For decades, critics dismissed President Donald J. Trump’s best-selling book The Art of the Deal as a relic of 1980s bravado — a flashy businessman’s self-congratulatory monologue. But over the past few weeks, President Trump turned that book into a living, breathing geopolitical masterclass, unfolding in real time before the eyes of billions.

What once was ridiculed as pageantry or puffery has now become a case study in how hardball tactics, strategic chaos, and relentless confidence can move mountains on the world stage.

Let’s be blunt: Whether one loves or loathes Trump, and for the record, I love Trump, The Art of the Deal just had its sequel — and the world was the stage.

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