Donald Trump groomed 17 year old Monica Seles at Mar-a-Lago in 1991

[clevergrrrl]

Monica Seles, the No. 1-ranked women's player who vanished after abruptly pulling out of Wimbledon with a mystery injury, is staying at the Florida estate of developer Donald Trump, the New York Post reported Monday.

Asked if there might be a romance brewing between the high-profile, 44-year-old developer and the [17 year old] blonde tennis player, the source was quoted as saying:

"Well, he's not interested in her. He just thinks Monica's a nice girl, and he admires her tennis skills."

In a later interview: "I don’t think I made a mistake. I felt a lot of pressure, a lot of pressure inside myself. . . . I was confused." - Monica Seles, 11/19/23

https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1991/07/02/report-the-monica-is-staying-at-florida-home-of-the-donald/

A romance brewing between a 44 year old leech and a 17 year old? What the hell, man? There is no question that Donald trump was molesting underage girls. The press in the United States is disgusting, covering for this Baron Harkonnen looking pustule. But let's not forget this was a time (the 90s) when Jerry Seinfeld was dating an underage girl. Why wasn't the answer to: "Is Trump dating Seles?" Answer: "Are you out of your mind? She's 17 years old!!! Get our of here you sick POS!"

Going back in time, the year 1991 was the turning point in the tennis career of the then-teenage Seles. That year, Seles won three out of the four Grand Slam titles and reached the top of the WTA rankings. While she enjoyed the newly found success, she was forced to take shelter at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago after withdrawing from a highly prestigious tournament.

Monica Seles shifts to Trump’s mansion
Winning the Australian Open and the French Open, the top seeded Seles was eyeing a title at the Wimbledon Championships. However, two days prior to the Championships, Monica Seles shook the world by announcing her sudden withdrawal from the tournament. It was reported that her decision was a direct result of injuries sustained in a ‘minor’ car accident. However, the details of the accident remain unspecified.

Being the top-ranked player and the favorite for the title, Seles’ withdrawal instantly became a matter of concern. Things turned to the worse when neither Seles nor anyone from her team remained available for comments. In the urge to gather information about the withdrawal of the then Yugoslavian player, the press surrounded the residence of Seles, forcing her to shift to the place of a surprising friend.

After being untraceable for days, Seles was spotted on the grounds of the palatial Palm Beach residence of Donald Trump, Mar-a-Lago. It was reported that a source close to Trump confirmed that Seles and her family shifted to the Trump’s property a week ago to escape the press.

https://www.essentiallysports.com/wta-tennis-news-american-star-monica-seles-once-had-to-take-refuge-at-donald-trumps-mar-a-logo-estate-after-her-sudden-wimbledon-decision/

Patterns repeat themselves. A young, Eastern European teenage girl, why did she find sanctuary with Donald Trump? What traumatic event forced her to drop out of the Wimbledon tournament? I remember this episode slightly. It was a big story at the time. Why did Monica Seles suddenly drop out of attending Wimbledon, the crowning achievement of every professional tennis player's career. The first article makes it seems like "the injury" was just a cover story and Seles' own quote makes it seem like there was A LOT more to the story.

[Dave Bowman]

1. "Baron Harkonnen looking pustule."

Yep, but uglier.

[marble falls]

2. How about a warning next time. Scared me half to death!

[malaise]

3. Here's a good read

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/sep/06/trump-and-the-us-open-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-transactional-love-match


In her 1991 title victory speech a teenage Monica Seles thanked Trump – who was rumoured to have helped the world No 1 drop off the radar for a six-week stretch that saw her miss Wimbledon. “He was the one person that kind of said the whole two weeks that I could do it,” she said. The crowd had a go at them both. Trump never completely won them back. Boos often greeted his seemingly obligatory appearances on the big screen. Before long, the negativity became something to revel in.

It should surprise no one that, given his long history of misogyny, Trump seemed particularly keen on mansplaining his way around women’s tennis. In a 2004 Inside Tennis interview he was particularly obsessed with just-crowned Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova – doubting her business acumen in one breath (offering up “the right management”), doting on her like a prize horse the next (“her gait is magnificent … and those shoulders”) before concluding that her looks were what ultimately pushed her past Serena Williams in the Wimbledon final. “I think [Serena] looked across the court and said: ‘I’m playing against a supermodel.’ I think it had an impact.”

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Let his racist comment on Serena sink in, Serena finished her career with 24 effin Grand Slam wins.

Only a racist simpleton would think that his version of beauty decides the winner

[llmart]

7. So he was booed even back then.

Most of us who are old enough remember that he was hated by a lot of people even back then.

Tell me he wasn't a child molester. Younger people can be easily manipulated if they think a person is trying to "help" them in some way.

He disgusts me and he disgusted me even back in the 70's.

[malaise]

10. Yep

Despicable all his life

[llmart]

16. I honestly can't think of one redeeming quality that he has.

He is 100% a damaged human being.

[malaise]

17. Not effin one

Rec

[progressoid]

4. Monica Seles has myasthenia gravis

https://theconversation.com/champion-tennis-player-monica-seles-has-myasthenia-gravis-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-affect-sufferers-263242

[malaise]

5. Too sad

Rec

[jfz9580m]

13. The knifing was the saddest part

She never returned to her original form after that. I used to follow tennis back then.
I didn’t like her much at first because I was a Steffi Graff fan (after Chris Evert retired) and because of the grunting…I thought (like some others) that it was a gambit to distract her opponents. But I became more sympathetic to her after that attack and though it was not her fault felt much cooler toward Graff, when she continued to win after. I knew it was unfair to Graff since you couldn’t expect her to retire because a nutcase stabbed Seles. But these things are not rational..somehow it seemed unseemly when she kept on winning after such a blatantly unfair thing took Seles out.

I felt sympathetic towards her after that and cheered her on when she returned. But she could never again focus or play well or return to anywhere near her old form..

[malaise]

15. So true

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[Kingofalldems]

6. Kick this one.

[Emile]

8. This, MUST READ!

[pfitz59]

9. He has always been a monster

Its why he went to military school. POS for life.

[Permanut]

11. K & R

[LymphocyteLover]

12. Dating underage girls was much more accepted or non-taboo back then

A lot of pop sings about dating 16or 17 year old girls

[FakeNoose]

14. I remember when there were rumors back in the early 90's

We should find out if Epstein set this up for Chump ... they would have been regular "Bros" back then.