The investigative masterpiece on the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Donald Trump repeatedly claims that he turned a small loan from his father into a billion-dollar empire. But that is not true. Donald Trump inherited a vast fortune from his father, which he managed to preserve with a lot of luck and little sense until his first term as U.S. President.

The two New York Times journalists, Russ Buettner and Susanne Craig, uncover the true story of Trump's wealth. Based on business documents, insider interviews, and confidential tax information, they trace his financial rise and fall - and his resurgence. Questionable deals and massive loans that he never repaid shine a glaring light on a man who acts impulsively and without discernible expertise.

How does Trump deal with the justice system, and who are his powerful allies? What dramatic political and personal consequences would a defeat against Kamala Harris in the U.S. presidential election have for Trump? Lucky Loser is a reckoning with a myth and provides exclusive insights into Trump's world - from Trump Tower to Mar-a-Lago to the television show The Apprentice. "Donald Trump neither recognized the wisdom behind his father's success nor learned the simplest and cheapest way to navigate difficulties. The costs of his youthful arrogance, anger, and thoughtlessness.".