Real estate tycoon Donald Trump is a fascist and a multiple bankrupt and a racist and a crook and a sexist pig; the really sad part is that Trump was the best that the Republican Party could come up with to run for President of the U.S.A. And then a large number of racist, xenophobic, reality-averse dimwits elected the man President!
If Donald Trump was a legitimate official under the U.S. Constitution, this would be the page for him as U.S. President. But things as they are require a split: this page covers Trump the tycoon, the second page is for Emperor Trump and his fascist administration.
The third page was started in January 2021 and is called loser Donald J. Trump.
Donald Trump is the subject of so many non-fiction and parody and fiction books that these pages got yuge real fast, so the Books About portions were cut from both and combined as DJTrump-books.htm in early 2020.
Donald Trump is proof that you don't have to be poor to be white trash — popular meme on Twitter & Pinterest & Whisper
“If I talked like Donald Trump, I’d get sent to the principal’s office immediately.” — Alexis Fridman, a third-grader who co-founded a
Kids Against Trump group
“What a hypocrite! If Trump wants to ‘fix’ trade he can start by making his products in the U.S., not low-wage countries abroad.” — Sen. Bernie Sanders
“Donald Trump is a unique threat to American democracy. He is unfit for the presidency and cannot be endorsed. A Trump presidency would be dangerous for the nation and the world.” — Washington Post Editorial Board, 22 July 2016
“Donald Trump [is] the worst presidential candidate in the modern history of our country.” — Sen. Bernie Sanders, July 2016
“Trump [is] never wrong, never sorry, never responsible.” — journalist Karen Tumulty
“Trump [is] a fascist. Not in the sense of an all-purpose bad guy, but in the sense of somebody who sincerely believes that the toxic combination of strong government and strong corporations should run the nation and the world.” — columnist Michael Kinsley, Dec 2016
“I mean, part of the beauty of me is that I'm very honest. Most Republicans act like they aren't racist.” ~~~ tweet by Donald Trump
B I O
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Grandfather Friedrich Trump was born in Germany in 1869; he arrived in New York City in 1886? and worked as a barber; in 1891 he joined the Klondike Gold Rush and built the Arctic Restaurant & Hotel (and saloon) in Bennett, British Columbia (between Yukon Territory and Southern Alaska). The business was also a brothel, and local Native Americans are restoring the site as a museum, figuring to attract tourism dollars. When the Klondike ran out of steam in 1901 and authorities threatened to shut down liquor sales and prostitution, 'Fred' Trump sold out and returned to Germany. He quickly married and returned to New York City; his wife was homesick for Germany, and they traveled back & forth, but three children were born in America in 1904, 1905 & 1907. He bought property in Queens and operated a hotel, but kept a low profile due to anti-German sentiment during the war. He died suddenly at age 49, one of the early victims of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic.
Donald Trump enjoyed playing soldier at the New York Military Academy, circa 1964 (see photo). But instead of actually serving, he received five deferments: four for education and after graduating college, a deferment for a 'bone spur' in his heel, although playing football, squash, tennis, and golf was never a problem.
the first Trump-for-President trial balloon in 1987,
numbskull Donald Trump almost ran again in 2011 for the 2012 race. (The domain www.impeachTrump.com was registered in January 2011; the minimum bid for auction in 2017 is $10,000.)
listed among the Top Thirty Dirtbags of the One Percent in 2011
Donald Trump’s charity violated federal rules in 2013 with a $25,000 contribution to a group connected to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who was then considering whether to open a fraud investigation against Trump University. -- revealed 2016
“So the people have spoken, giving the finger to the Washington Consensus and electing an admitted sexual predator and proven prevaricator so lacking in impulse control that he spent the early morning hours of one day cyberbullying a beauty pageant contestant he had once humiliated in person. Strike up 'Hail To The Chief'.” — journalist Lou Dubose
Business History
Donald Trump made an estimated $300M building rental apartment villages in outer New York City in the 1960s. In 1971, he began a project to replace the crumbling Commodore Hotel [built 1919] atop Grand Central Station in Manhattan with the Grand Hyatt Hotel, which was completed in 1980 and further renovated in 1996 and 2011. He used those profits to finance Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue; construction began in 1979 and tenants were brought in from February to November 1983; the building is the current residence of himself and members of his family, and also company headquarters and headquarters for Trump's presidential campaign.
Trump purchased the Barbizon Plaza Hotel and the adjacent 100 Central Park East in 1981 for $13 million and renamed them Trump Parc and Trump Park East; both buildings were converted to condominiums in 1988. Trump Palace in Upper East Side Manhattan is 54 stories tall and was completed in 1991. Trump purchased the 71-story commercial building at 40 Wall Street [built 1930] in 1995 and renamed it The Trump Building; Trump owes a $50M mortgage on the property. Trump World Tower in Manhattan was constructed from 1999 to 2001; it is 72 stories tall and stands across the street from United Nations headquarters. Trump purchased the former Hotel Delmonico [built 1929] in 2002 for $115M and renamed it Trump Park Avenue, reopening as condominium units in 2004. In late 2003, the Trump siblings sold their late father's real estate empire to a group of investors, reportedly for $600 million; Donald Trump's one-third share was $200 million, which he used to expand Trump Casino & Resorts. The 98-story Trump International Hotel & Tower in downtown Chicago, Illinois opened in January 2008 and was completed in January 2009.
According to evidence in the business fraud trial in New York City in September 2023:
==the Trump Organization exaggerated the value of 40 Wall Street, an apartment building in the Financial District
==the Trump Organization exaggerated the value of Seven Springs Estate, located north of New York City
==the Trump Organization exaggerated the value of the Aberdeenshire Golf Course in Scotland
==Trump Park Avenue in Manhattan, once a hotel, is now a residential building with 120 luxury flats and eight penthouse apartments; several of those flats were under rent restrictions by the city, reducing their value; but the Trump Organization acted as though they were market rate rents and inflated their value by as much as 700 percent.
==Trump and his sons also exaggerated the value of the Mar-a-Lago resort property in Palm Beach, Florida although its true value is subject to fierce debate, given that it depends on what a buyer is willing to pay. At various times, the Trumps claimed values of $426.5 million to $612.1 million. An appraisal by the Palm Beach County assessor pegged Mar-a-Lago's market value at $18 million to $27.6 million, and declared that the Trumps' figures were 'an overvaluation of at least 2,300 percent'. But were they? Even Trump's detractors say that a 17-acre property in Palm Beach with water on two sides is worth more than $27.6 million. In fact, Forbes has valued it at $350 million. However, it's not the sort of property that lends itself to single-family living; it's a true hotel resort with 126 rooms (including 58 bedrooms), a ballroom, swimming pool, tennis courts, etc., and some real estate types say that would limit the pool of potential buyers.
==Trump has owned a garish three-story penthouse apartment in Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan for decades, so presumably he knows how big it is; he told lenders that the apartment is 30,000 square feet – it's actually 11,000 square feet; the false information allowed him to claim on his loan applications that the apartment was worth $327 million, an eye-popping amount that no apartment/condo in New York City has ever sold for.
Trump branched out to build or buy casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Trump Plaza opened in 1984 and closed in 2014. Trump's Castle opened in 1985, was renamed Trump Marina in 1997, and was sold to Landry's in 2011 and renamed Golden Nugget. When Trump Taj Mahal opened in 1990 it drew customers away from the earlier two; the Trump casinos filed Chapter 11 four times (1991, 2004, 2009, 2014), cheating investors each time. Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts was founded in 1995; properties included the three Jersey casinos and the floating Trump Casino & Hotel in Gary, Indiana (opened in 1996, sold in 2005 and renamed the Majestic Casino), and Trump World's Fair Casino (opened 1996, closed 1999). T.H.C.R. took over management of the tribal-owned Spotlight 29 Casino near Palm Springs, California in 2000; the Indians bought out the contract in 2006. T.H.C.R. was reorganized as Trump Entertainment Resorts in 2004; bankruptcy court approved a reorganization/takeover by hedge fund Avenue Capital Management. T.E.R. closed Trump Plaza in 2014 and bankruptcy court approved a reorganization/takeover by Carl Icahn in February 2016; at that time, the only remaining property was the Taj Mahal Casino, which was shut down in October 2016.
Trump branched out again to build or buy or operate 17 golf resorts around the world; eleven locations are in the United States (Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, California; 5 courses at Doral, Florida; Jupiter, Florida; West Palm Beach, Florida; Bedminster, New Jersey; Colts Neck, New Jersey; Briarcliff Manor, Westchester County, New York; Ferry Point, Bronx, New York; Hopewell, Hudson Valley, New York; Charlotte, NC; Philadelphia, PA; and Potomac Falls {DC area}, Virginia; international golf facilities include: 2 sites in Dubai; Doonbeg, Ireland; Aberdeen, Scotland; and three courses at Turnberry, Scotland.
Other past Trump Organization business interests include:
The Miss Universe Pageant: founded in 1952, sold to Trump in 1996; joint venture with NBC in 2002; after Trump's inflamatory anti-immigrant campaign remarks in September 2015, NBC and Univision cancelled plans to broadcast the 2015 pageant; Trump bought NBC's 50% share and three days later sold the organization to talent agancy W.M.E./I.M.G.
defunct Trump Mortgage LLC: founded in April 2006, headed by E.J. Ridings; folded in 2007, name sold to First Meridian Mortgage; renamed Trump Financial; folded 'several years later'. The company is liable for unpaid tax leins and unpaid court settlements (2016).
Trump University LLC: a for-profit real estate training program founded in 2004; the company was shut down in 2010 after losing several consumer lawsuits; Trump University was forced to shut down all operations in Texas; criminal cases are still pending in New York State court and in New York federal court. The separate company Trump Institute produced real estate seminars in over 30 cities from 2006 to 2009; Trump Institute has recently been accused of plagiarism.
Trump Winery: Donald Trump purchased the Kluge Winery in Virginia in 2011 and gave (or sold) it to middle son Eric Trump; the property includes the Albemarle House luxury B&B and is no longer part of the Trump Organization.
defunct New Jersey Generals football team: franchise founded by Donald Trump in 1983, who soon sold out 'to concentrate on real estate'; the team played three seasons and the U.S. Football league folded in 1986.
defunct GoTrump.com travel website [2006-2007]
defunct Trump Airlines [1989-1992]
daughter Ivanka Trump's lines of clothing, jewelry, and fragrances were shut down in July 2018 because she needed to focus on her work in Washington as a senior aide to her father.
Other present Trump Organization business interests include:
a line of coffee drinks, a line of men’s wear (made by slave labor in foreign countries), a line of fragrances
Trump Restaurants (in his buildings)
Trump Ice brand natural spring water: formerly sold at national food stores, currently available only at Trump business locations.
Trump Steaks launched in the Sharper Image catalog in 2007
Donald Trump may still own stock in Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners, the builder of both the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, and if so then he was in violation of his Oath of Office (U.S. Constitution Emoluments clauses) the minute that he was sworn in as President. News reports state that he owned between $500,000,000 and $1 million in E.T.P. stock in mid-2015, which had been reduced to $25,000 to $50,000 after the election. Trump also owns between $100,000 and $250,000 in stock in Phillips 66, one of the primary partners in E.T.P.
Since Donald Trump has failed to divest himself of conflict-of-interest assets by February 2017, the following retail businesses have ceased offering Trump family products or other connections: Uber, Nordstrom, Macy's, Shoes.com in Canada, Neiman Marcus, Wayfair home decor, and Bellacor home decor.
Feb-March 2018: Miami-based investor Orestes Fintiklis led a group that took over ownership of the 70-story Trump Tower [open 2011] in Panama City, Panama and canceled the naming/management contract; after twelve days of resistance (tweets, barricades, minor violence), Trump management and security employees were kicked out by local authorities; the Trump name was immediately removed from the building, soon to be replaced with 'Bahia Grand Panama' signage.
April 2018: The under-construction Trump Tower Hotel in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku caught fire at the middle of the 33 floors; no reports of injuries.
July 2018: Former residents of a building in Brooklyn owned by the Kushner Companies sued them about being forced out from rent-controlled apartments so that the units could be sold as luxury condominiums. The suit alleges that unnecessary construction work targeted residents with 24/7 noise, dust, and vermin.
Feb 2019: After years of Donald denying business dealings in Russia, somebody 'leaked' video of Himself meeting with the Mayor of Moscow in 1995; the half-minute news clip is in Russian, and the video clearly shows Donald seated directly across from the Mayor. Watch the nice commentary video on the David Pakman Show podcast [5:46].
March 2019: New York Attorney General Letitia James subpoenaed records from Deutsche Bank regarding three loans to Donald Trump's company; the state also asked for documents on a fourth loan that Trump wanted for a bid to buy the Buffalo Bills football team.
Business Personnel
Matthew Calamari
Ron Lieberman
Michael D. Cohen, Trump's longtime personal attorney; worked as vice president at the Trump Organization
Allen Howard Weisselberg [b. 1947], longtime Trump Organization CFO
described by The Wall Street Journal as Trump's 'financial gatekeeper'; granted immunity in 2018 by federal investigators over the investigation of Michael Cohen.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Weisselberg
"The Playboy Interviews: Movers and Shakers" [2007] Edited by Stephen Randall
M Press 9x6 hardcover [2/2007] out of print/used interviewees include Jeff Bezos of Amazon (2/2000), Sergey Brin & Larry Page of Google (9/2004), Barry Diller (7/1989), Larry Ellison of Oracle (9/2002), Malcolm Forbes (4/1979), Bill Gates of Microsoft (7/1994), Hugh M. Hefner (1/74 & 1/2000), Leona Helmsley (11/1990), Steven Jobs of Apple, Inc. (2/1985), Calvin Klein (5/1984), Vince McMahon, Jr. (2/2001), Donald Trump (3/1990 & 10/2004), and Ted Turner (8/1978 & 8/1983)
"Trump: Surviving At The Top" [1990] by Donald J. Trump & Charles Leerhsen discussion of his purchase of the Eastern Shuttle airline {sold in 1992} and the Plaza Hotel & Casino {closed 2014, demolished 2021}, and his construction of the Taj Mahal Hotel & Casino {built 1990, closed 2016} in Atlantic City, giving advice on dealing with success
Random House hardcover [8/90] out of print/used
"Trump: Think Like A Billionaire - Everything You Need To Know About Success, Real Estate, and Life" [2004] by Donald J. Trump, with Meredith McIver "Unfortunately, the book is packed with more clichés and glowing comments about his various proper-ties ... than practical advice . . . The final third of the book consists of a teaser for the new season of 'The Apprentice' . . . Many a reader will likely finish this book feeling distinctly unenlightened." — Publishers Weekly review
Kindle Edition from Random House [10/2004] for $8.99 Ballantine Books mass pb [9/2005] for $8.99 Random House 9½x6½ hardcover [10/2004] for $22.43
"The Wealth Builder's Blueprint" audio CD & DVD set [2005] from Trump University includes DVD "Donald Trump Speaks: How To Build Wealth The Trump Way"; audio CD #1 "Mind-set For Success: How To Move Powerfully and Swiftly From Goals To Results"; CD #2 "Money Mastery: How To Make Your Money Work For You"; CD #3 "Powers of Persuasion: How To Sell Yourself, Your Ideas, and Anything Else"; CD #4 "Career Champion: How To Climb The Corporate Ladder Fast"; CD #5 "Own A Business - and A Life:How To Create Financial Freedom As An Entre-preneur"; CD #6 "Money While You Sleep: How To Make A Fortune In Real Estate"; plus a "Personal Wealth Workbook" with 170 pages of powerful, hands-on, action-driven learning
Trump University Press audio CD & DVD set [5/2005] 7 disks + book - out of prodn/used
"Trump: Never Give Up - How I Turned My Biggest Challenges into Success" [2008] by Donald J. Trump, with Meredith McIver Each chapter includes an inspiring story from Trump's career and concludes with expert commentary & coaching from adversity researcher & author Paul G. Stoltz, PhD; unfortunately, since 'never giving up' does not eliminate failures, The Donald in real-world practice is 'Cheater In Chief'
Wiley 8½x5¾ hardcover [2008] out of print/used
"While in politics it is often smart to send out false messages . . ." — Trump tweet on 1 November 2015
"Our taxes are too high. Our wages are too high. We have to compete with other countries." — in November 2015
"Sometimes your best investments are the ones [that] you don't make."
"If you are going to think, you might as well think BIG!"
"Being an atheist gives me an edge in every deal. Christians are too moral for business." — in Trump's 1988 book "The Art of The Deal"
"Hillary [Clinton] wants to abolish, essentially abolish the Second Amendment. If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although, the Second Amendment people, maybe there is. I don't know." — Donald Trump, during his speech at a rally at North Carolina University on 9 August 2016
"Larry King Live" TV series [14 times from 1987 to 2010] /tt0088550/
Episode dated 2 September 1987 (1987)
Episode dated 21 April 2004 (2004) Interviewee (voice, as Donald Trump)
Episode dated 24 November 2004 (2004)
Episode dated 2 December 2005 (2005)
Episode dated 19 December 2005 (2005)
Episode dated 25 December 2005 (2005)
Donald Trump/George Clooney/Britney Spears/Angelina Jolie (2007)
Donald Trump (2008)
Episode dated 15 April 2009 (2009)
What Next for Kids? (2009)
Judge Sides with Michael Jackson! (2009)
Donald and Melania Trump! (2010)
Trump Turns the Tables on Larry King (2010)
The Mogul in the Middle of the Islamic Community Center Fight! (2010)
"Episode #19.44" [P.B.S. Jan 1988]
of the "Sesame Street" TV series [1969-2015]
Grouchy builder Ronald Grump {Martin P. Robinson} comes to build Grump Tower on Oscar's property.
episode credits at IMDb at IMDb
"The Oprah Winfrey Show" daytime talk show [syndicated 1986-2011] /tt0090493/
DJT was a guest on her show 9 times:
- Episode dated 25 April 1988
- Episode dated 25 April 1998
- Episode dated 20 February 2004
- Episode dated 16 May 2006
- Episode dated 16 May 2008
- Episode aired 4 September 2009
- Episode dated 19 May 2010
- Episode dated 7 February 2011
- Episode aired 26 April 2011
"Trump Card" TV game show [Warner Bros. TV Sept 1990] /tt0413612/
"Donald Trump: What’s The Deal?" documentary [suppressed July 1991; released Sept 2020]
The film was commissioned in 1988 by Leonard Stern; there were two screenings in July 1991 before Donald Trump announced that he would sue any distributor or exhibitor; the film was not shown or broadcast anywhere else until 2015, when it was released on iTunes and on Amazon Instant Video - the film was finally released on YouTube in September 2020 • Co-produced by Al Levin & Ned Schnurman; co-produced & directed by Libby Handros; written by Jesse Kornbluth; featuring Jonathan Alter (Newsweek), Mayor Abraham Beame, Gary Belis, columnist Jimmy Breslin, journalist Graydon Carter, Vincent DeSimone, Ned Eichler (Penn Central), critic Brendan Gill, Paul Goldberger (New York Times), Richard Greenfield, actress Melanie Griffith, Peter Hadhazy, Verina Hixon, actor Don Johnson, Charles Kimball, John Leo (US News & World Report), Mick Madigan, comic Jackie Mason, Ross McTaggart, John Moore, Steve Norton, Morris Orens, Roxanne Pulitzer, actor Christopher Reeve, Carmel Reingold, Marvin Roffman, David Rozen-holc, Sydney Schanberg (Newsday), Tony Schwartz (writer of 'Art of The Deal'), architect Der Scutt, Jim Spence, Andrew Stein (NYC Councilor), Henry Stern (New York City), Daniel Sullivan, John Szabo, Jose Torres, Robert Wexler, and Hermine Wiener; with archive footage of Roy M. Cohn, Tony Glied-man, TV host Larry King, former mayor Ed Koch, TV host Maury Povich, Charles Rangel, Walter Read, Nicodemo 'Nicky' Scarfo, Donald Trump, Fred Trump, Ivana Trump, Mary Trump, Mike Tyson, and Roberta Weintraub
DVD/Blu-ray still not available (2024) •
Amazon Instant Video [2017] rental 99¢, purchase $2.99 full credits at IMDb •
official movie website •
entry at Wikipedia watch 5/2016 official trailer [1:53] online at YouTube watch full movie [9/2020 upload; 1:22:05] online at YouTube
"The Little Rascals" feature film [Amblin'/Universal Aug 1994]
"Mischief loves company!" Spanky and the boys of the 'He-Man Woman Haters Club' catch Alfalfa mooning over a girl!, cutie Darla. So they convince Darla that Alfalfa is ashamed of her, and she turns her attention toward Waldo, the new rich kid. The clubhouse burns down, their entry in the Soap Box Derby is stolen by baddies Butch & Woim, the boys build a second go-kart, and Spanky & Alfalfa reconcile in time to win the race. • Co-written & directed by Penelope Spheeris; music by William Ross; starring Travis Tedford {as Spanky}, Ross Bagley {as Buckwheat}, Bug Hall {as Alfalfa}, Brittany Ashton Holmes {as Darla}, Kevin Jamal Woods {as Stymie}, Jordan Warkol {as Froggy}, Zachary Mabry {as Porky}, Sam Saletta {as Butch}, Blake Jeremy Collins {as Woim}, Blake McIver Ewing {as Waldo}, Juliette Brewer {as Mary} & Heather Karasek {as Jane} with cameos by Mel Brooks, Whoopi Goldberg, Daryl Hannah, Reba McEntire, Ashley & Mary-Kate Olsen, and Donald Trump Universal widescreen color DVD [1/2004] for $7.42 Universal color VHS [8/96] out of prodn/used soundtrack CD by William Ross [1998] 13 tracks - out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb •
movie entry at Wikipedia
"The Devil’s Advocate" feature film [New Regency/Warner Bros. Oct 1997]
Directed by Taylor Hackford; starring Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron, Al Pacino, Craig T. Nelson; the scene of a confrontation at Alex Cullen's home was filmed in Donald Trump's private residential multi-level apartment at Trump Tower •
full credits at IMDb watch clip filmed at Trump Tower [8/2020 upload; 2:27] online at YouTube
"The Apprentice" TV franchise [2003-2017?]
In 2003, Trump became the executive producer and host of the NBC-TV pseudo-reality show; he hosted the first 14 seasons; co-hosts included Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., George Ross, and Carolyn Kepcher.
full credits at IMDb •
series entry at Wikipedia
"The Apprentice" TV series [2004-2007]
The original show format ran for six seasons, then came back for Season 10.
"The Apprentice: Martha Stewart" 13-episode spinoff series [2005]
full credits at IMDb
"The New Celebrity Apprentice" Season 15? [MGM/NBC-TV Jan 2017]
starring Arnold Schwarzenegger; possibly cancelled due to Donald Trump's insulting political remarks
"Saturday Night Live" [NBC-TV since 1975]
Donald Trump hosted the 3 April 2004 episode, which included the "Trump's House of Wings" fake ad skit; the skit was omitted from the official DVD, causing uproar from both sides: Trumpies were upset at removal of their hero, sentient viewers were upset that a damning video was removed; shows up viral on Twitter or YouTube now & then since.
"Donald Trump's House of Wings" comedy video [aired 3 April 2004] Season 29, Episode 16; dancing chickens were Maya Rudolph, Amy Poehler, Kenan Thompson, Seth Meyers
The SNL cold opening is about "The Apprentice"; DJT plugs "The Apprentice" on "Live with Regis and Kelly"; he and his co-hosts from "The Apprentice" form the "Apprentice Band" during their season break; DJT plays his own double in a version of "The Prince and The Pauper"; DJT plays Seth Meyer's father in "Fathers and Sons"; there's also a promo for "Fear Factor Junior" and a 9/11 Hearings sketch
DVD/Blu-ray not available • full credits at IMDb YouTube version not found • watch skit [2:17] online in new window {may have problems}
"Grouch Apprentice" episode [P.B.S. Sept 2005] of the "Sesame Street" TV series [1969-2015]
Grouchy builder Ronald Grump {Martin P. Robinson} needs a new apprentice; Oscar, Grungetta, Omagrossa, Swampy, and Elmo apply for the job. • Featuring voices of Pam Arciero, Fran Brill, Kevin Clash, Joey Mazzarino & Caroll Spinney, with archive footage of Larry King
episode credits at IMDb
58th Primetime Emmy Awards" TV show [NBC-TV Aug 2006]
Donald Trump sang the theme song from the 'Green Acres' [1965-71] TV series with Megan Mullally (of the 'Will & Grace' TV show)
watch the skit [7/2011 upload; 1:10] online at YouTube
"Small Potatoes: Who Killed The USFL?" docufilm [2009] /tt1501756/
S1.E3 of "30 for 30" TV sports docuseries [ESPN Films 2009-2020] /tt1408430/
The story of the rise and fall of the United States Football League, focusing on two owners: John Bassett, who wanted the league to compete in the spring; and Donald Trump, who wanted to take on the NFL and play in the fall • featuring actor Burt Reynolds {as Bandits team co-owner), Donald Trump {as New Jersey Generals team owner); with archive footage of: Howard Cosell (ABC Sports), boxer George Foreman, Ivana Trump, attorney Roy M. Cohn, TV newscaster Dan Rather
"The Making of Trump" TV special [Peacock/History Channel Nov 2015] 2-hour doumentary special that fills in the details behind Donald Trump's legendary rise, fall, and comeback. Narrated by Jon Seltzer; featuring Alfonse D'Amato, Michael D'Antonio, Donny Deutsch, Mark Halperin, Robin Leach, Dr. Robi Ludwig, Omarosa Manigault, Stephanie Ruhle, Liz Smith, Linda Stasi, Charley Steiner, Mike Tyson, and Jim Whelan; with archive footage of Rona Barrett, Tom Brokaw, Pat Buchanan, George H.W. Bush, Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Katie Couric, Phil Donahue, Robin Givens, Chris Hayes, Michael Jordan, Megyn Kelly, Don King, Ed Koch, Matt Lauer, David Letterman, Marla Maples, Barack Obama, Clarence Page, Rand Paul, Jane Pauley, Norman Vincent Peale, Ross Perot, Rick Perry, Danielle Pletka, Dan Quayle, Nancy Reagan, Ronald Reagan, Mitt Romney, Tim Russert, Michael Spinks, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Ivana Trump, Ivanka Trump, Melania Trump, Tiffany Trump, Jesse Ventura, Herschel Walker, and Chris Wallace
A&E Home Video widescreen color DVD [3/2016] for $9.29 full credits at IMDb •
watch full movie [1:44:06] online at YouTube
"Donald Trump and Ed Schultz" [9/2016] /tt6130910/ episode on the "PoliticKING with Larry King" TV series
"Donald Trump's The Art of The Deal: The Movie" [Funny or Die Feb 2016] 50-minute episode from the "Funny or Die" channel; released for free on the 'Funny or Die' website on 10 February 2016 to coincide with Trump's real-life victory at the 2016 New Hampshire primaries; the release was so secretive that most news outlets did not know it existed until the day it was released. The film was taken down from the website on February 21 for undisclosed reasons; 'Funny or Die' promised to bring it back shortly, and the film became available on Netflix on August First. The film's title song is an original work written specifically for the film by Kenny Loggins. Directed by Jeremy Konner; written by Joe Randazzo; starring Johnny Depp {as Donald Trump}, Ron Howard, Alfred Molina, Robert Morse, Patton Oswalt {as Merv Griffin}, Jack McBrayer, Michaela Watkins, Henry Winkler {as Ed Koch}, Stephen Merchant, Christopher Lloyd, Kristen Schaal, Andy Richter, Paul Scheer, Rob Huebel, Jason Mantzoukas, Tymberlee Hill, Joe Randazzo, Alex Scordelis; Emjay Anthony, Albert Tsai, Sayeed Shahidi, Jacob Tremblay {as Kids 1-4}; Paul & Linda Fusco {as Alf}
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available •
full credits at IMDb •
official movie site •
episode entry at Wikipedia watch 2/2016 official trailer [1:08] at YouTube
"Trump Nation: On The Trail With The G.O.P. Frontrunner" [Business Insider May 2016] filmed on the campaign trail in November 2015, released as 21-minute pro-Trump video, sold on several Xian websites; not listed at IMDb Featuring Donald Trump, Henry Blodget, Brian Stelter, Michael D'Antonio DVD/Blu-ray not yet available •
Amazon Instant Video [5/2016] pricing unclear
"Donald Trump's Real Estate Tycoon!" video game for PC [2002]
Tagline: 'Take on the king' • Single-player game, battling for real estate dominance against Donald Trump; Amazon user complains that game is designed so that you cannot beat him {true?}.
Activision video game [10/2002] for $23.95
"Trumped!" [2004-2008]
Donald Trump's 90-second syndicated radio segments aired on over 400 radio stations around the United States via Clear Channel for roughly four years; each episode was a short opinion on all manner of topics spoken by Trump.
Donald Trump is the subject of so many non-fiction and parody and fiction books that these pages -
the tycoon Donald Trump Page {here} and the Emperor Trump Page - got real yuge real fast, so the 'Books About' portions were cut from both in early 2020 and combined as DJTrump-books.htm.
Playboy Playmate Shera Bechard Playboy model Bechard supposedly had an affair circa 2016-2017 with R.N.C. bigwig and Trump donor Elliott Broidy; recent conjecture has it that the affair was with Donald Trump and that donor Broidy took the $1.6M fall for the affair and subsequent abortion as a form of payment so that several multi-million dollar business deals with Trump would be signed.
official photos •
IMDb listing •
entry at Wikipedia
E. Jean Carroll [b. 1943]
The former Elle Magazine advice columnist (1993-2019) published a book in 2019 that included accusations that she was sexually assaulted in the 1990s by CBS-TV exec Les Moonves and by Donald Trump; loudmouth Trump called the matter a hoax and called E. Jean a liar on his Truth Social platform; she filed a lawsuit in November 2022 against Trump for defamation and battery. The first trial ended with the jury convicting Trump and levying compensation of $5 million for damages; Trump repeated his slander and appealed; Carroll filed another lawsuit over the new defamation. In January 2024, a jury found Trump liable for $18.3 million in compensation for emotional & reputational harm, and $65 million in punitive damages, totaling $83.3 million. In March 2024, Trump was required to post a $91.6 million bond while the matter was on appeal.
Further details can be found on the Trump trials page.
Samantha Cohen [b. 1996] Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, recounts in his new book that Trump hit on his then-15-year-old daughter in front of him; the daughter recently told her version to CNN.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIlmXqIN4T8 [3.08]
porn star Stormy Daniels official website •
IMDb listing •
entry at Wikipedia Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen set up a shell company in October 2016 and used it to pay former porn star Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, $130,000 to keep quiet about alleged extramarital sexual encounters with Trump (she denies that it was 'an affair'). Revealed by The Wall Street Journal and other news media in January 2018: documents use pseudonyms, except attorney Cohen used his real name.
The sexual encounters apparently took place at the American Century Celebrity Golf Chamnpionship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course at Lake Tahoe, Nevada in July 2006.
click to see official photo of Donald & Stormy at Lake Tahoe in 2006
The bribery and cover-up of the Stormy Daniels 'hush money' events evolved into a federal criminal trial; the grand jury voted to indict Trump for 34 felony crimes in March 2023 and the trial began in April 2024.
former model Amy Dorris Amy came forward in an interview with The Guardian to say that President Trump assaulted her outside the bathroom in his VIP box at the U.S. Open in September 1997; she was 24 at the time. Several people confirmed to the British newspaper that Dorris had told them about the alleged sexual assault just after it happened, including a friend and her mother, and in the years after it happened, including a therapist. Trump kissed and groped her without her consent, he "just shoved his tongue down my throat and I was pushing him off," she said. "And then that's when his grip became tighter and his hands were very gropey and all over my butt, my breasts, my back, everything." Dorris said she considered coming forward in 2016, when numerous women accused Trump of similar assaults, but decided not to because she didn't want to hurt her family.
click to see official photo of Donald & Amy Dorris & Jason Binn at the U.S. Tennis Open in 1997
Trump 'jumped on' Swiss model Beatrice Keul when she met him at beauty pageant in 1993.
former Playboy Playmate Karen McDougal official website •
IMDb listing •
entry at Wikipedia The New Yorker Magazine reporter Ronan Farrow confirmed the authenticity of a document detailing an alleged affair between former Playboy Playmate (circa 1997-98) Karen McDougal and then-married real estate tycoon Donald Trump from August 2006 to April 2007; the eight-pages of handwritten notes say that they met many times over a nine month period at a bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel. American Media Inc., publisher of the National Enquirer gossip tabloid, paid $150,000 for McDougal's story but never ran it, which has led to allegations that it deliberately bought the story and killed it to protect Trump, who is personal friends with A.M.I. chief executive David Pecker.
click to see official photo of Donald & Karen in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2006
In July 2018, Michael Cohen's lawyer Lanny Davis gave C.N.N. the September 2016 audio recording that shows candidate Trump knew of a plan to buy the rights to McDougal's story about the 2006 affair she said that she had with Trump (and bury it).
In December 2019, McDougal sued Tucker Carlson and Fox News for defamation.
yoga teacher Karena Virginia She told the Washington Post in October 2016 that while waiting alone for a car in the parking lot at the U.S. Tennis Open in 1998, Donald Trump approached her and put his arm around her and touched her breast, while making comments about her body to a group of nearby men, before getting into his own waiting car and leaving.
model & actress Stacey Williams [b. 1968]
revealed in Oct 2024 that ex-president Trump touched her in an unwanted sexual way in 1993, after Jeffrey Epstein [1953-2019] introduced them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacey_Williams
TV actress Summer Zervos IMDb listing •
entry at Wikipedia she was a contestant on "The Apprentice" and says that Trump assaulted her in a bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel in 2007, his bodyguard brought her to Trump's bungalow instead of to the hotel dining room; Trump called her a liar, so she sued him for defamation in New York state court. Everything that Zervos has said about the encounter that could be verified has been: Trump was staying at the hotel at the time Zervos says the assault occurred; he had asked Zervos to meet him there for lunch; his bodyguard was there as well; and phone records show that Trump called Zervos several times during that time period.
click to see official photo of Donald & Summer not having any fun
Family & Friends Donald John Trump was born in Queens, New York City in June 1946; he made tentative runs for U.S. President in 1987, 2000, and 2011, and won the Republican Party nomination in July 2016, then the election in November; he was inaugurated as President/Emperor in January 2017.
Trump family page at Wikipedia
grandfather Friedrich Trump [1869-1918] was born in Germany.
grandmother Elisabeth Christ Trump [1880-1966] - married 1902, widowed 1918
aunt Elizabeth Trump [1904-61]
father Fred C. Trump [1905-99]
mother Mary Anne MacLeod Trump [1912-2000] - married 1936, became U.S. citizen 1942, widowed in 1999
uncle John George Trump [1907-85]
sister Judge Maryanne Trump Desmond Barry [b. 1937]
first husband David Desmond [] - married 1960, divorced 1980
Donald's nephew psychologist David William Desmond [b. 1960]
second husband lawyer John Joseph Barry [d. 4/2000] - married 1982-2000
brother Frederick Crist 'Freddy' Trump, Jr. [1938-81]
sister-in-law Linda Clapp Trump [] - married 1962
nephew Frederick Crist 'Fritz' Trump III [b. 11/1962]
married Lisa Beth Lorant Trump
3 children
niece Mary Lea Trump [b. 5/1965]
author entry at Wikipedia lesbian marriage ??, divorced ??
daughter Avary [b. circa 2000]
brother Robert Trump [1948-2020] + (1987) wife Blaine
first wife Ivana Zelnícková Winklmayr Trump Mazzucchelli Rubicondi [1949-2022] - married 1977, divorced 1991 The New York City medical examiner's office said Friday July 15 that Ivana Trump died accidentally from 'blunt impact injuries' to her torso; other sources reported that she fell down the stairs at her Manhattan home.
daughter Ivanka Marie Trump Kushner [b. 1981]
given unspecified position as WH advisor to her father, with full security clearance and an office in the White House
son-in-law Jared Kushner appointed as Senior Advisor to Emperor Trump
second wife Marla Ann Maples Trump [b. 1963] - married 1993, divorced 1999
daughter Tiffany Ariana Trump [b. 1993]
third wife Melania 'Malaria' Knauss {nee Melanija Knavs in Slovenia} Trump [b. 1970] - married 2005
son Barron William Trump [b. 2006] is six feet, seven inches tall at age 18
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