
Before Trump was president, this 2000 manifesto revealed his political blueprint. Now a $450 collector's item, it eerily predicted his 2016 platform while praising figures across party lines - including Hillary Clinton. What changed between then and now?
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Long before "Make America Great Again" became a campaign slogan, Donald Trump was diagnosing America's challenges through a businessman's lens. Published in 2000 as Trump contemplated a presidential run, "The America We Deserve" offers a fascinating blueprint that would later shape his political platform. What makes this work particularly intriguing is how it reveals Trump's thinking before he became a partisan figure-addressing issues from healthcare to education with positions that don't fit neatly into traditional political boxes. The book stands as a stark departure from carefully measured political rhetoric, delivering blunt assessments with characteristic directness. As we navigate today's hyper-polarized landscape, this candid manifesto provides valuable insights into the businessman-turned-politician who would dramatically reshape American politics.
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