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How Trump Bungled the Deal of a Lifetime
The developer let a huge chunk of Manhattan slip from his grasp.
He Wants To Be President.
Photographer: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty ImagesHere comes Donald Trump, again, and again, and again, touting his prowess at dealmaking. There goes Donald Trump, again, and again, and again, touting his prowess at dealmaking. Gliding into February’s Republican presidential primaries atop a flotilla of polls, Trump has made “deals” the litmus test of his candidacy.
“If I’m president,” he announced at the most recent GOP debate, “there won’t be stupid deals anymore.”