From 1958: A con man named Trump.

[Kingofalldems]

Link to tweet

[malaise]

1. Get thee to the greatest page

Damn this is too good!

What's the name of this movie?

[Pachamama]

5. TV Show called Trackdown - episode titled "End of the World"

It’s true... you can’t make up this

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trackdown-trump-character-wall/

[malaise]

6. Unbelievable

I'd love Rachel or Lawrence to show this.

Sending to folks

[Pachamama]

8. More like an episode of the Twilight Zone

It’s crazy - a conman names Trump, scaring the population about the end of the world and only he being able to save them and by building a wall...

[malaise]

11. Uncanny

[2naSalit]

2. The last line

words I long to hear, at least four times!

[Kingofalldems]

3. He'll build that wall too!

[blm]

4. The screenwriter was probably taking shots at hated NY landlord, Fred Trump

Fred Trump was roundly hated. The actor resembles Fred Trump, too. Probably NOT a coincidence. Screenwriters are sneaky like that.

[durablend]

7. Parasols - MAGA hats?

???

[Elwood P Dowd]

9. Robert Culp early in his acting career. K&R (nt)

[malaise]

10. From Youtube

CLIP

Full Episode

[Kingofalldems]

12. Nice.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

31. thanks!

[Wawannabe]

13. This needs

More recs and replies!!

[malaise]

14. I agree and folks need to spread it everywhere

[Beacool]

15. Oh my, quite prescient.

[Javaman]

16. K & R nt

[dflprincess]

17. Maybe the writer(s) knew Fred?

:large

[backtoblue]

18. K&R nt

[oasis]

19. "High priest of fraud"

That's Trump alright.

[George II]

20. Growing up in New York (mostly Queens) and living in the NYC area for 40+ years....

....we've been seeing trump's antics for decades.

- He discriminated against blacks (in his words "coloreds" ) when renting his apartments.
- He got a zoning variance from NYC to build about 10 stories higher than regulations allowed by "negotiating" an atrium open to the public in his trump tower. He shut it down until the city insisted he reopen it.
- In October 1986, when the market crashed and lots of people lost their life savings, he gloated the next day about buying up stock at low prices and made a fortune
- He demanded the death penalty for the Central Park Five, who were ultimately found to be innocent and settled with the city for millions.

There are so many more but you get the point. He's made a career out of cheating, lying, taking advantage of everyone around him. A grifter of the first order, Elmer Gantry would be proud.

[SergeStorms]

21. Life imitates art...

..far more than art imitates Life. - Oscar Wilde

[BigmanPigman]

22. I wish this had been aired right after his BS speech last night.

[malaise]

23. It's getting more coverage today

Spread spread spread

[BigmanPigman]

24. On social media? I don't have Twitter and FB.

Where is it spreading for more people to notice it?

I watched A Face in the Crowd last night and it made me think of tRump the whole time. Then I saw this video on DU and said, "WOW, this is better than the film I just watched as far as connecting the moron with film/art and imitating life" or life imitating art.

[malaise]

25. Same here

Semt the two links to friends via email

[Rorey]

26. If ever something should go viral, it's this.

SUPER viral.

[Pachamama]

29. I keep waiting for it to appear on Rachel Maddow...

Maybe by this evening....

But her staff has too many other things to cover....but this really is something that she should show...

[malaise]

30. Haven't seen it on cable yet?

[Blue Owl]

27. It is foretold...

n/t

[grantcart]

28. Kick