Trump has been excitedly talking about writing a tell-all memoir for nearly his entire presidency
After years of damaging tell-all memoirs about the Trump administration, President Trump is ready to strike back with one of his own.
Trump has been talking about writing a tell-all memoir since "the early days of his administration" The Daily Beast reports, adding that he plans for it to be "explosive." A source who was present during one of Trump's discussions about the book said he sounds "excited" about it and expects it to "sell better than even The Art of the Deal."
The Daily Beast also cites another source as saying Trump wants to use the book to "dish dirt and settle scores" with his enemies, including enemies within his administration. A White House official suggested that Trump had "joked" about writing a book.
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This apparent excitement has previously come out in public. Although it wasn't clear at the time how serious he was, Trump last year suggested he has seen an unnamed Democratic senator in "very bad" and "compromising" situations, and when asked for more information from a reporter, Trump said, "I think I'll save it for a book like everybody else and I’ll write it," per The Guardian. After the release of journalist Bob Woodward's book about the Trump administration, Trump also tweeted, "I'll write the real book!"
One concern for publishers, though, is apparently that Trump wouldn't actually be able to save any of his explosive secrets for the book. A publishing source told The Daily Beast, "I don’t think he'd be able to keep his mouth shut to have the revelations land at the right moment." Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.
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