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    Can you guess who President Donald Trump's favourite author is?

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    All you can do is lol...

    Donald Trump may be making headlines this week for the controversial US Travel Ban he's enforced but now, the world are listening to his cultural tastes, too.

    Having told The New York Times that he wakes up at 6AM, watches TV and then goes through The New York Times, The New York Post and The Washington Post to start his day, he was also asked if he's read any other presidential biographies - you know, for research.

    But, no, he admitted that he never has. I mean, as if we needed another one of Donald Trump's most outrageous quotes... In fact, the US President doesn't seem to read much at all.

    According to The Washington Post, Trump said 'I never have. I'm always busy doing a lot. Now I'm more busy, I guess, than ever before.'

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    But, don't worry, because his bookshelf at The White House, which was formerly filled with respected and highly intellectual texts from all around the world is now filled with, um, his own autobiographies according to this photo that's currently trending on Twitter...

    So, it seems Donald Trump's favourite author is sort of himself? Can't say we're surprised.

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