Here's what it was like to work for Trump (and how he feared he was going to be cut in 2 by lasers

[soothsayer]

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artyn McLaughlin
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Nov 18, 2020
When I worked for Donald Trump, he threatened not to pay me, then cowered in fear thinking he was going to be cut in two by lasers.

@drjgoldblatt, who oversaw the grand opening of Trump's doomed casinos in the 1990s, writes for @TheScotsman:

https://t.co/hNlsLDsoPq?amp=1

Here's what it was like to work for Trump (and how he feared he was going to be cut in two by...
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Martyn McLaughlin
@MartynMcL
Key excerpt from Joe Goldblatt's piece. With heavy Goldfinger vibes.

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Laser lights were part of this production and although I had been warned not to speak to The Donald I persevered because of my concern for his personal safety. I approached the imperious owner backstage, introduced myself and told him that when he entered to always look forward because we would be shooting laser beams over his head and if he looked backward he might be blinded by the strong burning lights. He agreed to follow my direction and this might have actually been the last time he actually listened to anyone else.

His theme music, Eye of the Tiger, began blaring from loudspeakers and as the bright green beams projected over his large head, Trump began his walk toward the 5,000 members of his staff. However, a mishap occurred and suddenly the laser beams dropped by a metre and appeared to project through Trump’s midsection.

Upon seeing this he immediately dropped to his knees, seemingly in fear of being severed in two by the powerful beams. I called out from the wings “It is all right, stand up and give your speech”. He looked at me with genuine fear and then rose, walked to the lectern and, though obviously shook up, delivered his usual rant.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Dumbest adult alive over the age of 16 and I can prove it.

[CatMor]

2. Remember trump is the guy who thinks we have an invisible airplane.

[SeattleVet]

3. Uh...

[CatMor]

6. So funny ...

[Hermit-The-Prog]

11. All those billions spent and I CAN STILL SEE THE DAMN WHEELS!

[dalton99a]

4. Kick

[Withywindle]

5. This made me laugh like a loon

The spectacle! "Eye of the Tiger"! Lasers! It's such cheeseball self-aggrandizement and narcissistic spectacle - and then he gets all scared by a non-threat. He really thinks real lasers work the way they do in Star Wars.

I can just imagine him trying to do that slo-mo badass action hero walk, and the.....

[soothsayer]

9. I've been looking for any video, but this made me laugh too

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/04/05/Trump-officially-opens-Taj-Mahal/2036639288000/

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Smoke poured from the lamp and neon-green lasers shot through the air to a huge video screen, where Fabu the genie appeared and said to Trump: 'Your dream is our command.'

Then a gigantic red ribbon draped over the 42-story hotel tower came apart in a puff of smoke and lasers, and fireworks laced the night sky to 'Star Wars' music and the 'Stars and Stripes Forever.'

Throughout it all, Trump hung on to the handle of the genie's lamp to steady himself in the strong wind on the raised platform.

The host of celebrities rumored to attend the opening, including Liza Minelli, Tom Cruise, and Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, failed to materialize.

[Solly Mack]

7. Typical bully. A coward to the core.

[Nexus2]

8. Trump dropped to his knees

and got up again without assistance and/or equipment?

[Buns_of_Fire]

10. A true WWE entrance. Learned (stole) from his buddy Vince

McMahon, probably.

And there's no evidence that he briefly wrestled professionally as "Brad Butterball," so stop saying that.