Lucky Loser

<p><b><i>Lucky Loser</i></b><b> is an explosive investigation into the history of Trump¿s wealth, drawing on over twenty years¿ worth of Trump¿s confidential tax information, business records and interviews with Trump insiders.</b><br><br>Soon after announcing his first campaign for the U.S. presidency, Donald J. Trump declared that life ¿has not been easy for me. It has not been easy for me.¿ Building on a decades-old narrative, he spun a fable of how he turned a small loan from his father into a multibillion-dollar empire. This feat, he argued, made him singularly qualified to lead the country. Except none of it was true. Born to a rich father, Trump received the equivalent of more than $500 million today.<br><br>The story of Trump¿s finances is one of a rise and fall, and another rise and fall, as he squanders fortunes on money-losing businesses, only to be saved by blind luck. He tacks his name above the door of every building while taking out huge loans he¿ll never repay. He obses