“It was the day before the New York primary, and Trump sat in the front of the eight-seater plane. 'I have to think about my speech now,' he told me, and began composing one on the spot. He leafed through various talking points and issue memos, from which he culled a few ideas that he then scribbled on another piece of paper. Once he was done with the other documents, he tore them in half lengthwise and let the scraps flutter to the floor.”

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Draper describing Trump writing a speech.

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