Such an incredible flash back interview of our President.
Trump spoke in his 30s the absolute truth.
Trump has shown as president how to get the job done that others didn’t cause the wanted to be liked or with Hussein gave money to the terrorist regime of Iran.
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In 1980, Rona Barrett asked Donald Trump what he'd do if he lost his fortune. He said, "Maybe I'd run for president." He was joking. Both things happened.
He's 34. He just opened the Grand Hyatt a $100 million renovation of the old Commodore Hotel near Grand Central Terminal. It's his first major deal. His father co-signed the $70 million construction loan. Trump Tower is still three years away.
Barrett asks if he'd ever want to be president. He says no. "It's a very mean life." He says the most capable people in the country aren't running for office. Then he says: "One man could turn this country around. The one proper president."
He turns to Iran. The hostages have been held for nearly a year. "That this country sits back and allows a country such as Iran to hold our hostages is a horror." He says the U.S. should have used military force. "I don't think they'd do it with other countries."
Two years later, Forbes put him on the first-ever 400 list splitting a $200 million fortune with his father. By 1989, they valued him at $1.7 billion.
By 1990, he owed $3.4 billion. The casinos went bankrupt. The airline folded. The banks put him on a $450,000-a-month allowance.
By 2016, he was the 45th President of the United States.
A 34-year-old with one hotel, joking about bankruptcy and the presidency in the same sentence. The punchline took 36 years.