Trump’s Big Billionaire Problem

[Homepage] [Trump’s Big Billionaire Problem] Good morning! It has been busy, post-Thanksgiving rush, at the Hive. Bryan Burrough [revealed] the hack that blindsided Apple. Peter Savodnik [reflected] on the similarities between Fidel Castro and Donald Trump. Ken Stern [chronicled] his descent into the alt-right media vortex. Emily Jane Fox [illuminated] the Trump-induced drama plaguing a Manhattan private school. Abigail Tracy [explained] why Obamacare could be Trump’s undoing. Meanwhile, the Hive dutifully gathered all the news on Kellyanne Conway’s [character assault] on Mitt Romney, Steve Bannon’s frightening [scheme] to keep the alt-right in the White House, and Time Inc.’s [refutation] of an international billionaire troika. But who wants to talk about yesterday’s news, anyway? Today we lead with a two-part analysis of Trump’s confounding decision to rely on billionaires to create an America more hospitable to the economically disenfranchised workers who voted him into office in the first place. William D. Cohan suggests how Trump’s pro-billionaire antics could undermine the economy. And Bess Levin reveals which tender-hearted mogul, and putative future government secretary, once noted, “Education is the way that people get out of the ghetto and into, if not the 1 percent, something close to it.” We hope that you are enjoying what you are reading. Have a great day! [The Big Problem with Trump’s Billionaire-Filled Cabinet] byWilliam D. Cohan Actually, running a country isn’t exactly like running a business. [Read more] [Share with Facebook]  [Share with Twitter] [Trump’s Three-Comma Club: A Primer] byBess Levin A field guide to the billionaires rumored to be in contention for the president-elect’s incoming administration. [Read more] [Meet the Liberal Senators Warming Up to Trump] byTina Nguyen These vulnerable Democrats find themselves in a once incomprehensible vice. [Read more] [A Very Trump Thanksgiving] byEmily Jane Fox How the president-elect spent his holiday. [Read more] [Jack Dorsey’s $9 Billion Headache] byMaya Kosoff Square’s top start-up rival, Stripe, just closed another major funding round. [Read more] [Follow Vanity Fair on Facebook] [Follow Vanity Fair on Twitter] [Follow Vanity Fair on YouTube] [Follow Vanity Fair on Flipboard] [VIEW FULL EMAIL] To ensure you receive Vanity Fair emails, please add vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com to your address book. If you received this email from a friend, you can [subscribe here]. [Unsubscribe]. View our [Privacy Policy]. Vanity Fair, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 [Unsubscribe]