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[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 15 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

I suspect it would be very impressive if it were actually gold and not rattle-can spray-paint "gold" from Big Lots.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 5 points 2 hours ago

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaellisicky/2020/10/03/how-donald-trump-took-down-bonwit-teller-a-fifth-avenue-landmark/

This is a good read about how Trump managed to make himself hated by the Manhattan elites he was so desperate to impress.

the tl, dr is that he had promised to preserve a famous Fifth Avenue building's façade. Not only did he demolish it, he lied about the promise he'd publicly made.

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 12 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 5 points 3 hours ago

You're confusing Trump and R. Kelly. Understandable mix up