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TRUMP Does the Unthinkable by Liz Crokin
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LINK to Town Hall Article by Liz Crokin
[NOTE: In researching this article, the implication by Crokin is that these actions by Trump had gone unnoticed by the media. This isn't exactly true, however, the media didn't sensationalize these acts by Trump due to their lack of sensational sales appeal within the media.]
quote:Donald Trump is a racist, bigot, sexist, xenophobe, anti-Semitic and Islamophobe -- did I miss anything? The left and the media launch these hideous kinds of attacks at Trump everyday; yet, nothing could be further from the truth about the real estate mogul. As an entertainment journalist, I?ve had the opportunity to cover Trump for over a decade, and in all my years covering him I?ve never heard anything negative about the man until he announced he was running for president. Keep in mind, I got paid a lot of money to dig up dirt on celebrities like Trump for a living so a scandalous story on the famous billionaire could?ve potentially sold a lot of magazines and would?ve been a ?yuge? feather in my cap. Instead, I found that he doesn?t drink alcohol or do drugs, he?s a hardworking businessman and totally devoted to his beloved wife and children. On top of that, he?s one of the most generous celebrities in the world with a heart filled with more gold than his $100 million New York penthouse.
In 2004, the first season of ?The Apprentice? aired and at that time I worked as an entertainment columnist for the ?RedEye Edition of the Chicago Tribune? and as a freelancer for ?Us Weekly?. I had a gut feeling that Chicago contestant, Bill Rancic, was going to win the reality show. So I contacted him and covered the hit show the entire season. I managed to score an invite to New York for the show?s grand finale and after-party. This is where I first met Trump and got to ask him a few questions. That year, Rancic did win ?The Apprentice?. I attended ?The Apprentice? finale the next two years in a row. Between that and the frequent visits Trump and his family made to Chicago during the construction of their Trump International Hotel & Tower, I got a chance to meet most of his family too and I?ve had nothing but positive experiences with them. Since the media has failed so miserably at reporting the truth about Trump, I decided to put together some of the acts of kindness he?s committed over three decades which has gone virtually unnoticed or fallen on deaf ears.
In 1986, Trump prevented the foreclosure of Annabell Hill?s family farm after her husband committed suicide. Trump personally phoned down to the auction to stop the sale of her home and offered the widow money. Trump decided to take action after he saw Hill?s pleas for help in news reports.
In 1988, a commercial airline refused to fly Andrew Ten, a sick Orthodox Jewish child with a rare illness, across the country to get medical care because he had to travel with an elaborate life-support system. His grief stricken parents contacted Trump for help and he didn?t hesitate to send his own plane to take the child from Los Angeles to New York so he could get his treatment.
In 1991, 200 Marines who served in Operation Desert Storm spent time at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina before they were scheduled to return home to their families. However, the Marines were told that a mistake had been made and an aircraft would not be able to take them home on their scheduled departure date. When Trump got wind of this, he sent his plane to make two trips from North Carolina to Miami to safely return the Gulf War Marines to their loved ones.
In 1995, a motorist stopped to help Trump after the limo he was traveling in got a flat tire. Trump asked the Good Samaritan how he could repay him for his help. All the man asked for was a bouquet of flowers for his wife. A few weeks later Trump sent the flowers with a note that read: ?We?ve paid off your mortgage.?
In 1996, Trump filed a lawsuit against the city of Palm Beach, Florida accusing the town of discriminating against his Mar-a-Lago resort club because it allowed Jews and blacks. Abraham Foxman, who was the Anti-Defamation League Director at the time, said Trump ?put the light on Palm Beach ? not on the beauty and the glitter, but on its seamier side of discrimination.? Foxman also noted that Trump?s charge had a trickle-down effect because other clubs followed his lead and began admitting Jews and blacks.
In 2000, Maury Povich featured a little girl named Megan who struggled with Brittle Bone Disease on his show and Trump happened to be watching. Trump said the little girl?s story and positive attitude touched his heart. So he contacted Maury and gifted the little girl and her family with a very generous check.
In 2008, after Jennifer Hudson?s family members were tragically murdered in Chicago, Trump put the Oscar-winning actress and her family up at his Windy City hotel for free. In addition to that, Trump?s security took extra measures to ensure Hudson and her family members were safe during such a difficult time.
In 2013, New York bus driver Darnell Barton spotted a woman close to the edge of a bridge staring at traffic below as he drove by. He stopped the bus, got out and put his arm around the woman and saved her life by convincing her to not jump. When Trump heard about this story, he sent the hero bus driver a check simply because he believed his good deed deserved to be rewarded.
In 2014, Trump gave $25,000 to Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi after he spent seven months in a Mexican jail for accidentally crossing the US-Mexico border. President Barack Obama couldn?t even be bothered to make one phone call to assist with the United States Marine?s release; however, Trump opened his pocketbook to help this serviceman get back on his feet.
In 2016, Melissa Consin Young attended a Trump rally and tearfully thanked Trump for changing her life. She said she proudly stood on stage with Trump as Miss Wisconsin USA in 2005. However, years later she found herself struggling with an incurable illness and during her darkest days she explained that she received a handwritten letter from Trump telling her she?s the ?bravest woman, I know.? She said the opportunities that she got from Trump and his organizations ultimately provided her Mexican-American son with a full-ride to college.
Lynne Patton, a black female executive for the Trump Organization, released a statement in 2016 defending her boss against accusations that he?s a racist and a bigot. She tearfully revealed how she?s struggled with substance abuse and addiction for years. Instead of kicking her to the curb, she said the Trump Organization and his entire family loyally stood by her through ?immensely difficult times.?
Trump?s kindness knows no bounds and his generosity has and continues to touch the lives of people from every sex, race and religion. When Trump sees someone in need, he wants to help. Two decades ago, Oprah asked Trump in a TV interview if he?d run for president. He said: ?If it got so bad, I would never want to rule it out totally, because I really am tired of seeing what?s happening with this country.? That day has come. Trump sees that America is in need and he wants to help ? how unthinkable!
The fact is, Trump is Trump... You either like him or you hate him.
My Dad always told me...
"Say what you mean boy and then dammit, do what you said!"
While acting solely as a business mogul prior to his election, I don't think Trump had ever backed down or failed upon his word. He said what he meant and followed through with what he said he would do. So now as POTUS, why would he start a failing spree when all the world is watching?
Whether or not you like or hate Trump, I believe, Trump is gonna complete what he set out to do; "Drain the Swamp", "Build the Wall", and "R&R Obamma-care.". The first is clearly occurring within Trump's own circles as evidenced by the recent personnel changes at the White House. In Trump's position, he's got to get the right people in place to do the right things...
The mid-term elections is gonna be enlightening I believe... A massive DC swamp drain is gonna be let open.
He's got just over four years left in his first term. Sit back and enjoy the political fireworks.
[NOTE: In researching this article, the implication by Crokin is that these actions by Trump had gone unnoticed by the media. This isn't exactly true, however, the media didn't sensationalize these acts by Trump due to their lack of sensational sales appeal within the media.]
quote:Donald Trump is a racist, bigot, sexist, xenophobe, anti-Semitic and Islamophobe -- did I miss anything? The left and the media launch these hideous kinds of attacks at Trump everyday; yet, nothing could be further from the truth about the real estate mogul. As an entertainment journalist, I?ve had the opportunity to cover Trump for over a decade, and in all my years covering him I?ve never heard anything negative about the man until he announced he was running for president. Keep in mind, I got paid a lot of money to dig up dirt on celebrities like Trump for a living so a scandalous story on the famous billionaire could?ve potentially sold a lot of magazines and would?ve been a ?yuge? feather in my cap. Instead, I found that he doesn?t drink alcohol or do drugs, he?s a hardworking businessman and totally devoted to his beloved wife and children. On top of that, he?s one of the most generous celebrities in the world with a heart filled with more gold than his $100 million New York penthouse.
In 2004, the first season of ?The Apprentice? aired and at that time I worked as an entertainment columnist for the ?RedEye Edition of the Chicago Tribune? and as a freelancer for ?Us Weekly?. I had a gut feeling that Chicago contestant, Bill Rancic, was going to win the reality show. So I contacted him and covered the hit show the entire season. I managed to score an invite to New York for the show?s grand finale and after-party. This is where I first met Trump and got to ask him a few questions. That year, Rancic did win ?The Apprentice?. I attended ?The Apprentice? finale the next two years in a row. Between that and the frequent visits Trump and his family made to Chicago during the construction of their Trump International Hotel & Tower, I got a chance to meet most of his family too and I?ve had nothing but positive experiences with them. Since the media has failed so miserably at reporting the truth about Trump, I decided to put together some of the acts of kindness he?s committed over three decades which has gone virtually unnoticed or fallen on deaf ears.
In 1986, Trump prevented the foreclosure of Annabell Hill?s family farm after her husband committed suicide. Trump personally phoned down to the auction to stop the sale of her home and offered the widow money. Trump decided to take action after he saw Hill?s pleas for help in news reports.
In 1988, a commercial airline refused to fly Andrew Ten, a sick Orthodox Jewish child with a rare illness, across the country to get medical care because he had to travel with an elaborate life-support system. His grief stricken parents contacted Trump for help and he didn?t hesitate to send his own plane to take the child from Los Angeles to New York so he could get his treatment.
In 1991, 200 Marines who served in Operation Desert Storm spent time at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina before they were scheduled to return home to their families. However, the Marines were told that a mistake had been made and an aircraft would not be able to take them home on their scheduled departure date. When Trump got wind of this, he sent his plane to make two trips from North Carolina to Miami to safely return the Gulf War Marines to their loved ones.
In 1995, a motorist stopped to help Trump after the limo he was traveling in got a flat tire. Trump asked the Good Samaritan how he could repay him for his help. All the man asked for was a bouquet of flowers for his wife. A few weeks later Trump sent the flowers with a note that read: ?We?ve paid off your mortgage.?
In 1996, Trump filed a lawsuit against the city of Palm Beach, Florida accusing the town of discriminating against his Mar-a-Lago resort club because it allowed Jews and blacks. Abraham Foxman, who was the Anti-Defamation League Director at the time, said Trump ?put the light on Palm Beach ? not on the beauty and the glitter, but on its seamier side of discrimination.? Foxman also noted that Trump?s charge had a trickle-down effect because other clubs followed his lead and began admitting Jews and blacks.
In 2000, Maury Povich featured a little girl named Megan who struggled with Brittle Bone Disease on his show and Trump happened to be watching. Trump said the little girl?s story and positive attitude touched his heart. So he contacted Maury and gifted the little girl and her family with a very generous check.
In 2008, after Jennifer Hudson?s family members were tragically murdered in Chicago, Trump put the Oscar-winning actress and her family up at his Windy City hotel for free. In addition to that, Trump?s security took extra measures to ensure Hudson and her family members were safe during such a difficult time.
In 2013, New York bus driver Darnell Barton spotted a woman close to the edge of a bridge staring at traffic below as he drove by. He stopped the bus, got out and put his arm around the woman and saved her life by convincing her to not jump. When Trump heard about this story, he sent the hero bus driver a check simply because he believed his good deed deserved to be rewarded.
In 2014, Trump gave $25,000 to Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi after he spent seven months in a Mexican jail for accidentally crossing the US-Mexico border. President Barack Obama couldn?t even be bothered to make one phone call to assist with the United States Marine?s release; however, Trump opened his pocketbook to help this serviceman get back on his feet.
In 2016, Melissa Consin Young attended a Trump rally and tearfully thanked Trump for changing her life. She said she proudly stood on stage with Trump as Miss Wisconsin USA in 2005. However, years later she found herself struggling with an incurable illness and during her darkest days she explained that she received a handwritten letter from Trump telling her she?s the ?bravest woman, I know.? She said the opportunities that she got from Trump and his organizations ultimately provided her Mexican-American son with a full-ride to college.
Lynne Patton, a black female executive for the Trump Organization, released a statement in 2016 defending her boss against accusations that he?s a racist and a bigot. She tearfully revealed how she?s struggled with substance abuse and addiction for years. Instead of kicking her to the curb, she said the Trump Organization and his entire family loyally stood by her through ?immensely difficult times.?
Trump?s kindness knows no bounds and his generosity has and continues to touch the lives of people from every sex, race and religion. When Trump sees someone in need, he wants to help. Two decades ago, Oprah asked Trump in a TV interview if he?d run for president. He said: ?If it got so bad, I would never want to rule it out totally, because I really am tired of seeing what?s happening with this country.? That day has come. Trump sees that America is in need and he wants to help ? how unthinkable!
The fact is, Trump is Trump... You either like him or you hate him.
My Dad always told me...
"Say what you mean boy and then dammit, do what you said!"
While acting solely as a business mogul prior to his election, I don't think Trump had ever backed down or failed upon his word. He said what he meant and followed through with what he said he would do. So now as POTUS, why would he start a failing spree when all the world is watching?
Whether or not you like or hate Trump, I believe, Trump is gonna complete what he set out to do; "Drain the Swamp", "Build the Wall", and "R&R Obamma-care.". The first is clearly occurring within Trump's own circles as evidenced by the recent personnel changes at the White House. In Trump's position, he's got to get the right people in place to do the right things...
The mid-term elections is gonna be enlightening I believe... A massive DC swamp drain is gonna be let open.
He's got just over four years left in his first term. Sit back and enjoy the political fireworks.
Comments
someone will be along to claim he is turning into Satan during the eclipse and will have human sacrifices in the white house to rain down fire and brimstone on all those that appose him
I really don't care if he was nice or not, I would be more interested in him moving the country further.
To that end if the other GOP Senators and House members don't get on board I hope the Trump voters show them the door quickly. Trump has a very short time frame to make a difference or we will be looking at a landslide on the Left in 2020
Do Democrats realize that if Trump is impeached or resigns, Mike Pence will become president?
Unlike President Trump, President Pence knows how to play by your rules and he will cut out your living bleeding hearts and hand them back to you. Be careful what you wish for Pinkos.