Donald Trump Still Endlessly Fascinated by Shiny Things

We couldn’t resist adding one more tidbit from Nicolai Ouroussoff‘s discussion of his top picks for the wrecking ball: a terrific anecdote concerning the critic’s brief lunch with Donald Trump several years ago. It was a sedate affair until Trump “seized on the topic of Mar-a-Lago, his palatial estate in Palm Springs.”

“Have you ever watched craftsmen apply gold leaf?” he asked, his eyes lighting up. I hadn’t. “You really have to see it,” he said.

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