According to excerpts from a book called Confidence Man: The Making Of Donald Trump And The Breaking Of America, the former U.S. president Donald Trump cherished his rich friends and viewed his association as one of the best things that emerged out of office, the book was written by New York Times White House Correspondent Maggie Haberman.
What Happened: Trump said he was often asked if he would run for the presidency again if given an opportunity.
Trump said that, while answering the question, the answer was yes, I think so. Hageman wrote in the book that I have so many rich friends, but nobody knows who they are.
The author called this admission jarring and unsurprising, and was ultimately unsurprising, according to the report.
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Trump went at length about how easier life would have been if he didn't run for office.
When asked about the significance of having served as president, Trump's first reaction was not to mention public service or what he felt he d accomplished, Hageman said.
For Trump, it was a vehicle for fame, and he believed that many experiences were only worth having if someone else envied them, according to the book.
The author said that at one of her later interviews with the former president, when she asked him what he liked about the job, he responded, getting things done and listing a few accomplishments, according to excerpts carried by the Atlantic.