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Monday 17 June 2019
CAMPAIGN LAUNCH personal attorney Michael
Continued from Front Cohen to decorate the
Now, the president who lobby with red, white and
loves to reminisce about blue bunting and feature a
that "famous" Trump Tower live elephant to add to the
moment is trying to recre- circus. Trump "decided to
ate the magic as he formal- come down the escalator
ly launches his re-election and worked from his own
bid Tuesday in Florida. Four handwritten notes rather
years in, Trump still is echo- than a prepared text," said
ing much of the same divi- Stone, insisting that, "then,
sive rhetoric he let fly when as now, Donald Trump does
he ditched the speech not have handlers or man-
prepared for that original agers or chief strategists."
campaign kickoff. That included scrapping
His 2015 announcement, aides' ideas on what he
according to those in- should wear.
volved in the effort, was a "He asked me about a
classic Trump production black suit. I said, 'Yes, that's
aimed at highlighting all the iconic, that's 'The Appren-
things that made Trump, tice,'" recalled Nunberg.
well, Trump: his brashness, Trump disagreed. "He said,
his wealth and his skill for 'You're a moron. Blue is bet-
lighting rhetorical fires and In this May 20, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd as he finishes speak- ter. It works better with the
watching the press scram- ing at a campaign rally in Montoursville, Pa. flags.' He was right."
ble to respond. Associated Press Trump was thrilled with the
Trump had been in Eu- speech's reception and
rope playing golf the week voting states planned and "I tell him, 'We can't do that. elegantly? But I just took later remarked on how suc-
before his scheduled an- the timing — a day after We have set this date. If we a deep breath and I said, cessful the day had been
nouncement, with plans to assumed front-runner Jeb postpone it, it would be 'Let's go do it. Let's make for his brand. "How great is
return in time to go over re- Bush's announcement — covered that you got cold this country great,' be- this for Trump?" Nunberg re-
marks written by his ragtag seemed ideal. feet and you would not be cause it takes guts. It takes called the candidate say-
team of early staffers. And there was fear among taken seriously,'" said Nun- guts. And I'm so glad I did ing at one point.
"I get a call while he is in advisers that any delay berg. "I told him that post- it."And four years later, the It helped, of course, that
Europe and he asked, would trigger talk of cold poning would be like Ma- speech Trump delivered, some in the crowd had
'What do you think about feet about a campaign donna not performing at following an introduction been paid to be there. Ex-
postponing this a little?'" some observers doubted MSG on a show day," refer- from his eldest daughter, tras were offered $50 to
recalled Sam Nunberg, an would ever happen be- ring to New York's Madison Ivanka, sounds just like one "wear t-shirts and carry signs
early campaign adviser. cause Trump had already Square Garden. he would deliver today. and help cheer" in support
But the press already had flirted with, but then bailed So the show went on. Trump "Our country is in serious of Trump's announcement,
been invited, trips to early- on, previous bids. and his wife, Melania, trouble. We don't have according to a casting call
emerged from an upper victories anymore," Trump email obtained by The Hol-
EMIR REAL ESTATE ARUBA level of Trump Tower and told the crowd, railing lywood Reporter.
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return on investment in a short period of time? ups and waves. It was a along the U.S.-Mexico bor- gressive Media Matters
scene Trump had carefully der that the American ally group. Carusone said after
Here's your opportunity!! crafted, paying frequent would pay for, "Mark my the event, he was struck
visits to the lobby as crews words." that, at a time of selfie ob-
worked through the night "When Mexico sends its session, he couldn't find
to erect press risers, build people, they're not send- anyone who had posted
the stage he would stand ing their best," Trump said photos of themselves at-
on and polish every inch of in one infamous line. He tending the event.
House consists of: marble and brass. panned Obama-era un- "That was weird," he re-
2 Bedroom A speech had been writ- employment statistics as membered thinking. "Peo-
2 Bathroom ten. But Corey Lewandows- "full of nonsense" and de- ple who care about a pres-
ki, Trump's first campaign scribed himself as "really idential press announce-
manager, wrote in his rich." ment are going to post
book, "Let Trump Be Trump," "He's doing exactly what selfies," he said. He finally
that the candidate "gave he said he was going to do, came across a single pho-
a quick look at the sheet of and as a result of what he to posted by a man who
paper Corey handed him, said he was going to do, he worked as an extra and
folded it up, and put it in got elected," said George taken with a woman who
his breast pocket, never to Gigicos, who was hired to appeared to do the same.
look at it again." produce the 2015 event Trump's campaign has nev-
Four years later Trump re- and went on to serve as er acknowledged knowing-
members it fondly. advance director for both ly hiring actors, but did ac-
"I never forget standing on the campaign and at the knowledge paying $12,000
the famous escalator, you White House. to Gotham Government
know the escalator, right?" Trump, said Roger Stone, Relations, a firm that was
he likes to tell crowds. "Re- another longtime adviser, said to have hired the Extra
member the scene with Me- "orchestrated every min- Mile Inc. casting company,
lania in front of me waving ute detail of his announce- according to a complaint
very elegantly and Trump ment," including vetoing a filed with the Federal Elec-
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