[TigerMandingo]

Things are getting a little heated in the Trump thread and I think this would be an interesting detour from that. A lot has been written about Obama and many guys have speculated about his origins, contacts, etc. I think it is time to take a look at who exactly Trump is, how he grew up, his business deals, the people he surrounded himself with, and his overall personality and demeanor.

NOTE: this is not meant as Trump-bashing, although I'm discovering more and more unsavory things about his past. Hopefully we can get different perspectives here. If you've read a Trump bio, share some insights on what you learned or some cool trivia that the rest of us may not be aware of. Let's try to keep it about information BEFORE his candidacy and presidency. Please try to avoid discussing his current policies, campaign promises, etc. (unless you're posting videos from the 80s and 90s where Trump discussed those things). That's not what this thread is for. I'd love to hear what you guys have. Hopefully, we can just share tidbits and info without resorting to name-calling. I've been guilty of that myself and wanna get away from that.

What got me into this in the first place is Wayne Barrett, who I wrote about previously in the Trump thread. He was not only Trump's unofficial biographer, but also Ed Koch's and I believe Giuliani. Anyway, I posted this interview with him:

https://newrepublic.com/article/139094/t...ne-barrett

Here's a snippet of Trump's Atlantic City fiasco:

Quote:

His first hotel, Trump Plaza, you literally drive off the expressway and you drive right into his parking garage and then they have a moving sidewalk and you get out of the car and get on the moving sidewalk and it carries you right into the casino and there’s no windows in the casino and so you can literally go to Atlantic City without ever seeing Atlantic City. He didn’t keep any of the promises, he never built a single housing unit. He was supposed to build housing in exchange for all the benefits, the zoning benefits and all the other permits he got, which were quite extensive on all of his properties there.

I've also ordered his bio on Trump and will be reviewing it later. But in the meantime, please discuss!

[godfather dust]

Obviously don't buy a bio published recently if you want any real information. I'd say 2012 (first presidential run) would be the very latest date of publication remotely trustworthy.

[beta_plus]

(04-10-2019 10:06 PM)godfather dust Wrote:  

Obviously don't buy a bio published recently if you want any real information. I'd say 2012 (first presidential run) would be the very latest date of publication remotely trustworthy.

He had a reputation for keeping his work life and sex life separate. I read on at least 2 different occasions of his former employees saying essentially:

"What you know about his sexual affairs is the same that I know. I got it from page 6 as well. He does not bring it to work."

One of them was the blonde chick from season 1 of the apprentice. The other I do not remember.

[Barron]

I'll take his former butler's word for it, "Donald Trump is one of the nicest most generous men."

[MrLemon]

(04-14-2019 12:30 PM)Barron Wrote:  

I'll take his former butler's word for it, "Donald Trump is one of the nicest most generous men."

The very end: "Tony, sit down. We need to talk".