1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,320 Alright guys, so we're going to explore how the book opened up about a week in Trump's 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:08,720 life in 1987. 3 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:11,000 So this is the Monday. 4 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:17,960 First call is with the CEO of Bear Stearns, then a very large Wall Street investment bank 5 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:20,800 that has since been acquired by JP Morgan. 6 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:28,080 We see here that Trump was already respected by top Wall Street CEOs. 7 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:35,240 And here he was essentially weighing his option to take control of the Holiday Inn Hotel Group, 8 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:42,320 which was already a very big presence in the business world then. 9 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:48,520 He then gets a call from someone, a developer in the real estate who wants to get into politics, 10 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:55,120 Trump showing he's a good judge of character and potential, telling him that he's not quite 11 00:00:55,120 --> 00:01:01,000 cut out for politics despite being a great developer. 12 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:02,900 This is what he recommends. 13 00:01:02,900 --> 00:01:09,920 He tells him to bet on winners and good people, and given that he was friendly with the governor 14 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:16,960 of New York at the time, he suggested introducing him to the governor. 15 00:01:16,960 --> 00:01:20,760 And essentially, if you can't beat them, join them. 16 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:24,920 And that's what he recommended to his friend. 17 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:32,400 Then he takes a call with a radio host where he's sensitive to a woman who's in financial 18 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:34,440 difficulties. 19 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:39,640 We learn from here that he's generous with his gifts, whether it's skill set, network, 20 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:40,640 and properties. 21 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:48,240 Basically, he uses influence over a radio network and with other radio hosts to raise 22 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:55,480 funds for that woman and help her through her financial ordeal. 23 00:01:55,480 --> 00:02:01,600 He also takes another call with lawyers for different projects, and he recommends to be 24 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:02,760 tough when necessary. 25 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:07,680 He says, the fact is that if you're right, you've got to take a stand or people will 26 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:10,280 walk all over you. 27 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:17,200 Essentially, and this is where a lot of sense of conviction come from, that he believes 28 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:28,280 that when you're right, you have the duty to take a stand, and not doing that is unfair 29 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:34,040 to you and maybe unfair, period. 30 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:40,040 He encourages us, himself and everyone, to be tough when necessary, especially when you 31 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:50,120 have the fact on your side and that you have reasons to believe you're correct. 32 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:58,720 He comments another call that he doesn't hold it against people that they oppose him. 33 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:02,440 I'm just looking to hire the best talent wherever I can find it. 34 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:09,720 We see here that he did do that with picking JD Vance as running mate. 35 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:17,680 He disregarded JD Vance's comments that were negative about Trump in 2015, 2016. 36 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:21,200 That was way back things have evolved. 37 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,600 First of all, JD Vance has changed. 38 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:35,160 And as JD Vance says on the All In podcast, Trump has reassessed his qualities and believes 39 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:40,640 at this point in time that JD Vance is right back and is probably grooming him for the 40 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:45,840 next set of leadership mandates. 41 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:52,400 This is to show that Trump really, in this case, is not about vindication, it's more 42 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:56,600 about whom can help him get the best job done. 43 00:03:56,600 --> 00:04:02,880 He then says something that I think for professionals we can relate to a lot. 44 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:05,680 He says that going out for lunch is mostly a waste of time. 45 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:06,680 So he doesn't go out for lunch. 46 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:12,320 If we look at his schedule for that day, basically he's out only from, no, he's not out. 47 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:16,160 He's at his desk eating lunch from 3 p.m. to 3 15. 48 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:21,640 So quick 15 minute lunch. 49 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:23,720 Then goes on to the other calls. 50 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:26,800 For example, he takes a call with his sister. 51 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:33,200 And here we see that he was already, no, he knew the justice system. 52 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:41,420 Well, his sister being a federal court judge in New Jersey, the late Mary Ann Trump Mary. 53 00:04:41,420 --> 00:04:46,520 And then he takes a call with another of his business partner who is going to meet the 54 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:53,160 Australian government to develop casinos or other real estate ventures there. 55 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:58,320 And we see that Trump was already exposed to high stakes interactions with foreign governments 56 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:02,280 and getting things done internationally. 57 00:05:02,280 --> 00:05:05,800 And finally, Trump always made time for his family. 58 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:13,440 We see that he at noon he was calling a Broadway executive. 59 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,840 They talked about business, but he mentioned to the executive that he had plans to take 60 00:05:16,840 --> 00:05:19,800 his kids to see cats. 61 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:26,040 And by the way, he refused complimentary tickets, just saying that he was going to go bring 62 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:27,040 his kids there. 63 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:32,240 That was he planned beforehand for a second time. 64 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:35,000 And he says that he always makes time for his family. 65 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:41,040 Basically, here's a quote, I always take calls from my kids, no matter what I'm doing. 66 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:46,640 I have two others referring to Monica and Eric. 67 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:50,040 And as they get older, being a father gets easier. 68 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:51,200 I adore them all. 69 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:55,760 And that's at the point in his life in 1987 when he only had three kids. 70 00:05:55,760 --> 00:06:00,240 So he's referring to Don Jr. who's making the call and his two other kids who are a 71 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,480 bit younger. 72 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:09,360 And yeah, so here to summarize, Trump was well known to Wall Street. 73 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:14,760 He knew how to get stuff done with foreign governments and knew how the justice system 74 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:16,760 worked. 75 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:19,520 He exposes here some of his philosophies. 76 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:46,520 And I hope that you learned something from this first day at Trump Tower.