Debunking the Kabbala Quote Against Trump

Debunking the False Claim That Donald Trump Had a Kabbalah Teacher

A number of websites and social media accounts are spreading the false accusation that Donald Trump studied Kabbalah or had a Kabbalah teacher. This claim is based on a deliberate misreading of a passage from Trump’s 2004 book, The Way to the Top. The rumors are false and misleading.

In that book, Trump compiled short business advice contributions from various entrepreneurs. The passage quoted by rumor-mongers was not written by Trump about himself, nor does it describe Trump as practicing Kabbalah. It was written by Guy Oseary, CEO of Maverick Recording Company, describing his personal experience.

Trump simply published the business insights of others. There is no connection to Trump’s personal religion or beliefs.

Misquoting this passage to imply Trump is a “Kabbalist” is dishonest and disingenuous. It demonstrates how easily rumors can spread when readers refuse to examine full context.

Below is the actual quote from Oseary:

“Do you know what racehorses do?” I answered, “They race.” David [Geffen] replied, “No, they wear blinders! If they looked to the left or right, they would lose. Don’t look to the left and don’t look to the right. Wear blinders and race your own race!” One day, when my Kabbalah teacher, Eitan Yardeni, asked how I was doing, I told him I needed a break. I was thoroughly exhausted, overwhelmed, and overworked. Eitan then said, “Do you know what you should do now?” I thought he was going to encourage me to take some time off.”

Any honest reading confirms the pronouns clearly refer to Oseary—not Donald Trump.

As Trump gets closer to major political influence, hostile media groups resort to inventing associations et spreading context-free accusations. Americans should reject such tactics and verify sources before repeating them.

Conclusion

Fact-checkers and readers can return to this article as a primary source:

• Trump did not say he studied Kabbalah
• Trump does not have a “Kabbalah teacher”
• The quote describes someone else entirely

Rumors collapse under honest reading.