Donald Trump is like a car salesman, says Paul Beatty

Beatty said Trump's election was like a reflection of how people do things

Man Booker-winning writer Paul Beatty today likened the new US President Donald Trump to a “car salesman” for his tendency to make promises, and said he had “zero optimism” in how the Presidency would pan out.

“I haven’t really watched the inauguration, I just read some snippets and transcripts. It is just that the tone is so scary. I have zero optimism. That is how I feel,” he said at a press conference at the ongoing Jaipur Literature festival here.

The writer, who is the first American to have won the Booker, said Trump’s election was like a reflection of how people