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7. 1950s TV episode featured con man named "Trump" who wanted to build a wall

Reply to Norrrm (Reply #6)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 09:57 PM

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Trackdown was the show

It had a 1958 episode named "The End of the World" featured a con man named Walter Trump.

An episode of the 1950s series "Trackdown" featured a character named "Trump" who wanted to build a wall to stop the world from ending. It's resurfaced on social media, given the parallels to today's border controversy. CBSN contributor and Signal newsletter writer Willis Sparks takes us through the uncanny similarities.

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