Book · 2022 · Political Science
Confidence Man
The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America
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Maggie Haberman's great biography of Donald Trump, Confidence Man, which focuses a lot on his time as a real estate magnate in New York, you see like Donald Trump doesn't build a ton of stuff in other states.
Ezra Klein · Lex Fridman Podcast · Mar 2025 Listen at 1:54:47 What they say about it
- Praise as a great biography“great biography of Donald Trump”2
- Discuss upcoming release“eagerly awaited Trump book”2
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Maggie Haberman's great biography of Donald Trump, Confidence Man.
Lex Fridman Lex Fridman Podcast · Mar 2025 The author of the great book Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America.
Ezra Klein The Ezra Klein Show · Oct 2024 Joining us now to talk about her new book Confidence Man the Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times journalist.
Tommy Vietor Pod Save America · Oct 2022 Thanks to next Tuesday's release of New York Times Reporter Maggie Haberman's eagerly awaited Trump book Confidence Man.
Maggie Haberman that's a new Trump book coming out Confidence Man that's another name we can talk about.
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Confidence Man by Maggie Haberman is a biography of Donald Trump that examines his career as a real estate developer in New York and his subsequent political trajectory. Derek Thompson and Ezra Klein discussed the book on the Lex Fridman Podcast, noting that it provides valuable insight into Donald Trump's relational real estate style and demonstrates how his approach was shaped largely by his experiences in New York rather than widespread national building projects. Additionally, Maggie Haberman appeared as a guest on Pod Save America, where hosts Tommy Vietor and Jon Lovett spoke with her about the release of her eagerly awaited book. They discussed her reporting, her Atlantic article previewing a conversation with Donald Trump concerning the events of January 6th, and the broader revelations featured in her work. The hosts emphasized the significance of her journalism and examined how her comprehensive reporting documented the making of Donald Trump and the political dynamics surrounding his administration.
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Tommy Vietor joining us now to talk about her new book confidence man the Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times journalist 3
“joining us now to talk about her new book confidence man the Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times journalist”
“Maggie Haberman thank you for joining pod save America the book is confidence man”
“thanks to next Tuesday's release of New York Times Reporter Maggie haberman's eagerly awaited Trump book confidence man”
Ezra Klein And so, you know, if you read, say, Maggie Haberman's great biography of Donald Trump, Confidence Man, whic… 2
“And so, you know, if you read, say, Maggie Haberman's great biography of Donald Trump, Confidence Man, which focuses a lot on his time as a real estate magnate in New York, you see like Donald Trump doesn't build a ton of stuff in other states.”
“she is a contributor at CNN and she's the author of The Great Book confidence man the making of Donald Trump and the breaking of America”
Lex Fridman if you read, say, Maggie Haberman's great biography of Donald Trump, "Confidence Man" 1
“if you read, say, Maggie Haberman's great biography of Donald Trump, "Confidence Man"”
Jon Lovett Maggie Haberman that's a new Trump book coming out confidence man that's another name we can talk about how… 1
“Maggie Haberman that's a new Trump book coming out confidence man that's another name we can talk about how dare Maggie report what she hears she stopped doing that she previewed the book in the Atlantic today by recounting a conversation she had with Trump about January 6th”
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“thanks to next Tuesday's release of uh New York Times Reporter Maggie haberman's eagerly awaited Trump book confidence man”
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“confidence man the making of Donald Trump and the breaking of America”
“although I reported in confidence man that John Kelly had emerged from his time with Trump thinking that he was a fascist”
“uh when we come back we will talk to Maggie Haberman of the New York Times about her new book confidence man the presenting sponsor of pod save America is simply safe”
“according to maggie haberman's soon to be released book he also literally flushed documents down the toilet”