Social media users were not surprised by the book’s format
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Social media’s reaction betrayed little surprise over the way Trump chose to remember his presidential moments. The Lincoln Project tweeted: “No surprise, it’s a picture book.” One Trump critic tweeted: “Don Jr. tells Axios: ‘My father picked every single photo in this book, wrote all the captions, including some by hand.’ Is this quote real? Seems like someone proud of his 3 year old kids homework?”
A second raised intellectual property concerns, saying “Wait — the official White House photographer’s photos were paid for by taxpayers, weren’t they? So not something that Mr. Crayola or the junior less sharpened crayon in the box can grift from? At the least aren’t they the property of the photographer?” This Twitter user also raised a query about the claim that a million dollars worth of books had been sold, pointing out that “At $230 a book that’s just over 4,200 books. Not many really. It’s all pictures — how apt! Presume he’ll be sharing the proceeds with the photographers!”
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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Becoming President of the United States can be one of the most challenging, yet most fulfilling jobs anyone can aspire to have, which is why it’s no surprise that most, if not all the men who have held the office thus far, have taken to writing down their memoirs and autobiographies after they step down. For the most part, these books are helpful because they give readers some insight into decisions made and events which transpired during their times as commanders-in-chief.
And while many books have been written about the Donald Trump presidency, no book deals were announced with the former president after he left office, simply because none of the big publishing houses had offered him a deal. One publisher told Politico in June that the reluctance was driven by a concern over what would be written. “[I]t would be too hard to get a book that was factually accurate, actually. That would be the problem,” the publishing executive said. “If he can’t even admit that he lost the election, then how do you publish that?” the publishing executive said. But it appears Trump has gotten around those concerns by announcing a book that would be published by a new publisher — Winning Team Publishing — and which is helmed by Donald Trump Jr. (via Axios) and Trump campaign finance aide Sergio Gor (via Courier-Journal).
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.
And while many books have been written about the Donald Trump presidency, no book deals were announced with the former president after he left office, simply because none of the big publishing houses had offered him a deal. One publisher told Politico in June that the reluctance was driven by a concern over what would be written. “[I]t would be too hard to get a book that was factually accurate, actually. That would be the problem,” the publishing executive said. “If he can’t even admit that he lost the election, then how do you publish that?” the publishing executive said.
But it appears Trump has gotten around those concerns by announcing a book that would be published by a new publisher — Winning Team Publishing — and which is helmed by Donald Trump Jr. (via Axios) and Trump campaign finance aide Sergio Gor (via Courier-Journal).
Trump’s first post-presidency tome is a picture book
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Trump was working on ’the book of all books’
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Social media users were not surprised by the book’s format
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Social media’s reaction betrayed little surprise over the way Trump chose to remember his presidential moments. The Lincoln Project tweeted: “No surprise, it’s a picture book.” One Trump critic tweeted: “Don Jr. tells Axios: ‘My father picked every single photo in this book, wrote all the captions, including some by hand.’ Is this quote real? Seems like someone proud of his 3 year old kids homework?”
A second raised intellectual property concerns, saying “Wait — the official White House photographer’s photos were paid for by taxpayers, weren’t they? So not something that Mr. Crayola or the junior less sharpened crayon in the box can grift from? At the least aren’t they the property of the photographer?” This Twitter user also raised a query about the claim that a million dollars worth of books had been sold, pointing out that “At $230 a book that’s just over 4,200 books. Not many really. It’s all pictures — how apt! Presume he’ll be sharing the proceeds with the photographers!”
One Trump critic tweeted: “Don Jr. tells Axios: ‘My father picked every single photo in this book, wrote all the captions, including some by hand.’ Is this quote real? Seems like someone proud of his 3 year old kids homework?”
A second raised intellectual property concerns, saying “Wait — the official White House photographer’s photos were paid for by taxpayers, weren’t they? So not something that Mr. Crayola or the junior less sharpened crayon in the box can grift from? At the least aren’t they the property of the photographer?”
This Twitter user also raised a query about the claim that a million dollars worth of books had been sold, pointing out that “At $230 a book that’s just over 4,200 books. Not many really. It’s all pictures — how apt! Presume he’ll be sharing the proceeds with the photographers!”
