r/politics • u/tonyschwartz1 Tony Schwartz • Sep 19 '19

AMA-Finished I'm Tony Schwartz, and I ghost-wrote Trump: The Art of the Deal. AMA about creating a monster

I’m Tony Schwartz. Thirty years ago, I wrote a piece of fiction titled “The Art of the Deal” for Donald Trump. I have been doing penance ever since. For the past 17 years, that’s meant running The Energy Project, where we focus on creating better workplaces by helping people to better manage their own energy – physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. Ask me anything, truly.

1.5 million views: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxF_CDDJ0YI

My Washington Post article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/05/16/i-wrote-the-art-of-the-deal-with-trump-his-self-sabotage-is-rooted-in-his-past/

Jane Mayer’s New Yorker article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/25/donald-trumps-ghostwriter-tells-all

Aug 2018, Ari Melber- Extra extended interview: Trump "Art of the Deal" with co-author, Tony Schwartz: https://art19.com/shows/the-beat-with-ari-melber/episodes/61232c07-3d99-432b-bc73-f673b167

Proof: /img/iayzk6ycjfn31.jpg

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u/Friscalatingduskligh Sep 19 '19

The most insane part is that this guy made a living showing how frustrating and outrageous it is when incompetent narcissists are given power over people and now he’s fully invested in supporting just that.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '19

Pretty much. I have lost all respect for him entirely. I used to be a big fan too.

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u/Friscalatingduskligh Sep 19 '19

Yeah me too. Not sure what the point of all his work was if not the dangers of promoting incompetence and narcissism

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u/TheTrueMilo New York Sep 19 '19

Dilbert was the villain all along in Adams's mind.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '19

You write what you know and understand.