By Christine Lavin:
Today I did something I never did before — I ‘defriended’ someone who chastised me in a letter about how offended she was by “Trumped Up Cards,” and how she wanted me to know she was voting for Trump. This was not a fb friend, but someone who subscribes to my website newsletter (christinelavin.com). So I told her a true story I’ve known about Trump since 1994.
An actor friend of mine worked for a caterer in 1993. It was a new caterer, and this caterer was thrilled to land the kind of job that can really boost a career — catering Donald Trump and Marla Maples wedding. At the time she wondered why he didn’t hire other caterers he’d used in the past, but just thanked her lucky stars he hired her.
Everything went beautifully — the food was a hit, the waiters/waitresses all were totally professional. Everything was first rate.
Donald Trump refused to pay the bill. He told the caterer, “I know you are new at this, and when you tell people you catered MY wedding, you will get more business than you could ever dream of. So I am doing you a favor. And when I do favors, I don’t pay. End of discussion.”
She couldn’t believe it — she sent numerous bills — ignored. She threatened to sue — he said “Go ahead. I don’t lose in court.” She explored suing, but came away knowing it would cost her high legal bills, and wouldn’t be worth it. After more than six months of his stonewalling she ended up paying her staff out of her own pocket, though couldn’t pay them fully or she’d be out of business. So Trump stiffed not only her, but her staff, her chefs, her busboys.
This is not a story I recently heard — it’s one I heard 22 years ago. We know many stories like this now. The woman who wrote to me today said, “I know you have a big heart and won’t hold it against me, but I wanted you to know I’m 100% for Trump.”
I wrote back, “I may have a big heart, but it’s not that big. Goodbye.”
Should she write back to chastise me more, her email will go straight to the trash where it belongs.
Trump seems to think that he is some sort of royalty. Like Her Royal Britannic Majesty, Elizabeth.
Lots of British companies attach a label to their products stating, "Official purveyor of fine (whatever) to HRH Queen Elizabeth II" .
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I have no idea whether her Royal Majesty pays for the stuff she buys. I suspect that she does.
But apparently Trump thought that he should get his wedding catered for free because other lesser customers would flock to a caterer who catered to him and his second wife (or was it the first?)
