Summary of David Cay Johnston's The Big Cheat

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 On June 16, 2015, Trump announced his campaign for president once again, this time with a nationally televised lie. Melania Trump stepped onto a Trump Tower escalator, followed by her husband. Loudspeakers played the song Rockin' in the Free World as Melania descended toward the lower lobby. The crowd behind her wore white T-shirts with TRUMP printed on them.
#2 The first lie was the assertion that Mexican immigrants were bringing crime and drugs into the country, which was followed by a round of applause from the actors and extras. The campaign had paid Extra Mile, a New York casting company, $12,000 to hire the people who feigned support for Trump and clapped after his racist comment.
#3 Trump’s wealth was often exaggerated. He was often called a billionaire, even though there has never been any evidence to suggest he is worth even $1 billion.
#4 In late 1977, Trump was threatening to sue the city over the lack of a tax abatement for the Commodore Hotel. If you don’t give me a tax abatement, I’m going to have you fired, Ravitch recalled Trump saying.

Sujets

• Executive (government)
• American Government

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 20 mars 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669355021
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Insights on David Cay Johnston's The Big Cheat
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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

On June 16, 2015, Trump announced his campaign for president once again, this time with a nationally televised lie. Melania Trump stepped onto a Trump Tower escalator, followed by her husband. Loudspeakers played the song Rockin' in the Free World as Melania descended toward the lower lobby. The crowd behind her wore white T-shirts with TRUMP printed on them.

#2

The first lie was the assertion that Mexican immigrants were bringing crime and drugs into the country, which was followed by a round of applause from the actors and extras. The campaign had paid Extra Mile, a New York casting company, $12,000 to hire the people who feigned support for Trump and clapped after his racist comment.

#3

Trump’s wealth was often exaggerated. He was often called a billionaire, even though there has never been any evidence to suggest he is worth even $1 billion.

#4

In late 1977, Trump was threatening to sue the city over the lack of a tax abatement for the Commodore Hotel. If you don’t give me a tax abatement, I’m going to have you fired, Ravitch recalled Trump saying.

#5

After Beame’s order, Donald was given a property tax abatement for four decades. He claimed later that he would have gotten it for 50 years if he had asked for it.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

Millions of Americans were desperate for economic growth, and Trump promised it. He received a phone call from a Japanese executive soon after election night and invited the man for a private chat in his Trump Organization office.