WASHINGTON (AP) – The ghostwriter of Donald Trump’s bestselling 1987 memoir “The Art of the Deal” regrets his role in creating the image of Trump as a successful deal maker – the foundation of his presidential campaign.
Tony Schwartz said he fears a Trump presidency and feels remorse for making Trump “more appealing than he is.”
“I genuinely believe that if Trump wins and gets the nuclear codes there is an excellent possibility it will lead to the end of civilization,” he told The New Yorker magazine in article posted on its website Monday.
Schwartz says he feels he sold out on his former career as a journalist when he agreed to share Trump’s half-million-dollar advance to write the book.
“The Art of the Deal” led to Trump’s starring role in the reality TV show “The Apprentice.”