HOUSE OVERSIGHT 025930 >> They would discover that Donald Trump has developed a remarkable set of rules and principles that allow him to make decisions with incredible speed. Trump knows a lot, but what is amazing is how rapidly he figures out what he doesn't know. » >> My favorite story is of the Wollman Skating Rink in New York's Central Park. >> The Wollman Rink was a heavily used public skating rink which had fallen into disrepair in 1980. New York City tried for six years to fix it, spent $13 million, and the rink still was not ready to open. In June of 1986 Trump, who could see the rink from his apartment, finally got tired of the embarrassment and offered to fix the rink at his own expense. At first the city turned him down because its bureaucracy did not want to be embarrassed by someone fixing something they couldn't fix. Trump kept pushing and finally out of embarrassment the city gave in. » >> The key part of the story is Trump's reaction to being put in charge. He promptly recognized that he didn't know anything about fixing a skating rink. He asked himself who built a lot of skating rinks. "Canadians!" he concluded. He found the best Canadian ice skating rink construction company. When the Canadians flew in to assess the situation, they were amazed at how bad the city had been at solving the problem. They assured Trump that this was an easy job. Trump fixed the six year embarrassment two months ahead of schedule and nearly $800,000 under-budget. (The city did end up paying for the work, and Trump donated the profits to charity.) » >> After reading this chapter you begin to think that maybe Donald Trump really could build a wall along our southern border for a lot less than our current government estimates. » >> 'The Art of the Deal' is filled with stories like this — stories of common sense stories of calculated risk taking, and stories of innovation and marketing. >> Anyone who would like to better understand Donald Trump woul