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Uncovered Video Clip From 1990 Shows Nasty Trump Storming Out of Interview When Confronted About His Finances

We all know by know Trump plays it fast and loose with his finances…he’s even being sued by the State of New York for overvaluing his properties. We also know Trump likes to walk out of interviews when he’s not being treated how he wants to be treated. Although he mainly stopped doing that when he became president because he rarely gave interviews to organizations that weren’t already very Trump friendly.

He did walk out of an interview with 60 Minutes Lesley Stahl, when he didn’t like the questions.

The tactic dates back to at least 1990 when Trump walked out of a CNN interview when pressed on the economic outlook of his Atlantic City casinos.

When asked by reporter Charles Feldman about negative financial analyst predictions on the soon to open Trump Taj Mahal, Trump lashed out.

“You aren’t going to talk about positive people. You’ll talk about the negative. You want to talk about the negative,” Trump said.

“You know what, do this interview with somebody else. Really. You don’t need this. Do it with somebody else. Have a good time. Frankly, you’re a very negative guy, and I think it’s very unfair reporting. Good luck.”

The video quickly circulated online, just reminding everyone that Trump is the same rotten guy he’s been for over 30+ years.

In the 1990 interview, Trump attacked what he called the journalist’s “unfair” attitude. When the reporter asked what he asked that was inaccurate, Trump said, “I thought your demeanor was inaccurate, I thought that questions that you were posing to people in my organisation were inaccurate and false and unfair.”

“I think the questions themselves were put in such a way that made them statements, and they became statements as opposed to questions and I think that’s not good reporting.”

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Nicole Hickman James is a lifelong Democrat and political activist who first cut her teeth as a teenager volunteering for Mike Dukakis’ presidential campaign. She has worked and volunteered for John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, HFA (Hillary For America), and Organizing For Action. She’s passionate about liberal and progressive causes and considers President Obama her favorite president ever. She holds her Bachelor’s from Boston College in Economics and her Master's from Columbia, also in Economics. When not working as a writer, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her three college-aged children.

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