WASHINGTON _ Tony Schwartz wants people to know how sorry he is.
As the ghostwriter for Donald Trump's "The Art of The Deal," Schwartz has been sickened by the rise of his former partner and the role he played in creating the myth of success that surrounds Trump.
In a New Yorker article published Monday, Schwartz said that "I put lipstick on a pig," referring to Trump. And if he could, he said he would change the original title to "The Sociopath."
Schwartz noticed that after the book was first published that Trump was claiming sole credit for writing the book. 'If he could lie about that on Day One _ when it was so easily refuted _ he is likely to lie about anything," Schwartz said in the interview he gave to Jane Mayer .
Schwartz even went as far as to warn that a potential Trump presidency could be "Kubrickian" in its aftermath.
"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," Schwartz said.
"The Art of The Deal" was a huge hit that spent over four months on the New York Times' best-seller list. Trump is so proud of this memoir that he said that it is his second favorite behind only one other: The Bible. It is estimated that the book has sold about 1 million copies.
