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17. Trump's deals are mostly "The Art of the Steal."

Thu Jun 18, 2026, 06:42 AM

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He learned corruption and dishonesty from his father but seems to also have a psychotic need for violence and vengeance. I remember one way Fred Trump cheated on taxes, as reported in the NYT a few years ago, was to have a fake company buy replacement equipment for the apartments he owned (washers, dryers, etc.), which he would then "sell" at a large markup to his real estate business and claim larger tax deductions than the actual cost. Trump has elevated the art of the steal far beyond Fred Trump's corrupt deals.

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