Donald J. Trump - Great Again: How to Fix Our Crippled America

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This book is dedicated to my parents, Mary and Fred C. Trump, and my brothers and sistersMaryanne, Robert, Elizabeth, and Fred. Also, my wonderful wife, Melania, and my incredibly supportive children, Don Jr., Ivanka, Eric, Tiffany, and Barron.

And importantly, to the people who are ready to Make America Great Again!

I will study and prepare, and perhaps my chance will come.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN, 16TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED reading the quotes of great men and women in history, and this one by Abraham Lincoln has resonated with me since I was in school. I am someone who likes to be prepared, and my work as a developer has required that I do a lot of groundwork before embarking on any venture. There is no room for guesswork when it comes to constructionthe work has to be solid from the get-go. In short, as a builder, I have to be prepared.

I have recently experienced an arduous campaign, and the fact that I have won the election for the President of the United States is not a great surprise to me. Believe me, I never took this outcome for granted, but I have been preparing for this for many years. I have always been a patriot, and my love for this country has been an impetus for achievement since my boyhood. My dedication runs deep, and my focus has never once wavered. I was ready, and I was prepared.

When there is something that you care about deeply, it can give you incredible energy. I call it passion. I am known for saying that without passion you cannot have great success. This is something my father taught me, and the outcome of the 2016 presidential campaign is a clear example of that advice. The concern and passion I have for this country was enough to give me the fortitude required to surmount some very big obstacles to reach the place where I could make a difference. My father was right about passionand his wisdom is one of the primary ingredients for this win.

How does it feel to have won this election? It feels amazing. The hardships were worth it and, although I know many more lie ahead, it will all be worth it to serve the country I am so incredibly proud of. I am grateful to have been given this opportunity, and President Lincolns perhaps has become a reality for me.

The United States deserves the best leadership, and I am prepared to give it everything Ive got. We are blessed beyond belief to be living in this extraordinary country, and I will make sure our good fortune remains intact. Together, we will make America great again!

PEOPLE SAY THAT I have self-confidence. Who knows?

When I began speaking out, I was a realist.

I knew the relentless and incompetent naysayers of the status quo would anxiously line up against me, and they have:

The politicians who talk a great game in campaignsand play like total losers when they try to actually govern because they cant govern; they dont know how to govern.

The lobbyists and special interests with their hands in our pockets on behalf of their clients or others.

The members of the media who are so far lost when it comes to being fair that they have no concept of the difference between fact and opinion.

The illegal immigrants who have taken jobs that should go to people here legally, while over 20 percent of Americans are currently unemployed or underemployed. Believe me, theyre all over the place. I see them. I talk to them. I hug them. I hold them. They are all over the place.

Congress, which has been deadlocked for years and virtually unable to deal with any of our most pressing domestic problems, or even the most basic ones, such as passing a budget. Think of it: a little thing like passing the budget. They dont even have a clue.

Meanwhile, the bedrock of this countrythe middle classand those 45 million Americans stuck in poverty have seen their incomes decline over the past 20 years. Understandably, their disenchantment and frustration at whats happening grows every day, and it gets worse and worse and worse.

And even our lawyers and judges, the reflective wise men, have been stepping all over the US Constitution, the bulwark of our democracy. They have recklessly appointed themselves to be policy makers, because our actual elected officials are paralyzed by partisanship. They cant move; they cant act. They are totally impotent.

As for the presidency and the executive branch, the incompetence is beyond belief.

As I write this, Russian president Vladimir Putin is totally outmaneuvering our president by putting together a coalition in Syria that will make Putin the only effective leader in the world. He and his alliesmost notably Iranhave positioned themselves exactly where President Obama and our military have failed miserably for years. They are total failures. They are not leaders. We are no longer a leader. Putin has become the leader, and its an embarassment to our country.

Weve wasted literally trillions of dollars in the Middle East, with virtually nothing to show for it except for alienating our best ally, Israel. To make matters worse, weve negotiated a worthless and costly nuclear treaty with Iran (now Russias best friend) on the supposition that it will lead to greater harmony and world peace, which it wont. It will lead to just the opposite.

The idea of American Greatness, of our country as the leader of the free and unfree world, has vanished.

Despite all of these challengesand actually because of the challengesI decided to do something about it. I couldnt stand to see what was happening to our great country. This mess calls for leadership in the worst way. It needs someone with common sense and business acumen, someone who can truly lead America back to what has made us great in the past.

We need someone with a proven track record in business who understands greatness, someone who can rally us to the standard of excellence we once epitomized and explain what needs to be done.

When I started speaking out, I had no idea what the reaction would be. I know Im a great builder, Ive built buildings all over the world. Ive had tremendous success. But I hadnt fully exposed my political thoughts and ideas to restore Americas greatness.

I also knew that the Trump brand is one of the worlds great icons of quality and excellence. Everybody talks about it. Everybody knows about it. Its very very special. Im very proud of it. Our buildings and resorts now stand very proudly (and beautifully) all over the United States and in many other countries.

I started with the issue of illegal immigration, and proposed building a major wall that would be very high and completely impervious to the flood of immigrants who we dont want or need here illegally. We love people coming in, but not when its done illegally.

Suddenly, Americans started to wake up to what was going on with regard to illegal immigration. Despite the large number of candidates who were running for the Republican nomination, what I was saying started to really hit home with people, and everybody picked it up and they picked it up gladly.