Turns out the hilarious Spy magazine, published in the late 1980's and early 1990's, frequently took Trump to task-- and pulled no punches.
Perhaps Jeb! can learn something from this?
More below the orange punching bag.
New York congressional rep Jerry Nadler blocked Trump's attempt to get federal funding to relocate the West Side Highway (likely it was in the way of one of Trump's developments) Trump's response:
“Called Rep. Jerrold Nadler fat and stupid after he vowed to block Trump's proposed rerouting of the West Side Highway. After Nadler successfully got Congress to block federal funding to move the highway, Trump announced that he never wanted the road moved anyway and crowed, ‘Jerry Nadler fell right into my trap.’ Later claimed he had called Nadler ‘fat’ out of concern for his health: ‘I did it for a reason. I really feel that whatever can inspire him to go out and lose that tremendous amount of weight should be done. To be honest with you, he’s a walking time bomb, and if I can convince him to put himself, not in great shape, but in reasonable shape, I’m doing a great service to him and his family.’” (1995)
Sound familiar?
From the November 1987 issue of Spy:
“Please, God, let him run. If Donald Trump runs for president, God, we promise we will never make fun of the pope again. Or Pat Robertson. Well, the pope, anyway.”
Here's how several issues of
Spy skewered Trump:
“Well-fed condo hustler” (January-February 1988)
“Ugly cuff-link buff” (January-February 1988)
“Short-fingered vulgarian” (January-February 1988, March 1988, April 1988, May 1988, September 1988, March 1989, June 1989, January 1990, March 1990, December 1991, February 1995, January 1996)
“Stinky Trump” (April 1988)
“Crude, jingoistic” (His foreign policy views.) (October 1988)
“Dump Old Rant,” an anagram of “Donald Trump” (December 1988)
“Don't Tramp Mud Up, Landlord,” an anagram of “Donald Trump, Donald Trump” (December 1988)
“Shuttle-owning dilettante-megalomaniac” (November 1989)
“Joyless punk millionaire” (February 1990)
“Close-friend-free millionaire” (March 1990)
“Tiresome punk infidel” (April 1990)
“Very symbol of greed, vulgarity, and bluster” (October 1990)
“Debtor-adulterer” (December 1990)
“Forbes 400 dropout” (February 1991)
“Buffoon” (April 1991)
“Charlatan, a liar, a cheat” (April 1991)
The good news is all
Spy magazine issues are available on Google Books. it's hilarious reading, and a reminder of satirical/Gonzo journalism mostly missing today.
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