Former President Donald Trump released a statement earlier this month to say that he’s “writing like crazy.” The twice-impeached one-term president also said that he had been offered book deals, but he turned them down. And, seriously, no one believes that. According to CNN, Trump is jealous of his son-in-law’s seven-figure book deal.
“Trump has privately started to question Kushner’s contributions to his legacy,” the report states. “One person who spoke with the former President in the last two weeks recounted a conversation in which Trump complained about Kushner inking a book deal that he thinks his son-in-law will use to take credit for some of his achievements.”
Another source told the outlet that “there is jealousy from Trump about Kushner’s book, which a Kushner associate says was a “seven-figure deal” with Broadside Books, the conservative branch of mega-publisher HarperCollins.”
“Trump, who has lately been helping with several journalists’ in-the-works books about his presidency, has yet to announce a deal of his own,” the outlet reports.
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“He’s always been suspicious of Jared,” this source said, adding that “Trump has previously discounted Kushner’s role in some of the key policies he enacted as president, including Middle East peace deals and criminal justice revisions.”
“Two people familiar with conversations Trump has had since his arrival in May at Bedminster say he questioned whether Kushner “accomplish[ed] peace in the Middle East after all” after tensions between Israel and Hamas erupted into a violent series of airstrikes last month,” CNN reports.
“It is not a secret President Trump doesn’t like when he thinks other people are getting attention for something he feels he has facilitated,” another former Trump White House official said. “There’s a sweet spot between saying nothing about work you did and saying too much that everyone has to find — or else he gets triggered.”
None of this is surprising, though. Jealousy is a narcissistic trait. One thing is for sure; Thanksgiving dinners are going to be really interesting at the Trumps, especially after his disgraceful departure from the White House. As we reported earlier, Ivanka and Jared have been trying to distance themselves from Donald over his crazy-time election lies. So, maybe they should skip any family gatherings for a while.
You can read the full report here.
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