After President Trump announced he was releasing a book of letters sent to him by fellow celebrities, he seemed to find the humor in how many famous people were effusive in praising him before he became liberal media public enemy No. 1.
This from westernjournal.com.
Trump told Breitbart about the book:
I think they’re going to see a very fascinating life.
He then joked:
I knew them all—and every one of them kissed my a–, and now I only have half of them kissing my a–.
And, of course, he now has them squealing about their displeasure before the book is even released.
According to a Friday report in Newsweek:
[R]epresentatives for both Hillary Clinton and Jay Leno have gone on record saying they didn’t give permission for their correspondence to be used in “Letters to Trump,” set to be published on April 25—and neither celeb seemed to be happy about it.
A media release from the book’s publisher, Winning Team Publishing, trumpeted:
A colorful photo book captures the incredible, and oftentimes private correspondence, between President Donald J. Trump and some of the biggest names in history throughout the past 40 years!
According to Breitbart:
The letters come from both Trump’s years in the White House as well as his life pre-presidency, when he was simply an international celebrity.
This book is about to offer a glimpse into the cowardice of celebrity culture, as well, if early returns are any indication.
From President Richard Nixon, to Princess Diana, and from Hillary Clinton, to Chairman Kim Jong Un, no book offers a glimpse into history quite like LETTERS TO TRUMP!
According to Newsweek:
[Jay] Leno’s representatives were quick to confirm they had not granted Trump permission.
A representative from Leno’s production company stated:
Jay did not release, nor authorize any use of any letter to Mr. Trump.
The two had been close in the past, it’s worth noting.
Newsweek reported:
Leno and Trump were seemingly friends at a point as Leno spoke on Trump’s behalf in January 2007 when Trump received his Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Trump was also a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on several occasions between 1997 and 2010, and he was also a guest on the short-lived The Jay Leno Show.
It’s unsurprising that Hillary Clinton’s response was a bit more emphatic, considering the two ended up running the most bruising presidential campaigns in recent memory.
Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill said:
[O]f course [Trump] didn’t seek permission to use their correspondence in Letters to Trump.
Merrill told Newsweek:
Nothing says deeply-insecure-has-been quite like publishing private correspondence with the hope that people will believe you once garnered respect.
Feels like the adult equivalent of when a toddler proudly presents you with what they’ve done on the potty.
Yeah, and there’s nothing that says maturity like a spokesman
for a former first lady and Democratic presidential nominee
dismissing a book with a scatological reference.
Clinton’s current bitterness aside, the book is filled with big names, as Trump teased on his Truth Social media platform.
He wrote in a Tuesday post:
Wait until you see what President Nixon, Princess Diana and Michael Jackson wrote me.
In addition to Clinton, Leno, Nixon, Jackson, Princess Diana, and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, other correspondence in the book includes letters from both Presidents Bush, the late John F. Kennedy Jr. (son of the assassinated president), actor Clint Eastwood, former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal and talk show superstar (and liberal power player) Oprah Winfrey.
In the latter case, according to the Los Angeles Times, Winfrey’s 2000-word letter referred to a passage in Trump’s book The America We Deserve, where he talked about running for president and how his “first choice for vice president would be Oprah Winfrey.”
According to Axios Winfrey wrote:
Too bad we’re not running for office. What a team!
Imagine the number of the excuses and denunciations Winfrey’s people are already busy preparing for the media release disavowing that line.
