The Art of her Deal

[malaise]

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/ivanka-trump-has-mocked-melania-trump-as-the-portrait-because-she-rarely-spoke-biography-claims/ar-BB15w7iQ?ocid=spartan-ntp-feeds
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A disputed new biography about First Lady Melania Trump shades in longstanding reports that she and stepdaughter Ivanka Trump have sometimes had issues with each other.

According to Mary Jordan's The Art of Her Deal, Ivanka used to call dad Donald Trump's third wife, a former model, "The Portrait" because of how little the first lady spoke and Mrs. Trump has been heard calling Ivanka, a senior White House aide, "The Princess," as an apparent reflection of her entitlement or privilege.

These details from the book, which will be released on Tuesday, were included in a New York Times review and follow other headline-grabbing details from Jordan's reporting.

(According to the Times review, the book recounts that Ivanka used her nickname for her stepmother "when younger," but is not more specific.)

A Pulitzer Prize-winner, Jordan drew from more than 100 interviews for the biography.

The first lady's spokeswoman dismissed The Art of Her Deal as "fiction" and a White House spokesman was similarly disdainful.
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[rainin]

1. So name calling runs in the family. What a toxic existence

[malaise]

4. LOL - for all the dirt they'll share as this nightmare comes to an end

low-lives will be low-lives

[Nikki28]

12. I will go

raise your low lives and go with Low Lives Matter.

[malaise]

14. Hahahahha

[Nikki28]

13. I will go

raise your low lives and go with Low Lives Matter. Oh and I don't care,do you!!

[canetoad]

2. There's only 11 years between those two

Not even a generation. Close enough to be competitive.

If I were a fly on he wall to their private interactions - I'd probably piss myself laughing.

How you going?

[malaise]

7. I'll join you on that wall

No complaints and how are you doing?

[canetoad]

10. All good here mate

Although my gang and I are feeling our ages. So we drink more red.

When I did the Surrealists in art school, it didn't prepare me for US politics today.

[malaise]

11. What a great line

and surreal is right my friend

[no_hypocrisy]

3. The literary trifecta:

Three books coming out before the Republican National Convention:

1. John Bolton
2. Melania Trump
3. Mary Trump (Trump's niece/Fred Jr.'s daughter)

Ah, summer reading . . . . . . .

[malaise]

5. Summer laughter

[Mike 03]

6. What if Melania is only pretending to disapprove of this book and actually

cooperated with its writing completely in order to try to salvage her reputation and image and prepare the public to accept her after she divorces Trump and tries to "move on" with her life.

Let's see if some of the details revealed in this book could only have come from Melania Trump (like how she felt in certain situations -- this is one way you can identify sources in Bob Woodward's books. If he describes how they "felt" that person almost certainly had to be a source). That would be a clue that she cooperated with the author.

[malaise]

8. Don't think she's smart enough to work that out

[Mike 03]

9. ... You've got a point there.

[Celerity]

15. From the Whore House to the White House: The True Story of Melania Trump

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30509965-from-the-whore-house-to-the-white-house

This is an excellent read. It chronicles Melania's transition from an innocent young immigrant to a professional sex worker with good prospects. It's a heartwarming story of someone pulling themselves up by their own bootstraps.

[Sugarcoated]

17. Can't find this at the Amazon or Barnes and Noble

or some of the other purchase links listed by Good Reads. When I click on those links it takes me to either the site main page or a page saying page doesn't exist.

[Celerity]

20. seems to be out of print

e-book torrent here

https://thepiratebay.org/description.php?id=17643937

[malaise]

21. This title will be released on June 16, 2020 - today

[Celerity]

22. no, it was released over 4 years ago

May 31, 2016

[malaise]

23. My bad - I was talking about the

Her Deal bool

[Celerity]

24. ahhh, oki, yes, that one is out now

[llmart]

19. I've never seen that one before...

but I absolutely LOVE the title!

[Scarsdale]

16. I would bet that her

father is the one behind her re-negotiating that pre-nup agreement. She does not seem too bright. Her parents live the high life, considering their background. Travel back and forth between N.Y. and Miami staying at Mar-A-Lardo. Her mother was a factory worker at one time, her father a member of the Communist Party. They ride on the coattails of their daughter - the "former model" (escort) She never made it as a model, and was failing as an escort. Preparing to return to her home country, then she met big Orange. Maybe she was the only escort left who had not "dated" him, so she got his attention. Plus, because she hardly speaks, she was perfect for him. He loves to brag about how wonderful and rich he is. Her first clue should have been that gold painted bordello he lives in at tRump Tower. No class, all crass.

[SergeStorms]

18. White Trash with cash.

The story of the Trump family and their significant others. Stupid, evil people who have no redeeming social value whatsoever. Their raison d'etre is screwing others out of as much wealth as possible without breaking into a sweat.

[Hotler]

25. "and was failing as an escort."

How do you fail at that?

[Retrograde]

27. If her current demeanor is any indication

I don't think an "I don't care, do U?" attitude generates much repeat business.

[Scarsdale]

28. No second "dates"?

One shot deals, no repeat clients. Much younger competition, who are actually educated.

[Solomon]

26. Pffft. They've already told us the most salacious thing in the book

is the name calling. I think I'll take a pass and save my money.