A myth built on money, media, and manipulation, Mirage of Genius dismantles the illusion of Donald Trump, from fake billionaire to post-truth president.

For decades, Donald Trump branded himself as a self-made tycoon and political outsider. In reality, he inherited wealth, engineered deception, and transformed the U.S. presidency into a performance.

Mirage of Genius is a searing forensic investigation of how spectacle replaced substance, image devoured governance, and lies became infrastructure.

Drawing from public records, audits, court filings, economic data, and nonpartisan journalism, author Darin Andrew King exposes the machinery behind the myth: bankruptcies repackaged as strategy, media complicity that elevated fiction over fact, and a presidency governed not by policy—but by performance.

From manipulated trade wars and politicized faith to disinformation networks and institutional sabotage, this book traces the anatomy of illusion across seven domains: wealth, economy, military, religion, media, governance, and democracy itself.

Mirage of Genius reveals not just how Trump fooled millions—but how a broken system rewarded the illusion.

Backed by verifiable sources. Written with military precision. This is not speculation. It’s the record.