What George Washington means to Donald Trump | By Trump biographer Michael D'Antonio for CNNOpinion
Michael D'Antonio is the author of the book "Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success" and co-author with Peter Eisner of "The Shadow President: The Truth About Mike Pence." The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion articles on CNN.
Visiting Mount Vernon with French President Emmanuel Macron, the least curious American president in history heard one thing that surely caught his attention, according to an account in Politico. In his time, George Washington may have been the richest man in America. Trump is spouting nonsense at a greater rateFor President Donald Trump, who considers money to be the measure of a man, this fact must have felt like a punch in the gut. The Politico story quotes a source familiar with the visit as saying Washington's wealth was"what Trump was really the most excited about.
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