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Tony Schwartz

American writer

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Jan 14, 2026
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Who actually wrote the art of the deal

Tony Schwartz, a professional journalist, ghostwrote and is widely acknowledged as the principal writer of Trump: The Art of the Deal, even though the published cover credits the book to "Donald J. Tr...

Nov 21, 2025
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Did Tony Schwartz and Donald Trump disagree about the portrayal of Trump's personality or business tactics?

Tony Schwartz — credited as co‑author/ghostwriter of The Art of the Deal — repeatedly says he regrets helping make Donald Trump’s public brand and portrays Trump as “pathologically impulsive,” self‑ce...

Feb 4, 2026

Who signed The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump and what specific concerns did each author raise?

is an edited volume first published in 2017 by that gathered essays from dozens of psychiatrists, psychologists and mental-health professionals arguing that ’s mental state presented a “clear and pres...

Feb 3, 2026

Has Trump publicly admitted The Art of the Deal was “ghost-written”?

has not, in the available reporting cited here, publicly admitted that was “”; contemporaneous and later reporting documents that journalist wrote the book and later called the assignment “ghost-writi...

Feb 3, 2026

What role did Mark Burnett and NBC play in crafting The Apprentice’s image of Trump, according to insiders?

, as creator and producer of , and , as the broadcaster, are described by multiple insiders and reporting as having deliberately packaged as a high-powered business titan—foregrounding triumphs and gl...

Dec 18, 2025

What specific stories does Donald Trump tell about his father’s advice in The Art of the Deal and other memoirs, and how do they match historical records?

Donald Trump’s best-known memoir, The Art of the Deal, repeatedly credits his father Fred Trump with teaching him a scrappy work ethic, thrift (“never pay a penny more than you should”), efficiency an...

Nov 20, 2025

What was the nature of Tony Schwartz's working relationship with Donald Trump during the book's writing?

Tony Schwartz says he effectively wrote Trump: The Art of the Deal after “shadowing” Donald Trump for many months and that Trump himself “wrote none of the book,” a claim supported by Schwartz and by ...

Nov 4, 2025

Have mental health professionals publicly assessed Donald J. Trump for psychopathy?

Mental health professionals have publicly assessed Donald J. Trump, often using terms associated with and related personality disorders, most prominently in the anthology The Dangerous Case of Donald ...