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320 ANATOMY OF A MONSTROSITY<br />

45 Brandy Zadronsky, “Trump University’s Star Student: ‘It Was<br />

a Con,” The Daily Beast (June 2, 2016).<br />

46 Id.<br />

47 Michael Barbaro and Steve Eder, “At Trump University, Students<br />

Recall Pressure to Give Positive Reviews,” The New York<br />

Times (March 11, 2016).<br />

48 Id.<br />

49 Id.<br />

50 Id.<br />

51 Id.<br />

52 Id.<br />

53 See “Trump & Women,” p. 34.<br />

54 Considering some of the ghouls and rogues who have been<br />

successful politicians, though, this term could be seen as<br />

unfair. Depending on your level of cynicism about government,<br />

Trump may be a perfect fit for office.<br />

55 For a comprehensive compilation of Trump’s epithets, see Jasmine<br />

C. Lee and Kevin Quealy, “The 289 People, Places, and<br />

Things Donald Trump Has Insulted On Twitter: A Complete<br />

List,” The New York Times (Dec. 6, 2016).<br />

56 Robert Mendick, “Donald Trump profile: How a ravenous<br />

desire for money, power and women was forged even before<br />

the president was born,” The Telegraph (Nov. 9, 2016). Mendick<br />

points out that during his childhood Donald’s share of<br />

the family trust fund was around $12,000 per year, meaning<br />

that “even as a baby, Trump enjoyed an income four times<br />

[that] of a typical family.”<br />

57 Ryan Grenoble, “This Photo Of A Trump Billboard In Mumbai<br />

Is Real, And So Is The Dark Irony,” The Huffington Post<br />

(Dec. 31, 2016).<br />

58 Maureen Dowd, “Liberties; Trump Shrugged,” The New York<br />

Times (Nov. 28, 1999).<br />

59 “Trump: The Least Charitable Billionaire,” The Smoking Gun<br />

(April 12, 2011).<br />

60 Quoted in David A. Fahrenthold, “Trump boasts about his<br />

philanthropy. But his giving falls short of his words,” The<br />

Washington Post (Oct. 29, 2016).<br />

61 Id.

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