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Donald Trump and the press

Wollman rink, version 1: In 1980, repairs began on Central Park's Wollman Rink, with an anticipated two-and-a-half year construction time frame. Because of flaws in the design and numerous problems during construction, the project was still unfinished in May 1986 and was estimated to require another 18 months and $2 million to $3 million to complete. Trump was awarded a contract as the general contractor in June 1986 to finish the repairs by December 15 with a cost ceiling of $3 million, with the actual costs to be reimbursed by the city. Trump hired an architect, a construction company, and a Canadian ice-rink manufacturer and completed the work in four months, $775,000 under budget. He operated the rink for a year and gave some of the profits to charity and public works projects in exchange for the rink's concession rights. Trump managed the rink from 1987 to 1995. He received another contract in 2001 which was extended until 2021. While the work was in progress, Trump called numerous press conferences. "There was the memorable completion-of-the-laying-of-the-pipes news conference on Sept. 10, followed by the-pouring-of-the-cement news conference the very next day." In 1987, he also unsuccessfully tried to get the city to rename the landmark after him; the Trump logo is prominently displayed on the railing encircling the rink, on the Zamboni, on the rental skates, and on the rink's website. According to journalist Joyce Purnick, Trump's "Wollman success was also the stuff of a carefully crafted, self-promotional legend."

Wollman rink, version 2: A general contractor unconnected to Trump started a repair job on the Wollman Rink in Central Park in 1980. The project had an expected $2 1/2$-year construction schedule but was not completed by 1986. Trump took over the project and completed the work in three months for $1.95 million, which was $775,000 less than the initial budget. He then operated the rink for one year with some profits going to charity in exchange for the rink's concession rights. According to journalist Joyce Purnick, Trump's "Wollman success was also the stuff of a carefully crafted, self-promotional legend."

USFL: "He has no public-relations agent. His competitors wonder how this can be, but watching him at the sports forum provided an explanation. While executives of the other teams told the audience about problems of negotiation and arbitration, about dirty restrooms inside their arenas and street crime outside and about 'attempting to move the Mets in the right direction,' Donald Trump was electrifying the room the rat-a-tat-tat revelations, dropping names of star N.F.L. players and coaches he would sign in a matter of hours."

Principal for a day: Spent 2½ hours at P.S. 70, The Bronx, as Principal for a Day. Offered to take 15 lucky fifth graders to Nike store at Trump tower for free sneakers, upsetting the rest of the fifth graders. Asked by one student why he wasn't offering scholarships instead.

Mentioned in the NYT: In the 1980s, Donald Trump or the Trump Organization's names appeared in the New York Times more than 2000 while the more successful and much richer other Trumps, Jules and Edward M. of the Trump Group, were mentioned 15 times. In the 1990s, the numbers were more than 2000 and 2, respectively. In 2013, Wealth-X ranked Edward M. Trump 35th, with $95 billion, on its "list of the 50 most influential ultra high net worth individuals".

First edit: Trump’s everlasting political legacy (aside from his two impeachments) is being singlehandedly procedurally responsible for giving abortion law-making in the U.S. back to state legislatures due to all three of his conservative Supreme Court judge appointees voting to overturn Roe v. Wade in June 2022, which was unconstitutionally imposed at the federal level in January 1973.

Second edit: Trump’s most notable political legacies are his two impeachments, his alleged provocation of the January 6th attack and being singlehandedly procedurally responsible for giving abortion law-making in the U.S. back to state legislatures. The latter due to all three of his conservative Supreme Court judge appointees voting to overturn Roe v. Wade in June 2022, which was unconstitutionally imposed at the federal level in January 1973.

Space4Time3Continuum2x (talk) 21:21, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

Déjà vu: the questions, the lecturing Rv at will, as always

Aug 22: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Donald_Trump&diff=1171632227&oldid=1171631544 trimming description of voice sample to summary level) Aug 24: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Donald_Trump&diff=1171950723&oldid=1171897216 voice box specification Aug 31: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Donald_Trump&diff=1173121533&oldid=1173120014 Unnecessary to say whose voice sample it is, given the context (big, fat title at the top of article object's infobox), but we should say that it's a voice sample. Description: date would suffice—who cares what he said (it's a voice sample) but meh. World Health Organization is linked in article body.) Sep 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Donald_Trump&diff=1173216045&oldid=1173153279 formatting

I'm far past caring about any and all issues on the Trump bio page. The article and its talk page are both [an appalling dump heap], and I generally have enough sense to stay far away.