Can someone find me evidence of trump being an avid reader, or at least being on record listing at least 20 books that he's found to be interesting or informative?
For some reason, despite trump being on the media for decades, you can't find references of him reading this book or that other book, with the exception of Hitler's speeches he kept next to his bed
Here's what he said during a recent interview, notice how he doesn't say anything about books he's read before or anything before his presidency
>"Well, you know, I love to read. Actually, I'm looking at a book, I'm reading a book, I'm trying to get started. Every time I do about a half a page, I get a phone call that there's some emergency, this or that. But we're going to see the home of Andrew Jackson today in Tennessee and I'm reading a book on Andrew Jackson. I love to read. I don't get to read very much, Tucker, because I'm working very hard on lots of different things, including getting costs down. The costs of our country are out of control. But we have a lot of great things happening, we have a lot of tremendous things happening."
He has read a full book apparently since the 1970s
Asher Gomez
>He has read a full book apparently since the 1970s I wouldn't doubt that for one second, I already tried looking up book titles he has read and I cannot find any significant number of them.
That's quite odd for someone who's supposedly a billionaire and extremely smart, isn't it?
Angel Ortiz
so he became a president without reading a book? holy fuck he must be a natural genious then!
Jackson Brooks
Or perhaps those who elected him are too stupid, could go either way.
Camden Barnes
Not really. Books don't teach shit about becoming a billionare. Only practical experience does.
>reading regularly You understand that when you read a book you're literally just listening to one person talk for a really long time, right? It's time to stop pretending books are magical, books are just as flawed as the writers. I'd rather listen to lectures and read papers by actual intellectuals than read some moron's opinion for 10 hours that either is being pushed by some publishing jew or self-published trash.
Alexander Brooks
Is there a need for someone to read publicly/read at all if they are successful? Trump also has his own books which I assume he's read at least once.
Michael Roberts
And how would you know that? Are you a billionaire? Also most self made rich men were educated, or at least avid readers.
Easton Ward
No, blacks are stupid by nature and tgey went 91% for Clinton.
Jaxon King
People as successful as Trump don't need to read books. You may not like the fact that the Critique of Pure Reason and its synthetic a priori knowledge, its categories, its antinomies, its obscurantist waffling aptly mocked by Nietzsche have nothing to offer the practical man, but them's the breaks.
Parker Jones
This
William Wilson
Trump got more educated whites voting for him than Clinton did.
Jaxson Richardson
Ivana confirmed at one time that he had a copy of Mein Kampf on his bedside for a time. It got redacted pretty quick, and Trump paid her some money to either speak positive about him or STFU.
Liam Davis
>Not really. Books don't teach shit about becoming a billionare. Only practical experience does. If that is true, then you are admitting that trump is a con artist?
He has """written""" several books about becoming a millionaire
Either way, the vast majority of rich and successful people do read books, whether it's for self improvement or just a hobby
>all books are about personal opinions >you can't read books on various topics from various authors and reach your your own conclusions
Also, see my post above
Cooper Hill
He writes them.
Owen Ortiz
Damn is Tgey a new rapper? I gotta listen to him now senpai, 91% is still an A
Luke Flores
>If that is true, then you are admitting that trump is a con artist? Trump only wrote his personal opinion about how he became one. >Either way, the vast majority of rich and successful people do read books, whether it's for self improvement or just a hobby That's a statement without backing. Trump is successful and doesn't read books in public.
Landon Hall
Ever heard of phoneposting?
Austin Hernandez
i've heard him in a documentary ''America: the story of us''. He talks a bit about America. Was a good documentary series btw.
Thomas Davis
Reading has many benefits which should be in the interest of anyone remotely intelligent or successful, people who become billionaires don't stop reading because they're billionaires.
>Trump only wrote his personal opinion about how he became one. Yes, for all intents and purposes that is writing a book on how to become wealthy, following that user's line of thinking he is a con artist. >That's a statement without backing. So what you are saying is that successful people don't read? >Trump is successful and doesn't read books in public. I'm not asking that he reads books in public, I'm asking why it's so hard to find instances of him talking about books he's read in interviews and the like
Knowing trump, he always boasts about things like these, how he is so smart and successful, how he's the best at doing deals and how he does it, yet, in so many decades, you can count the mentions of books he's read with the fingers of your hands.
Luis Lopez
>And how would you know that? >Are you a billionaire?
Because Trump is a billionaire, you complete and utter fuckwad.
God damn, I swear the captcha is just there so people can have that extra few seconds to think: "hmm, is this post really worth it?" before discarding.
Sadly, you're the exception to the rule.
Kayden Howard
You are making statements without proof. While I agree that intelligent people read a lot more than stupid people, and there are studies indicating this. Reading is not what makes a person intelligent like you are claiming.
Jason Cooper
>reading is not what makes a person intelligent like you are claiming
Let us define intelligence first, I would say intelligence can be defined as the ability, either innate or acquired, to make the right choices in order to attain desired outcomes, as well as seeing emerging patterns with ease.
Obtaining knowledge via books or similar information sources is a critical part of this process, otherwise your choices will be be uninformed.
Jaxson White
You claimed reading books were the only way to become intelligent, or to tell if a person is intelligent. Your statement is not reasonable, and has nothing backing it. Your line of thinking is just wrong.
Books are not the only way to gain knowledge. As a businessman, he could perform 'x' action, and see 'y' result. If 'y' results in profit, then do 'x' more, else don't do it.
Anthony Parker
>You claimed reading books were the only way to become intelligent, or to tell if a person is intelligent. Your statement is not reasonable, and has nothing backing it. Your line of thinking is just wrong. I've claimed that the vast majority of succesful and intelligent people read books, which is a self evident truth that you even agree with, you can become intelligent to make decisions on a given topic if you educate yourself on said topic, there is nothing unreasonable about this. >Books are not the only way to gain knowledge. As a businessman, he could perform 'x' action, and see 'y' result. If 'y' results in profit, then do 'x' more, else don't do it. No, they are not the only way to absorb knowledge, however they are a very important part of decision making, relying solely on practical experience is irrational. You can't build and run a company like Microsoft or a real estate empire from scratch with practical experimentation only.
Camden Butler
So many Trumpkins defending illiteracy. Lol. That’d be great if they found a video of him sucking some guys cock and all the sudden they’d be saying how nutritious semen is.
Eli Fisher
Also, the real estate empire example doesn't really apply to trump, because he didn't build his business from scratch, he was handed connections, money, and an already structured business model he could toy around with
I guess that explains why he doesn't really see a value in obtaining knowledge through books
Nolan Reyes
Why? What does reading have to do with anything? It's an arbitrary hobby. What are 20 books Obama read? Nobody cares. Because it's irrelevant.
Isaiah Sanders
>why are literacy, and pursuit of knowledge, which are critical in decision making, important habits for our leadership to practice? Lol
Trumpanzees are already whipping out the meme vpns it seems
Nolan Gutierrez
Stop arguing with this guy. You won't change his mind. Intelligence means you are more likely to read more but reading itself doesn't indicate intelligence.
Landon Perez
>trumpanzees Bet that joke goes over well on tumblr
Ryder Price
dont you got... 1.buildings to repair 2.cocaine smuggle
Evan Howard
Ha, show us some evidence YOU are an avid reader........
Oliver Wright
He quoted from at least 50 books about walls.
Grayson Mitchell
>Stop arguing with this guy. You won't change his mind. Intelligence means you are more likely to read more but reading itself doesn't indicate intelligence. So what you're saying is that the chances of trump being intelligent are greatly diminished? I don't think he's outright stupid, but he certainly isn't as intelligent as he claims to be.
Why are you so triggered about this word?
Embodiment of asshurt
>Ha, show us some evidence YOU are an avid reader........ And what would that prove, mr. multiple ellipses?
Gabriel Walker
Buttblasted hispanyic is buttblasted.
[ ] don't build that wall [X] build that wall
Adam Butler
>Because Trump is a billionaire That is an open question. He claims to be a billionaire, but he has yet to prove any actual wealth whatsoever. His biggest claimed asset is his name, and he's doing everything he can to devalue that.
Mason Perry
I think you are the only assblasted person here considering you came into a serious thread handing out discount stale memes like a proper buffoon.
Evan Baker
> serious thread
Nolan Wood
Yes, meme arrows are nothing by themselves.
Ryder Sullivan
"majority of people are stupid" is a self contradicting statement.
but i wouldn't trust someone of below average intelligence to see that
Nicholas Sanders
He has read Atlas Shrugging, that should be enough for you
(I still have to read it tho)
Ethan Lewis
Donald Trump recently reeled off an impressive list of Chinese books that he has read over the years that has helped him understand the nation and people that he does business with.
"I've read hundreds of books about China over the decades," Trump told Xinhua, the official news agency of the People's Republic of China.
"I know the Chinese. I've made a lot of money with the Chinese. I understand the Chinese mind," said the billionaire, who has continually stated that if he were president he would levy a 25% tax on Chinese imports.
Asked to name any of his favorite tomes on China, Trump reportedly listed the following 20 books right off the top of his head.
1. "The Party" by Richard McGregor 2. "On China" by Henry Kissinger 3. "Mao: The Untold Story" by Jung Chang 4. "Tide Players" by Jianying Zha 5. "One Billion Customers" by James McGregor 6. "The Coming China Wars" by Peter W. Navarro 7. "The Beijing Consensus" by Stefan Halper 8. "China CEO" by Juan Antonio Fernandez and Laurie Underwood 9. "Poorly Made in China" by Paul Midler 10. "CHINA: Portrait of a People" by Tom Carter 11. "The Man Who Loved China" by Simon Winchester 12. "China Shakes the World" by James Kynge 13. "Mr. China" by Tim Clissold 14. "Country Driving" by Peter Hessler 15. "The Dragon's Gift" by Deborah Brautigam 16. "Factory Girls" by Leslie T. Chang 17. "The Heavenly Man" by Brother Yun 18. "1421" by Gavin Menzies 19. "Seven Years in Tibet" by Heinrich Harrer 20. "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" by Amy Chua
Noah Turner
This is the kind of post I was asking for, although it doesn't have a source
Now I'm guessing trump fans will flip flop on their views of how you don't need books to be succesful
>Virtually every story about this supposed interview invariably links back not to Xinhua itself, but to the L.A. Times blog post. Which, in turn, claims the information came from a Trump interview with Xinhua, but provides no more specifics than that. No link, no citation, not even a date. Whenasked on Twitterin December 2016 about his source, L.A. Times blogger Tony Pierce admitted he couldn’t remember it, and simply pointed out that he’d credited Xinhua. One websiteclaimed in 2011that the Xinhua article “was immediately pulled offline by Communist censors (purportedly because it mentioned banned books…)”, but there’s no evidence of that either. It’s not that there are dead links to the phantom interview; there are no links to it whatsoever, live or dead, nor any specific information as to where or when it ran.
I would not be surprised about finding out the Donald paid a substantial sum to spread these seemingly fake news, that's very much his style
Gabriel Perry
That's interesting. Navarro (book number 6) works at the White House right now as a National Trade adviser.
Angel Long
Well, in an interview he said his favorite book was "All Quiet on the Western Front".
Blake Smith
goalpost status, moved
Christopher Perez
You can read the OP again and tell me how I am moving the goalpost, the entire topic of this thread was about asking for evidence of whether Donald trump was an avid reader or not, as he recently claimed.
Now check out The whole story smells like bullshit, and I can't find any real sources other than the blog post in question
Anthony Anderson
I remember him admitting in an interview that he doesn't like to read and prefers to watch the news. Side note; I love reading transcripts of Trump talking. The structure of his dialogue is so unique and there's no other voice than his in your head.
Dominic Mitchell
I also remember that bit about him preferring tv, but I do not remember him saying he does not like to read. If you are right, that directly contradicts what he said recently at an interview with Tucker Carlson
Can you recall any specifics about this interview so I can dig it out on google?
Adam Brown
>“I've read hundreds of books about China over the decades. I know the Chinese. I've made a lot of money with the Chinese. I understand the Chinese mind.” The Art Of the Deal
Justin Powell
See It seems like that claim is flaky at best
Julian Cooper
Reading is for faggots. He doesn't need it either. He's right on the money about so many things and he even wrote a few books himself. So what is he supposed to read? Literature about the regime in Northkorea? He already knows that the place is shit. Doesn't need a book for that.
Charles Garcia
I could be mistaken about the not liking to read part. He may have said he doesn't have time and prefers tv.
Aiden Mitchell
>The best books are those which tell you what you already know. Reading is mostly a complete waste of time. The Bible (AKJV) and some basic national hero folklore is all you need ever read. Prove me wrong: pro tip, you can't.
