Celebrity culture has taken a great deal from our country and our world, but the upside — at least in theory — is that it allows people to dream big.
~ Ramin Setoodeh via The New York Times
:::
Celebrity culture has taken a great deal from our country and our world, but the upside — at least in theory — is that it allows people to dream big.
~ Ramin Setoodeh via The New York Times
:::
A lot of things I do in life, I do as an experiment. I mean, I do it out of human interest — just to see who’s loyal, who’s not loyal.
~ Donald Trump via The New York Times
:::
Donald Trump gave me hours of his time, often extending our scheduled meetings at Trump Tower as we watched clips of the show together. I discerned that, in many ways, he sees his runs for president and his time in the White House as extensions of his reality show. In our conversations, he seemed engrossed by his image and the minutiae of his TV career, far more than by anything he achieved as leader of the free world.
~ Ramin Setoodeh via The New York Times
:::
There is no way to reasonably interview Trump as a politician. He’s not a politician. There’s no way to ask him about governing. He’s not able to govern.
~ Ramin Setoodeh via The New York Times
:::
Donald Trump is always governing for the cameras — his favorite constituency. Viewed through that lens, his veepstakes make much more sense. The process is playing out in public, with unvarnished careerism on view, in the familiar form of a reality show.
~ Ramin Setoodeh via The New York Times
:::