Johnston first met Trump as a reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer in June 1988 and likened him to P. T. Barnum. He subsequently reported on Trump for almost 30 years, and wrote the book in 27 days.[1] In an interview with The New York Times Johnston said that Trump had "...seriously damaged his brand" with his presidential campaign and would "follow him for the rest of his life". Johnston also felt that Trump was "masterful at understanding the conventions of journalism" and "remarkably agile at doing as he chooses and getting away with it".[1]
The book entered the New York Times hardcover nonfiction list in fifteenth position[1]
- ^ a b c Jennifer Szalai (12 August 2016). "Inside the List". New York Times. Retrieved 22 August 2016.