Trump business success was "never true" | US Politics | The New Statesman

Journalist Russ Buettner dispels the Trump success myth. Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1 US President Donald Trump has curated an image of himself as a hugely successful businessman. Arguably, a huge part of his success with voters is due to this perception. Investigative journalist Russ Buettner, with his New York Times colleague Susanne Craig, has written the book ‘Lucky Loser’, busting the myth of Trump’s financial savviness. Russ Buettner joins Katie Stallard to discuss this, as well as Trump’s more recent foray into cryptocurrency. 📚 READ: This trade deal belongs to Donald Trump - Freddie Hayward https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/2025/05/this-trade-deal-belongs-to-donald-trump 🙋‍♀️ ASK a question We answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus 📧 FREE get our daily politics email https://morningcall.substack.com 💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber: Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at https://www.newstatesman.com/save 🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcast https://www.youtube.com/@NewStatesman -- The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK and international politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and global current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers, to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world. With regular contributions from our writers including Political Editor Andrew Marr, Hannah Barnes, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton we’ll help you understand the world of politics and global affairs from Westminster to Washington and beyond. #topnews #news #politics