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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 12:54 PM Oct 2016

2009: Following her son's death, Trump blogged RE: how he worked like hell to pick up Kelly Preston

In January 2009, Kelly Preston and John Travolta's son Jett passed away at the age of 16 after suffering a seizure while on a family vacation. Four days later, Trump wrote a blog post dedicated to Preston on the website of the now-defunct Trump University, which has been sued by the state of New York and former students over claims of fraud.

The mogul expressed his condolences to Preston for her loss, but not before he mentioned the time he tried to sleep with her. According to Trump, the attempt failed.

"A long time ago, before I was married, I met Kelly Preston at a club and worked like hell to try and pick her up," he wrote on the Trump University website. "She was beautiful, personable, and definitely had allure. At the time I had no idea she was married to John Travolta."

He continued, "In any event, my track record on this subject has always been outstanding, but Kelly wouldn't give me the time of day. She was very nice, very elegant, but I didn't have a chance with her, and that was that."

Trump ended his blog post by saying his thoughts were with Preston and her family.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/10/trump-files-kelly-preston
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2009: Following her son's death, Trump blogged RE: how he worked like hell to pick up Kelly Preston (Original Post) Miles Archer Oct 2016 OP
the apricot asshole couldn't even write a condolence note without being an asshole? niyad Oct 2016 #1
Sociopathic fuckhead!!!!!! Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2016 #2
Trump is an asshole of epic proportions. gordianot Oct 2016 #3
As a woman, I feel he's already done that. ;) catbyte Oct 2016 #6
I agree 100%. gordianot Oct 2016 #7
This goes way beyond just being an asshole. Laffy Kat Oct 2016 #4
He may have a variety of personality disorders but is by no means insane. gordianot Oct 2016 #8
Oh, I agree with you. Laffy Kat Oct 2016 #12
Not insanity, but narcissism DOES affect reasoning, Hortensis Oct 2016 #13
So true. Terrifying. nt Laffy Kat Oct 2016 #14
wooooooooooowwww nt retrowire Oct 2016 #5
Before he was married? LisaM Oct 2016 #9
I thought I'd seen it all from him spiderpig Oct 2016 #10
Who thinks this is an appropriate topic in a condolence message? yellowcanine Oct 2016 #11
There is nothing in his life that isn't about him Roland99 Oct 2016 #15
Well, I know I have Ilsa Oct 2016 #16

niyad

(113,074 posts)
1. the apricot asshole couldn't even write a condolence note without being an asshole?
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 12:55 PM
Oct 2016

does this surprise any of us???

gordianot

(15,233 posts)
3. Trump is an asshole of epic proportions.
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 01:09 PM
Oct 2016

A loss in this election is the ticket before he branches out into crimes against humanity.

gordianot

(15,233 posts)
7. I agree 100%.
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 02:26 PM
Oct 2016

I work with the Deaf you should have heard the discussions about Trump's comments regarding Marlee Matlin I heard last night.

Large scale human massacres, genocide, war crimes would be a next step. Human rights violations, discrimination, sexual assault, financial fraud (non payment to contractors), extortion suing people, and quite possibly treason are all there is for now.

gordianot

(15,233 posts)
8. He may have a variety of personality disorders but is by no means insane.
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 02:31 PM
Oct 2016

He knows what he is doing and just will not stop.

Laffy Kat

(16,373 posts)
12. Oh, I agree with you.
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 04:40 PM
Oct 2016

Extreme, pathological narcissism is not insanity. It's a major personality disorder but he is completely sane.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
13. Not insanity, but narcissism DOES affect reasoning,
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 04:45 PM
Oct 2016

as we see. He's surprised over and over again when some statement he thinks is great generates shocked disapproval when the nation hears it. There is something terribly wrong with him, all right. He is a dysfunctional fraction of a human being, with important parts disconnected. If he were president we might really wake up one morning to learn we'd murdered 20 million people because someone wasn't being "nice" to him.

LisaM

(27,794 posts)
9. Before he was married?
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 02:31 PM
Oct 2016

Before which marriage? That doesn't make any sense. Does he mean before he was married to Melania?

spiderpig

(10,419 posts)
10. I thought I'd seen it all from him
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 02:43 PM
Oct 2016

but to frame a condolence message to a grieving mother around his own fantasies of his magnificent sexual allure is just vomit-inducing.

What is wrong with this creep?

Roland99

(53,342 posts)
15. There is nothing in his life that isn't about him
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 06:29 PM
Oct 2016

He probably tries to take credit for his wife's bowel movements too

Ilsa

(61,690 posts)
16. Well, I know I have
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 07:14 PM
Oct 2016

had more loose BMs since the RNC convention.

But yes, he tried to make her son's tragic death a story about his sexual prowess, even though she rebuffed him.

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