What Trump Learned About Manipulation From Pal Vince McMahon
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Abraham Josephine Riesman, author of ‘Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America,’ shares how a manipulation strategy McMahon used for WWE became Trump’s, too.
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The world of pro wrestling used to be sold as real. Viewers were told that the fights, the rivalries, and the storylines were all real-life, otherwise known as a phenomenon called kayfabe.
