Timothy L. O'Brien, Columnist

Donald Trump Loves Gold and Don't You Forget It

What could his obsession tell us about his message?

July 22, 2016 at 9:35 PM 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.”

All that glitters.
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Donald Trump had lots of gold on hand for his center-stage speech at the Republican Party's nominating convention Thursday night.

There were the huge gold towers flanking the jumbotron: