A Manhattan-based (and “golden-haired”)
real estate mogul, TV personality and now Republican presidential
candidate, Donald Trump is well-known for his outspoken opinions and
unfailing self-confidence. In a speech announcing his campaign
Tuesday, Trump made clear his belief that he was the man to return
America to greatness. He announced plans to get tough on ISIS, get tough
on the Chinese and build a great wall on America’s southern border, to
be paid for by Mexico. (For once unmentioned: Barack Obama’s
citizenship, which Trump has questioned publicly and vociferously in the past.)
Trump’s gift of gab has helped make his NBC reality shows The Apprentice and The Celebrity Apprentice wild successes, with the latter recently renewed, and Trump’s unique delivery
of the words “you’re fired” has become part of his persona. Likewise,
Trump's bellicose missives to the media and on Twitter—he admits he
loves “provoking people”—have earned him sobriquets like “businessman bully” (The Daily News) and characterizations such as “garrulous” (The New York Times), “a symbol of cocky '80s wealth” (Newsweek), living “an existence unmolested by the rumbling of a soul” (The New Yorker) and the “anti-Lebron” (FiveThirtyEight).
Newsweek has collected a number of “Trumpisms,”
including excerpts from Tuesday’s speech, that capture Trump’s image as
an eccentric real estate tycoon.
On His Accomplishments
"There is no one my age who has accomplished more," he bragged at 41. "Everyone can't be the best." —As quoted in the Newsweek cover story, “Trump: The Fall," June 18, 1990
"I'm the most successful person ever to run for the
presidency, by far. Nobody's ever been more successful than me. I'm the
most successful person ever to run. Ross Perot isn't successful like me.
Romney—I have a Gucci store that's worth more than Romney." —In an interview with the Des Moines Register, June 2, 2015
“You want to know what total recognition is? I’ll tell you
how you know you’ve got it. When the Nigerians on the street corners who
don’t speak a word of English, who have no clue, who’re selling watches
for some guy in New Jersey—when you walk by and those guys say, ‘Trump!
Trump!’ That’s total recognition.” —Speaking to Mark Singer for The New Yorker, May 19, 1997
On His Popularity
“You know the funny thing? I don't get along with rich
people. I get along with the middle-class and the poor people better
than I get along with the rich people.” —Trump told Good Morning America, 2011
“This is beyond anybody’s expectations. There’s been no crowd like this.” —At his campaign announcement, June 16, 2015
“All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me—consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected.” —The Telegraph quoted Trump as saying in 2011
Source : newsweek.com
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