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Maggie Haberman confirms 70% of Trump's attention goes to monuments, renovations and legacy
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The New York Times' Maggie Haberman tells me 70% of President Trump's mindshare ("maybe plus or minus 5%") goes to his gilding, construction, renovation, renaming and tribute projects.
Key facts
- The New York Times' Maggie Haberman tells me 70% of President Trump's mindshare ("maybe plus or minus 5%") goes to his gilding, construction, renovation, renaming and tribute projects
- That mental map by Haberman, co-author with Jonathan Swan of " Regime Change," which has sold 600,000 copies and on Wednesday hit seven weeks at No
- The backstory: Haberman had earlier made the 70% estimate about Trump's mindshare during an interview with her Times colleague Ezra Klein, saying that it's "a legacy thing
- And he says: 'the reporter is choosing maple trees for the White House
Summary
"He is spending a huge amount of energy, mental and otherwise, on these renovation projects, beautification projects around Washington, and then monuments to self," Haberman told me for Axios' "Behind the Curtain" video series. That mental map by Haberman, co-author with Jonathan Swan of " Regime Change," which has sold 600,000 copies and on Wednesday hit seven weeks at No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list, is a Rosetta Stone to what motivates and fascinates Trump. "What interests him are things that you can see and touch," she told Axios. The backstory: Haberman had earlier made the 70% estimate about Trump's mindshare during an interview with her Times colleague Ezra Klein, saying that it's "a legacy thing.