19/10/2024
I am excited to announce that Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and "dean of Trumpologists" David Cay Johnston, whose last book 'The Big Cheat : How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family' had made waves, will be my guest on Mayank Chhaya Reports on October 21.
David, who specializes in economics and tax issues and had won the 2001 Pulitzer for Beat Reporting, had made some startling revelations in 'The Big Cheat'.
The book's synopsys says, "While the world watched Donald Trump’s presidency in horror or delight, few noticed that his lifelong grifting quietly continued. Less than forty minutes after taking the oath of office, Trump began turning the White House into a money machine for himself, his family, and his courtiers.
More than $1.7 billion flowed into Donald Trump’s bank accounts during his four years as president. Foreign governments rented out whole floors of his hotel five blocks from the White House while lobbyists conducted business in the hotel’s restaurants. Payday lenders and other trade groups moved their annual conventions to Trump golf resorts. And individual favor seekers joined his private Mar-a-Lago club with its $200,000 admission fee in hopes of getting a few minutes with the President. Despite earning more than $1 million every day he was in office, Trump left the White House as he arrived—hard up for cash. More than $400 million in debt comes due by 2024, and Trump still lacks the resources to pay it back."
With barely three weeks to the November 5 presidential election and the prospect that he could still win, I will engage Johnston on a variety of themes.
