Everyone will laugh at poor Trump

President Trump fears embarrassment more than anything — and nothing would embarrass him more than proof he isn't as rich as he says he is

President Trump.
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President Trump fears embarrassment more than anything, and nothing would embarrass him more than proof that he isn't as rich as he says he is.

Of all the strange things Trump has done, one of the strangest was his decision in 2011 to be roasted on Comedy Central. Being ridiculed on TV for an hour is hard for any normal human being, but especially hard for narcissists. According to The Huffington Post, Trump stipulated that there be no jokes about his bankruptcies or suggestions that he exaggerated his wealth — in other words, no truths about his finances. Everything else was fair game.

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Windsor Mann

Windsor Mann is the editor of The Quotable Hitchens: From Alcohol to Zionism.