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Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again Hardcover – November 3, 2015

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Look at the state of the world right now. It’s a terrible mess, and that’s putting it mildly. There has never been a more dangerous time. The politicians and special interests in Washington, DC, are directly responsible for the mess we are in. So why should we continue listening to them?

It’s time to bring America back to its rightful owners—the American people.

I’m not going to play the same game politicians have been playing for decades—all talk, no action, while special interests and lobbyists dictate our laws. I am shaking up the establishment on both sides of the political aisle because I can’t be bought. I want to bring America back, to make it great and prosperous again, and to be sure we are respected by our allies and feared by our adversaries.

It’s time for action. Americans are fed up with politics as usual. And they should be! In this book, I outline my vision to make America great again, including: how to fix our failing economy; how to reform health care so it is more efficient, cost-effective, and doesn’t alienate both doctors and patients; how to rebuild our military and start winning wars—instead of watching our enemies take over—while keeping our promises to our great veterans; how to ensure that our education system offers the resources that allow our students to compete internationally, so tomorrow’s jobseekers have the tools they need to succeed; and how to immediately bring jobs back to America by closing our doors to illegal immigrants, and pressuring businesses to produce their goods at home.

This book is my blueprint for how to Make America Great Again. It’s not hard. We just need someone with the courage to say what needs to be said.

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Donald J. Trump is the very definition of the American success story, continually setting the standards of excellence while expanding his interests in real estate, sports, entertainment, and politics. He is a graduate of the Wharton School of Finance. An accomplished author, Mr. Trump has authored over fifteen bestsellers and his first book, The Art of the Deal, is considered a business classic and one of the most successful business books of all time. Mr. Trump is active on social media and is a frequent guest across a variety of media platforms.

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Crippled America PREFACE

YOU GOTTA BELIEVE
PEOPLE SAY THAT I have self-confidence. Who knows?

When I began speaking out, I was a realist.

I knew the relentless and incompetent naysayers of the status quo would anxiously line up against me, and they have:

The politicians who talk a great game in campaigns—and play like total losers when they try to actually govern because they can’t govern; they don’t know how to govern.

The lobbyists and special interests with their hands in our pockets on behalf of their clients or others.

The members of the media who are so far lost when it comes to being fair that they have no concept of the difference between “fact” and “opinion.”

The illegal immigrants who have taken jobs that should go to people here legally, while over 20 percent of Americans are currently unemployed or underemployed. Believe me, they’re all over the place. I see them. I talk to them. I hug them. I hold them. They are all over the place.

Congress, which has been deadlocked for years and virtually unable to deal with any of our most pressing domestic problems, or even the most basic ones, such as passing a ­budget. Think of it: a little thing like passing the budget. They don’t even have a clue.

Meanwhile, the bedrock of this country—the middle class—and those 45 million Americans stuck in poverty have seen their incomes decline over the past 20 years. Understandably, their disenchantment and frustration at what’s happening grows every day, and it gets worse and worse and worse.

And even our lawyers and judges, the reflective “wise men,” have been stepping all over the US Constitution, the bulwark of our democracy. They have recklessly appointed themselves to be policy makers, because our actual elected officials are paralyzed by partisanship. They can’t move; they can’t act. They are totally impotent.

As for the presidency and the executive branch, the incompetence is beyond belief.

As I write this, Russian president Vladimir Putin is totally outmaneuvering our president by putting together a coalition in Syria that will make Putin the only effective leader in the world. He and his allies—most notably Iran—have positioned themselves exactly where President Obama and our military have failed miserably for years. They are total failures. They are not leaders. We are no longer a leader. Putin has become the leader, and it’s an embarassment to our country.

We’ve wasted literally trillions of dollars in the Middle East, with virtually nothing to show for it except for alienating our best ally, Israel. To make matters worse, we’ve negotiated a worthless and costly nuclear treaty with Iran (now Russia’s best friend) on the supposition that it will lead to greater harmony and world peace, which it won’t. It will lead to just the opposite.

The idea of American Greatness, of our country as the leader of the free and unfree world, has vanished.

Despite all of these challenges—and actually because of the challenges—I decided to do something about it. I couldn’t stand to see what was happening to our great country. This mess calls for leadership in the worst way. It needs someone with common sense and business acumen, someone who can truly lead America back to what has made us great in the past.

We need someone with a proven track record in business who understands greatness, someone who can rally us to the standard of excellence we once epitomized and explain what needs to be done.

When I started speaking out, I had no idea what the reaction would be. I know I’m a great builder, I’ve built buildings all over the world. I’ve had tremendous success. But I hadn’t fully exposed my political thoughts and ideas to restore America’s greatness.

I also knew that the Trump brand is one of the world’s great icons of quality and excellence. Everybody talks about it. Everybody knows about it. It’s very very special. I’m very proud of it. Our buildings and resorts now stand very proudly (and beautifully) all over the United States and in many other countries.

I started with the issue of illegal immigration, and proposed building a major wall that would be very high and completely impervious to the flood of immigrants who we don’t want or need here illegally. We love people coming in, but not when it’s done illegally.

Suddenly, Americans started to wake up to what was going on with regard to illegal immigration. Despite the large number of candidates who were running for the Republican nomination, what I was saying started to really hit home with people, and ­everybody picked it up and they picked it up gladly.

I started drawing crowds so large that we had to move our rallies into football stadiums and convention centers. The first national debate drew 24 million viewers, which set a record for cable television. Despite some of the ridiculous, antagonistic questions—or maybe because of them—I fought back as I always do and began to explain my vision. As a result, most people thought I won the debate.

People were applauding. All of a sudden, people who had never cared about elections or never voted were rushing to our rallies. The rallies became massive. The crowds were unbelievable. The enthusiasm was based on pure love and love of what we were doing.

The media, the politicians, and the so-called leaders of our country reacted in horror. But I persevered and went directly to the people, because I don’t need anyone’s financial support, nor do I need anyone’s approval of what I say or do. I just had to do the right thing. I had to do it. I had no choice. I see what’s happening to our country; it’s going to hell. I had to do it.

I have now begun to fill in some of the details of my vision. I’ve released a tax plan that gives the middle class and those with lower incomes a chance to keep more of what they earn, while restructuring how the richest Americans will be paying taxes.

I’ve committed to a truly more powerful military, one prepared and equipped to stand up to any and all of our foes. When we draw a line in the sand, it needs to mean something to all—­especially our enemies.

I’ve introduced a whole new approach to job creation by encouraging companies to bring more of their jobs and manufacturing back to America (home where it belongs), along with the trillions of dollars currently being held in foreign banks overseas. We’re bringing that money back. It’s a massive amount of money. And guess what? Lots of good things are going to happen. They’re going to spend that money on roads, on bridges, on companies, on jobs. It’s going to be amazing.

I’ve explained why Obamacare is a costly, ludicrous solution to our health care woes and one which must be repealed and replaced with a much better option. We need to fix the problem by creating competition in the private sector between insurance companies, and by allowing patients to choose the family doctors they want. This will be a much better plan, a much less costly plan—better doctors, better service. It will be something really special. And think of it: the United States will save a fortune as a country. People will be better served. A combination that cannot be beat.

Competition is a magic word in education as well. Parents should have the right to choose the schools where their kids can get the best education. The weaker schools will be closed, and ineffective teachers will be fired. One-size-fits-all ­education—Common Core—is bad. It’s not going to happen. We don’t want our children to be educated from Washington. We want local education. Education should be ­locally based.

Domestically, we need to undertake a massive rebuilding of our infrastructure. Too many bridges have become dangerous, our roads are decaying and full of potholes, while traffic jams are costing millions in lost income for drivers who have jobs in congested cities. Public transit is overcrowded and unreliable and our airports must be rebuilt. You go to countries like China and many others and you look at their train systems and their public transport. It’s so much better. We’re like a third-world country.

I could go on and on regarding many of the ideas I’ve written about in this book, and more that will be forthcoming. But let me add that while my critics are pushing their policy agendas, the last thing we need are more plans that evaporate after the elections.

What we need is leadership that can deal with our mess and begin to apply practical solutions to our problems. My goal is not to design hundreds of pages of government regulation and red tape like others propose. We need to outline ­commonsense policies and then knock some heads together if necessary to make them work. The fact is we are over-regulated. People can’t move. They’re stymied. Companies can’t be built. We’re over-regulated.

I know how to deal with complex issues and how to bring together all the various elements necessary for success. I’ve done it for years and have built a great company and a massive net worth.

This book is designed to give the reader a better understanding of me and my ideas for our future. I’m a really nice guy, believe me, I pride myself on being a nice guy but I’m also passionate and determined to make our country great again.

It’s time we turn America around from despair and anger to joy and accomplishment. It can happen, and it will happen.

Our best days still lie ahead. There is so much untapped greatness in our country. We’re rich in natural resources, and we’re rich in human talent.

Enjoy this book—and together, let’s make America great again!

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Threshold Editions; First Edition (November 3, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1501137964
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1501137969
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.83 x 5.75 x 8.74 inches
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Donald J. Trump is the very definition of the American success story, continually setting the standards of excellence while expanding his interests in real estate, sports, and entertainment. He is a graduate of the Wharton School of Finance. An accomplished author, Mr. Trump has authored over fifteen bestsellers and his first book, The Art of the Deal, is considered a business classic and one of the most successful business books of all time. Mr. Trump has over eight million followers on social media and is a frequent guest across a variety of media platforms. Photo by by Michael Vadon [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.

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Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2015
Contrary to what the title might indicate, I'm enjoying reading CRIPPLED AMERICA. It was interesting to know how Trump chose the cover photo, which is absolutely essential for this message. The book is organized with clean, logical precision. I like the way Trump begins by tracing his campaign opening and showing specifically how most of the mainstream media responded in ridiculous misrepresentation, which is still going on and escalating. I know Trump's right. I'm watching it happening day by day.

The photo collection is fantastic!

This book is even better than I thought it would be. It reads in a brisk rhythm, in a no nonsense, conversational way, like listening to an engaging speaker, not at all like plowing through a dry political tome which makes no sense and will never touch reality.

However, the book might be hard to read if you thought unbiased journalism was being presented by the elite-owned mainstream media. You might feel you've been betrayed when you realize you've been fed twisted slams on Trump's words, deeds, visions, and plans. But wouldn't you rather know if you're being betrayed, and then begin working with someone who knows how to fix a badly broken world?

Of course first you need to get past the lie that everything's hunky dory. Prozac pleasantries and phobic levels of Political Correctness have coalesced with pervasive Socialism promotion to have the masses literally dead to the world... as it's being manipulated into the increasing control of High Monopoly Gamers.

I'm thankful that actual solutions are in the same book as the exposure of the problems.

Remember that Trump is unique in knowing what he's doing; his growing slew of copy cats don't know. What's sad is some copycats don't even know that they're copying, or who they're mimicking in their empty pea heads.

It's time we bucked up and acknowledged the true visionary, a visionary who can get his plans manifested with effective efficiency.

Maybe jealousy, hypocrisy and purposeful lying to cause harm should be cured or dammed once and for all...

An aside about now having two copies of this world saving literary work... What I love about buying books from my phone and reading on my Kindle ap there/here is I had my copy of a timely book like this at the opening of the morning of its release on November 3. It was estimated by Amazon that I wouldn't get my physical copy in the mail until maybe November 11. (It arrived in the mail this afternoon!)

Thank you, Jeff Bezos for Amazon and Kindle!

As far as the long endowed/endured major publishing houses go, Simon and Schuster is one of the best, IMO, in being less owned by cultural behavior manipulators. Kudos to them for being savvy enough to work with Trump.

But if not for Jeff Bezos being his own person who isn't blindly steeped into socialism fronted by liberalism, none of my books/shorts on Kindle would have ever been published. Thanks Jeff!

AND, if Trump becomes our president I won't have to fear for my well-being, safety, and life if my politically incorrect books begin selling! Better yet I might be able to keep some of my income based on Trump's Tax plan outlined here.

Go President Trump!

With respect for a globally celebrated builder who gets massive projects done on time and under budget,

Linda Shelnutt
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Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2015
Reading this book is fascinating. Donald Trump simply doesn't hold back; he speaks his mind, you feel his enthusiasm, and you know that he is willing to stand 100% behind his words. If I am looking for a leader, someone that doesn't let up, that is able to initiate and lead change, and see things completed in full, there is no doubt that Donald Trump can do so. He leaves the reader without any sort of doubt that he has a track record in business that shows his ruthlessness in making fair deals, he shows that he is capable of working with foreign leaders and trade-dealers, and he also reveals how honest he is willing to be with the American public.

What does he have to lose if someone disapproves of his ideas? His career does not lean on a career in politics, he has a wonderful company, and he can simply go back to living his luxurious life he himself has built. He has no reason to hold back. It's all or nothing for him, and you can feel it, which is why there is so much support for him, especially among the Republicans, that crave smaller government and less government spending.

He knows he can get the job done, he knows the right people to surround himself with to ensure America's success. This book, therefore, is as authentic as it's going to get to Trump's views and his vision for a better America. I'm glad I read it-I would be a fool to think that anybody that has some sort of Super PAC or is being heavily funded by corporations of some sort would not have an un-biased view going into the Presidency. Trump is the only candidate that has truly convinced me he will stay true to every word he has said. He has no reason whatsoever not to.

The book explains in as much detail as necessary, different visions and concerns Trump has. There have been critics that say this book is not specific enough. This book was not written to give all the details, but to give America a general but very clear understanding of where Trump stands. To understand Trump's immigration ideas, tax plan, foreign policy, etc. in even greater detail, there is research those individuals can do themselves. It's out there, but quite unnecessary to put in a book that is designed to give an overview, to welcome people to join and follow his campaign, where all of that information will be provided.

Trump reveals the biased power of the media, the corruption in Washington among politicians, the reasons for inaction among elected officials, and shows Americans how we have fallen behind other developed countries in our economy, job creation, infrastructure, and military dominance. There is simply no denying it, and no politician is able to fully counter what Trump is saying. They may come up with a good one-liner on stage during a debate, but there is no doubt that the Obama Administration has been running America further and further into the ground, making the American people more reliant on the government, and preventing us from fulfilling our dreams. I have felt crippled ever since Obama took office, even though I tried and tried to jump on board and support him. I want to feel like an American again.

Right now, I feel like a pawn in a chess match among Washington DC officials.
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A great book to read. Definitely worth the buy.
Ahmad
5.0 out of 5 stars Consistent.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2023
He has been saying what is written in the book for a long time. He is always consistent with what he thinks but the way he puts it is somewhat offensive due to my background, but I understand where he's coming from. The book is recommended overall to read if you have the time.
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Man kann über Trump sagen was man will, jedoch hatte er das was den meißten Politikern in der Welt fehlt! Und diese Zutat nennt sich "langjährige Arbeitserfahrung in der Privatwirtschaft". Das generiert auch ein Verantwortungsgefühl, welches ein Berufspolitiker nie kennen könnte.
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5.0 out of 5 stars As ideias direto da fonte.
Reviewed in Brazil on March 29, 2017
Não se deixe levar pela mídia tendenciosa. Vá direto na fonte. Este livro, escrito pelo próprio Presidente, deixa bem claro quem é Donald Trump e o que ele vai fazer para salvar a América, debilitada, após anos de governos fracassados. Recomendo!
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Livraison impeccable: délais très courts et colis en parfait état. En ce qui concerne le contenu du livre , étant un cadeau je ne l'ai pas lu.