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7. Trump tried to hire Frank Sinatra for the opening of the Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 29, 2026, 05:02 PM

3 hrs ago

Trump attempted to lowball Sinatra with stage/performance price.

Not only that but Trump wanted to axe a few other performers, including Sammy Davis Jr.

Sinatra's manager was Eliot Weisman. Sinatra told his manager Weisman, “to tell Trump to go fuck himself or give Trump’s phone number to Sinatra so that he could do it himself.”

Here's the full story if anyone is interested.

https://www.salon.com/2017/10/09/frank-sinatra-donald-trump-go-f-yourself/

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This explains so much. milestogo 8 hrs ago #3

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