Timothy L. O'Brien, Columnist

Dear Mr. Trump: I'm Worth $10 Billion, Too

How Donald Trump helped me get comfortable with my riches.

July 21, 2015 at 9:16 AM UTC

Timothy L. O'Brien is senior executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion. A former editor and reporter for the New York Times, he is author of “TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald.”

He's an excellent teacher.
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I’m worth $10 billion. There, I’ve said it and it feels good.

I’ve always been hesitant about disclosing my wealth, largely because going public creates a lot of problems that average Americans aren’t familiar with: cold calls from financial managers, probing questions from the Internal Revenue Service, family members eagerly awaiting your death, and so on.