The commercial success of Trump Tower and The Apprentice TV show created a public perception that Donald Trump was a marketing genius and superstar businessman.  A closer look at Trump's record in business paints a totally different portrait. Much of Trump's success in business was illusory. This is also true with respect to how Trump is running the federal government as the nation's 47th president.

Russian President Vladimir Putin seduced U.S. President Donald Trump into a state of impotency at the Alaska 2025 Summit by stroking Trump's oversized ego. By the end of the Summit, Putin, a designated war criminal with an outstanding arrest warrant, had reduced Trump to "bellhop" status. This article explores what happened at the Summit, and why.