"In 1996, journalist Mark Singer was assigned by The New Yorker, where he had worked for 20 years, to shadow Donald Trump for several months and produce an in-depth profile of the then media-savvy U.S. businessman. Singer wrote what became one of the magazine's legendary pieces a sharp portrait concluding that the tycoon had achieved the ultimate luxury: an existence unmolested by the rumbling of a soul."
"Trump responded by sending the newspaper a letter calling Singer a loser along with other insults publicity that actually boosted the book's sales. With all the irony in the world, Singer decided to thank Trump by sending him a check for $37.82 as a token of appreciation. A few days later, Trump's company returned the letter with another insult from the future president but the journalist's bank account soon showed a debit of $37.82. Trump had cashed the check."
"There are many stories that illustrate Donald Trump's business instincts, but none captures his essence quite like this one: a feverish, passionate, and enduring love of money, passed down from generation to generation. From Fred Trump his father, a housing developer in Queens and Brooklyn who used to motivate his son with lines like Be a killer and You're a king"
Mark Singer shadowed Donald Trump in 1996 and produced a sharp profile concluding that Trump enjoyed an existence unmolested by the rumbling of a soul. Singer republished the piece in 2005 in a collection that received a glowing New York Times review. Trump sent an insulting letter to the newspaper, which paradoxically boosted book sales. Singer sent Trump a $37.82 check in ironic thanks; Trump returned the letter but cashed the check. The anecdote exemplifies a feverish, inherited love of money evident across generations of the Trump family, including ventures by Ivanka, Donald Jr., Eric, and granddaughter Kai.
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