Politics

10 things you didn’t know about Donald Trump

By Legacy User

August 19, 2015

2 minutes to read

Trump doesn’t drink a drop of alcohol. That didn’t stop him from turning out his own Trump Vodka, with the slogan “Success Distilled,’’ in 2006.
Trump offered President Barack Obama free, lifetime use of his golf courses. The only thing he required in return was Obama’s resignation.
Trump likes to boast about the his degree from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, but some of his colleagues recently told “NY Daily News’’ that he wasn’t well-known around campus.
Before marrying his current wife Melania in 2005, Donald Trump was married twice—first to Ivana Trump, then to Marla Maples.
Trump is a germaphobe, and he doesn’t like to shake hands. In his book, he wrote that “One of the curses of American society is the simple act of shaking hands, and the more successful and famous one becomes the worse this terrible custom seems to get.’’
Trump partnered with the Hyatt corporation to buy the Commodore Hotel next to Grand Central Station, which is now known as the Grand Hyatt Hotel. Trump also paid to revamp the station in the 1970s. When the renovation was complete, he hung a giant banner that said “Trump’’ accross the scaffolding.
Trump had the opportunity to buy the Patriots in 1988, but he turned down the opportunity because he didn’t think it was a good investment. The team is now worth more than $2 billion.
Trump won a Razzie Award for worst supporting actor in the film “Ghosts Can’t Do It’’ in 1990. He was playing himself in the movie.
In a divorce deposition, Ivana Trump claimed that Donald Trump had raped her while the two were married. She later softened the statement, saying that it was “not in the criminal sense.’’ Donald Trump’s attorney recently said there is no such thing as marital rape, even though it is explicitly against the law.
Trump has said he is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment, and that he wants to limit some restrictions on guns. When asked about the guns that he owns, he told an NBC reporter that it’s “none of her business.’’