ate steaks well-done with ketchup?

Trump has long been known to prefer well-done, saying of his ideal steak, “It would rock on the plate, it was so well done.”

Despite his preference of preparation and longtime predilection for fast food, Trump tried to sell branded steaks through the Sharper Image.

Eating steaks well-done is likely a component of Trump’s self-avowed germophobia. Eating steaks with ketchup is likely a component of Trump’s lack of taste.

The Washington Post – The most depressing thing about how Donald Trump prefers his steak
Business Insider – Trump likes his steaks well-done with ketchup — here’s how the other presidents ate theirs
Eater – Actually, How Donald Trump Eats His Steak Matters

said he prefers fast food for its cleanliness?

Trump explained, “One bad hamburger, you can destroy McDonald’s. I’m a very clean person. I like cleanliness, and I think you’re better off going there than maybe someplace that you have no idea where the food’s coming from. It’s a certain standard.” Trump has openly called himself a germophobe, to which many of his odd diet choices have been attributed. For instance, he uses a straw for his drink to avoid contamination, prefers steak well-done with ketchup, and uses utensils to eat fried chicken.

In the book Fire and Fury, Trump’s fondness of fast food was attributed to a longstanding fear of being “poisoned.” The concern wasn’t limited to accidental food poisoning, as Trump long preferred fast food because “nobody knew he was coming and the food was safely premade.” His former campaign manager Cory Lewandowki said in the book Let Trump be Trump, “on Trump Force One there were four major food groups: McDonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken, pizza, and Diet Coke.”

Trump famously served fast food to college football champions visiting the White House. He also wrote his own doctor’s note, which claimed him to be “the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.”

CNN – Donald Trump really likes fast food
The Washington Post – President Trump loves fast food. But does he love it for the wrong reasons?
Business Insider – Trump reportedly loves McDonald’s because he has a ‘longtime fear’ of being poisoned
Newsweek – Trump eats McDonald’s because he’s afraid of being poisoned elsewhere
Eater – Trump’s Weird Junk Food Habits Revealed by Former Campaign Manager

was roasted on Comedy Central?

In 2011, Trump was the center of a 90 minute Comedy Central special that included roasters Seth MacFarlane, Whitney Cummings, Marlee Matlin, Jeffrey Ross, Gilbert Gottfried, Anthony Jeselnik, Larry King, Lisa Lampanelli, Snoop Dogg, and Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino.

Trump concluded the special by saying, “You will have the great pleasure of voting for the man that will easily go down as the greatest president in the history of the United States: Me.”

A couple months later, Trump was also roasted at the 2011 White House Correspondents Dinner.

Comedy Central – Roast of Donald Trump
Los Angeles Times – Revisiting Comedy Central’s ‘Roast of Donald Trump,’ when ‘President Trump’ was a punchline and Trump could take a joke

fired a woman from Celebrity Apprentice for “locker room” talk?

After professional wrestler Maria Kanellis said another contestant “came in our dressing room and you took a crap and left a stench in the room.” Trump remarked, “Isn’t it sort of gross bringing that up? It’s, like, disgusting. This is my boardroom. It’s not a locker room. Maria, you’re fired.”

Trump infamously was recorded talking about groping women in a leaked video from a 2005 Access Hollywood interview, which he downplayed as “locker room talk.”

Business Insider – ‘This is my boardroom, not a locker room’: Donald Trump fires ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ contestant in 2010
Newsweek – DONALD TRUMP FIRED ME FOR ‘LOCKER ROOM TALK’ SAYS ‘APPRENTICE STAR

reached $100 million in taxpayer costs to play golf?

Trump reached broke an estimated $100 million for golf travel and security costs midway through his third year, having logged over 170 days playing, or roughly 1 in every 5 days in office. He regularly played at various resorts outside DC, which requires a contingent of Secret Service to travel with him, even on the course. Though Trump repeatedly attacked Obama for his frequent golf trips, the Obama administration spent $114 million for total travel costs over 8 years.

Trump Golf Count
Forbes – Trump’s Golf Trips Could Cost Taxpayers Over $340 Million
Business Insider – Trump’s golf outings have reportedly cost taxpayers more than $100 million
Newsweek – TRUMP’S GOLFING HAS COST TAXPAYERS $102 MILLION, JUST $12.7 MILLION BEHIND OBAMA’S TRAVEL DURING ENTIRE PRESIDENCY
The Hill – HuffPost says president’s golfing trips to Trump properties cost taxpayers over $100 million in travel and security expenses

reached a half million dollars in taxpayer costs for golf cart rentals alone?

The Secret Service is obligated to follow Trump to his private resorts and across golf courses. He played golf for approximately 20% of all days spent in office, racking up over $100 million in travel costs by his third year. Trump had repeatedly attacked Obama for his own golfing habits.

Quartz – Trump’s golf cart rental expenses set to surpass $500,000
Yahoo Finance – Trump golf cart rentals have now cost US taxpayers more than half a million dollars
The Golf News Net – The Secret Service has spent almost $550,000 on golf carts to protect Donald Trump

attacked Obama repeatedly for playing too much golf?

Trump tweeted over two dozen times deriding Obama’s for playing golf. Nonetheless, by his third year, Trump had spent 1 in 5 days in office playing golf, accumulating over $100 million in travel costs, nearly as much as Obama spent for all travel costs over both terms.

Despite all the tweets attacking Obama, there was one oddly friendly one:

Trump Twitter Archive

claimed he started out with just a small loan of $1 million?

Trump claimed that he only received a “small” loan of $1 million from his father to start his own businesses. Further, Trump said that he had to repay the loan with interest. He explained, “It has not been easy for me. It has not been easy for me.”

An investigation into his family’s finances later revealed that Trump was loaned $60 million from his father, and inherited $413 million, largely through fraudulent means.

Politico – Trump: My dad gave me a ‘small loan’ of a million dollars
CNBC – Trump claimed he turned a ‘small’ $1 million loan from his father into an empire. The New York Times says it was more like $60.7 million in loans
NPR – “I Started With A Million Dollar Loan.” Taking Apart Trump’s Taxes

illegally inherited $413 million?

Contrary to his claims that he only received a “small loan” of $1 million to build his business, Trump inherited some $413 million from his father. Despite the estate tax being 55%, by using a variety of illegal means to transfer wealth, Trump’s father paid about $25 million in taxes to transfer about a billion dollars to Donald and his siblings.

The New York Times – Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father
Bloomberg – New York Times: Trump Got $413 Million From His Dad, Largely From Tax Dodges
The Economist – Donald Trump’s inheritance
PBD – NYT investigation unearths new details about Trump’s early millions
Business Insider – If Trump had done nothing but invest the ‘small loan’ his father gave him, he’d still be worth about $2 billion today
Business Insider – New York Times report says Trump engaged in ‘outright fraud’ to avoid taxes as he inherited father’s wealth — worth more than $400 million in today’s dollars

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