Ronald Reagan: “government is not the solution, it is the problem”
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, “The Reagan Presidency,” accessed April 10, 2017, https://reaganlibrary.gov/?sreference/?facts-admin.
Rob Ford and smoking crack
“Raw Video Released of Rob Ford Smoking Crack,” Globe and Mail (Toronto), August 11, 2016, http://www.theglobeandmail.com/?news/?news-video/?video-raw-video-released-of-rob-ford-smoking-crack/?article31375481/.
Jam the Trump Brand
Bill O’Reilly, Color of Change
Color of Change, “Racial Justice Group Calls on Advertisers to Drop Bill O’Reilly,” Color of Change website, accessed April 25, 2017, https://colorofchange.org/?press/?2017/?04/?04/?racial-justice-group-calls-advertisers-drop-bill-o/.
Emily Steele and Michael S. Schmidt, “Bill O’Reilly Payout Could Be as High as $25 Million,” New York Times, April 20, 2017, https://www.nytimes.com/?2017/?04/?20/?business/?media/?bill-oreilly-payout.html.
O’Reilly golden handshake
Paul Farhi, “Bill O’Reilly’s Gone—with $25 Million in Severance. Now the Hard Work Really Starts for Fox News,” Washington Post, April 20, 2017, https://www.washingtonpost.com/?lifestyle/?style/?bill-oreillys-gone-now-the-hard-work-really-starts-for-foxnews/?2017/?04/?20/?3ddc8f1c-25d6-11e7-b503-9d616bd5a305_story.html?utm_term=.b636849b5bc6.
O’Reilly: highest rated show on US cable news
A.J. Katz, “The Top Cable News Programs of 2016 Were…” TVNewser, December 29, 2016, http://www.adweek.com/?tvnewser/?the-top-cable-news-programs-of-2016-were/?315007.
#GrabYourWallet: several chains drop various Trump brands
“A Brief History of the #GrabYourWallet Movement,” #GrabYourWallet website, https://grabyourwallet.org/?What%20We%27re%20About.html.
Trump Place resident: “disgust”
Julia Reinstein, “Trump’s Name Taken Off Buildings Because It’s Too Embarrassing for Residents,” Buzzfeed, November 15, 2016, https://www.buzzfeed.com/?juliareinstein/?trump-place-name-change?utm_term=.kow2l8B4w#.mtddYBoA9.
Whitehouseinc.org suggested voters phone Trump hotels and resorts
“Call Trump’s White House Inc. Today!” White House Inc. website, accessed May 4, 2017, https://whitehouseinc.org.
CHAPTER 3
The Mar-a-Lago Hunger Games
Ronald Reagan: “How can a president not be an actor?”
Kenneth Milton Wheeler, Effective Communication: A Local Government Guide (Washington, DC: International City/County Management Association, 1994).
Life’s a Bitch
“Trump trailer park” on The Apprentice
The Apprentice, “To Have and Have Not,” Season 6, Episode 2, NBC, January 2007.
Donald Trump: “have-nots,” on The Apprentice
The Apprentice, “To Have and Have Not,” Season 6, Episode 1, NBC, January 2007.
Donald Trump: “life’s a bitch” on The Apprentice
The Apprentice, “Travel Sweepstakes Smackdown,” Season 6, Episode 7, NBC, February 2007.
Credit Suisse: $256 trillion in total global wealth, “While the bottom half…”
Richard Kersley and Antonios Koutsoukis, “The Global Wealth Report 2016,” CreditSuisse.com, November 22, 2016, https://www.credit-suisse.com/?ca/?en/?about-us/?research/?research-institute/?news-and-videos/?articles/?news-and-expertise/?2016/?11/?en/?theglobal-wealth-report-2016.html.
In a Real-World Nightmare, Dreams Sell
Trump “university” in hotel meeting rooms
Nina Burleigh, “These Americans Depended on Trump University. They’re Getting a Refund,” Newsweek, January 18, 2017, http://www.newsweek.com/?trump-university-refunds-543760.
The People of the State of New York by Eric T. Schneiderman v. The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative LLC f/k/a Trump Universirty LLC, August 24, 2013, http://online.wsj.com/?public/?resources/?documents/?trump.pdf.
Donald Trump: “I can turn anyone…”
The People of the State of New York v. The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative LLC f/k/a/ Trump University LLC, p. 10, http://online.wsj.com/?public/?resources/?documents/?trump.pdf.
Reveling in the Fake on the Road to White House
Donald Trump: “It’s very possible…”
Jeremy Useem, “What Does Donald Trump Really Want?” Fortune, April 3, 2000, http://fortune.com/?2000/?04/?03/?what-does-donaldtrump-really-want/.
The Tyndall Report: 32 minutes on “issues coverage”
Andrew Tyndall, The Tyndall Report (website), October 25, 2016, http://tyndallreport.com/?comment/?20/?5778/.
Fake Fights, Real Stakes
Donald Trump and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) appearances
1. 2004: Jesse Ventura interviews Donald Trump (WrestleMania XX)
2. January 29, 2007: Fan Appreciation night
3. Early 2007: Trump challenges McMahon to match
4. Early 2007: signs a contract for “Battle of the Billionaires”
5. April 1, 2007: WrestleMania 23 “Battle of the Billionaires” (beats McMahon)
6. June 15, 2009: Trump “buys” Monday Night Raw
7. June 22, 2009: Trump “sells” Monday Night Raw back to Vince McMahon
8. February 25, 2013: WWE Hall of Fame Inductee
Donald Trump and the WWE Hall of Fame
“Donald Trump: Bio,” WWE.com, http://www.wwe.com/?superstars/?donaldtrump.
Donald Trump and “Battle of the Billionaires”
“The Battle of the Billionaires Takes Place at WrestleMania,” YouTube video, 4:29, posted by WWE, July 19, 2011, https://www.youtube.com/?watch?v=5NsrwH9I9vE.
Donald Trump and dropping money on WWE fans
“Donald Trump Gives Away Mr. McMahon’s Money,” YouTube video, 1:31, posted by WWE, July 3, 2012, https://www.youtube.com/?watch?v=ybtwzNpJ0YA.
Donald Trump appoints former CEO of WWE, Linda McMahon, to his cabinet
White House, “Swearing-in of Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon,” video, 5:25, February 14, 2017, https://www.whitehouse.gov/?featured-videos/?video/?2017/?02/?14/?swearing-small-business-administrator-linda-mcmahon.
WWE annual revenue
“WWE Financials,” WWE Corporate website, http://corporate.wwe.com/?investors/?sec-and-other-documents/?financials.
Matt Taibbi’s Rolling Stone article
Matt Taibbi, “How America Made Donald Trump Unstoppable,” Rolling Stone, February 24, 2016, http://www.rollingstone.com/?politics/?news/?how-america-made-donald-trump-unstoppable-20160224.
Donald Trump: “Little Marco,” “Lyin’ Ted”
“Trump Calls Rubio ‘Little Marco,’ Rubio Calls Him, ‘Big Donald,’?” YouTube video, 0:29, posted by Flat Water, March 3, 2016, https://www.youtube.com/?watch?v=TmJMFEJoNfo.
“Trump Already Back to Using ‘Lyin’ Ted,’?” YouTube video, 4:35, posted by CNN, April 20, 2016, https://www.youtube.com/?watch?v=F8a4krfAJbI.
Donald Trump: “Lock her up!” “Killary”
“Audience to Trump: Lock Her Up,” video, 1:01, CNN.com, February 21, 2017, http://www.cnn.com/?videos/?politics/?2017/?02/?24/?donaldtrump-cpac-clinton-lock-her-up-sot.cnn.
Binjamin Appelbaum, Patricia Cohen, and Jack Healy, “A Rebounding Economy Remains Fragile for Many,” New York Times, September 14, 2016, https://www.nytimes.com/?2016/?09/?15/?business/?economy/?census-poverty-income-donald-trump.html.