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Art Of The Deal author fails to secure deal with friendliest nation on planet
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ZeroCool piefed.ca ZeroCool@piefed.ca
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johncandy1812 lemmy.ca johncandy1812@lemmy.ca
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He doesn't want a deal. Never did. He wasted Canada's time on purpose. He's starting a war.

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WhoIzDisIz lemmy.today WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today
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It was ghost-written for him. Some guy followed him around for a long time (18 months, I think?).

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lizardo lemmy.world lizardo@lemmy.world
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ragepaw lemmy.ca ragepaw@lemmy.ca
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It was ghost-written for him. Some guy followed him around for a long time (18 months, I think?).

Just like everything else he didn't create, he slapped his name on it and thinks he's a genius.

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ColdWater lemmy.ca ColdWater@lemmy.ca
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#6 · Quote Reply

Satire sites post real news now?

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Hasherm0n lemmy.world Hasherm0n@lemmy.world
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It was ghost-written for him. Some guy followed him around for a long time (18 months, I think?).

That same guy also called him out as being illiterate iirc.

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_stranger_ lemmy.world _stranger_@lemmy.world
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Delilah lemmy.blahaj.zone Delilah@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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I'm confused, Tony Schwartz can't make a deal with Canada?

Wikipedia: The Art of the Deal

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mcSlibinas lemmy.world mcSlibinas@lemmy.world
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Satire sites post real news now?

Satire being killed burned and buried. Satire sites need to invent satire² or to convert to nonsatire sites?

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Almacca aussie.zone Almacca@aussie.zone
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It was ghost-written for him. Some guy followed him around for a long time (18 months, I think?).

I found this article from 2016 that tells the whole story. It's worse that I ever thought.

(Hit reader mode in Firefox before the pop-up appears)

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WanderingThoughts europe.pub WanderingThoughts@europe.pub
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He doesn't want a deal. Never did. He wasted Canada's time on purpose. He's starting a war.

Seems he wants to bully them into submission first.

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BandanaBug piefed.social BandanaBug@piefed.social
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Record high American debt. This guy: trump is a great businessman

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Elgenzay lemmy.ml Elgenzay@lemmy.ml
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I'm confused, Tony Schwartz can't make a deal with Canada? Wikipedia: The Art of the Deal

Schwartz called ghost-writing the book his "greatest regret in life, without question," and both he and the book's publisher, Howard Kaminsky, have said that Trump had played no role in its writing.

Hilarious

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gwl [he/him] lemmy.blahaj.zone gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-10-16
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I found this article from 2016 that tells the whole story. It's worse that I ever thought. (Hit reader mode in Firefox before the pop-up appears)

Can also open in the web archive, it skips the paywall

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im_fine_sandy nord.pub im_fine_sandy@nord.pub
Joined: 2026-08-05
#16 · (edited) Quote Reply

It was ghost-written for him. Some guy followed him around for a long time (18 months, I think?).

I'm surprised there was that much interaction with him.

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someone linked the wikipedia page, and someone else quoted this:

Trump has cited it as one of his proudest accomplishments and his second-favorite book (after the Bible).[5][6] Schwartz called ghost-writing the book his "greatest regret in life, without question," and both he and the book's publisher, Howard Kaminsky, have said that Trump had played no role in its writing. Trump has given conflicting accounts on the question of authorship.

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im_fine_sandy nord.pub im_fine_sandy@nord.pub
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#17 · Quote Reply

He doesn't want a deal. Never did. He wasted Canada's time on purpose. He's starting a war.

Really though?

Trump just wakes up every day and does whatever thing he hopes will distract everyone from hi, being a pedo rapist and his ongoing harvesting of the wealth of the American people.

I don't think there's an actual plan to start a war. Surely that would be a huge self-own?

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nkat2112 sh.itjust.works nkat2112@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-13
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Schwartz called ghost-writing the book his "greatest regret in life, without question," and both he and the book's publisher, Howard Kaminsky, have said that Trump had played no role in its writing. Hilarious

Truly, this is precious.

LMAO

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nkat2112 sh.itjust.works nkat2112@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-13
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While now unable to secure a deal with a neighbouring peaceful nation who is the living embodiment of a cartoon beaver offering to share their six-pack, Trump still insists that his negotiation skills are unparalleled.

Hilarious, I love it. LOL

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melsaskca lemmy.ca melsaskca@lemmy.ca
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A dumb guy (notice the 'b'?) like trump could only rise in a country like america. They were made for each other. Now most citizens of all stripes are starting to realize "Hey, we need to make some serious changes here". lil' trumpie's end is nigh.

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nexguy lemmy.world nexguy@lemmy.world
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#21 · Quote Reply

Trump has never authored a single thing beyond tweet length in his life.

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bad1080 piefed.social bad1080@piefed.social
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#22 · Quote Reply

Really though? Trump just wakes up every day and does whatever thing he hopes will distract everyone from hi, being a pedo rapist and his ongoing harvesting of the wealth of the American people. I don't think there's an actual plan to start a war. Surely that would be a huge self-own?

there are concepts of a plan

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ayyy sh.itjust.works ayyy@sh.itjust.works
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#23 · Quote Reply

He doesn't want a deal. Never did. He wasted Canada's time on purpose. He's starting a war.

You’re acting like this guy is capable of planning more than 15 minutes ahead. He can’t, that’s all his working memory can hold these days.

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johncandy1812 lemmy.ca johncandy1812@lemmy.ca
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You’re acting like this guy is capable of planning more than 15 minutes ahead. He can’t, that’s all his working memory can hold these days.

It's silly to think these are the acts of just one man. He holds a grudge too, and he's riled up the masses who, immediately, seem pretty onboard against Canada.

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ayyy sh.itjust.works ayyy@sh.itjust.works
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#25 · Quote Reply

It's silly to think these are the acts of just one man. He holds a grudge too, and he's riled up the masses who, immediately, seem pretty onboard against Canada.

I can assure you the vast majority of people in the USA don’t want a war with Canada. Any voices you are seeing stating otherwise are massively amplified by oligarchs and don’t represent reality on the ground.

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johncandy1812 lemmy.ca johncandy1812@lemmy.ca
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I can assure you the vast majority of people in the USA don’t want a war with Canada. Any voices you are seeing stating otherwise are massively amplified by oligarchs and don’t represent reality on the ground.

That may be but we're still under attack from this administration, and the people who do support it.

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Valmond lemmy.dbzer0.com Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Really though? Trump just wakes up every day and does whatever thing he hopes will distract everyone from hi, being a pedo rapist and his ongoing harvesting of the wealth of the American people. I don't think there's an actual plan to start a war. Surely that would be a huge self-own?

Epsteeeiiiiin!

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ruekk fedinsfw.app ruekk@fedinsfw.app
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#28 · Quote Reply

Really though? Trump just wakes up every day and does whatever thing he hopes will distract everyone from hi, being a pedo rapist and his ongoing harvesting of the wealth of the American people. I don't think there's an actual plan to start a war. Surely that would be a huge self-own?

Trump probably doesn't have a plan for Canada, but I bet Miller does.

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