Tony Schwartz: Trump ‘Has Moved To A Darker Place’
- 6 years ago
The ghostwriter for Donald Trump’s bestselling book 'The Art of the Deal' has said that the president has “moved to a darker place.”
The ghostwriter for Donald Trump's bestselling book 'The Art of the Deal' has said that the president has "moved to a darker place."
Tony Schwartz, who claims to have spent "hundreds and hundreds of hours with Trump" doing research for the 1987 book, made the comment during a recent interview with The Nation after he was asked, "How different was Trump in the mid-'80s from the man we see now?"
"I think that now he has moved to a darker place. He was non-ideological when I knew him...Today, I believe, he has adopted a pretty hard-right set of beliefs," the author said about Trump. "I have reluctantly come to the conclusion that he believes what he says now, and that's because his base, the people who still love and adore him, are on the far right—and that's what compels him the most."
While Schwartz has been an outspoken critic of the president, New York Magazine wrote similarly about the U.S. leader in August, calling his political approach "Trump First."
In fact, the piece states that "...given the choice between the House GOP's movement conservatism and the president's maniacal narcissism, a lot of Republican voters are picking the latter."
Evidence for this divide has reportedly been indicated by Republicans focusing on loyalty to Trump as opposed to positions on actual policy issues.
And the president himself appears to be perpetuating this inner party conflict--for example, by attacking GOP Senator Bob Corker on Twitter despite needing his support on important tax reform legislation.
CNBC attributed the incident to "Trump's fragile ego."
Despite the president continuing popularity among his base, a poll from September found that this group may be shrinking.
The ghostwriter for Donald Trump's bestselling book 'The Art of the Deal' has said that the president has "moved to a darker place."
Tony Schwartz, who claims to have spent "hundreds and hundreds of hours with Trump" doing research for the 1987 book, made the comment during a recent interview with The Nation after he was asked, "How different was Trump in the mid-'80s from the man we see now?"
"I think that now he has moved to a darker place. He was non-ideological when I knew him...Today, I believe, he has adopted a pretty hard-right set of beliefs," the author said about Trump. "I have reluctantly come to the conclusion that he believes what he says now, and that's because his base, the people who still love and adore him, are on the far right—and that's what compels him the most."
While Schwartz has been an outspoken critic of the president, New York Magazine wrote similarly about the U.S. leader in August, calling his political approach "Trump First."
In fact, the piece states that "...given the choice between the House GOP's movement conservatism and the president's maniacal narcissism, a lot of Republican voters are picking the latter."
Evidence for this divide has reportedly been indicated by Republicans focusing on loyalty to Trump as opposed to positions on actual policy issues.
And the president himself appears to be perpetuating this inner party conflict--for example, by attacking GOP Senator Bob Corker on Twitter despite needing his support on important tax reform legislation.
CNBC attributed the incident to "Trump's fragile ego."
Despite the president continuing popularity among his base, a poll from September found that this group may be shrinking.