Former President Donald Trump wasn’t entirely lying about his near-death helicopter encounter, but the 2024 Republican presidential hopeful did get a few specifics wrong. For example, the Black guy Trump confused for former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown was Nate Holden, a former Los Angeles city councilman and state senator.”I guess we all look the same,” Holden stated in an interview with Politico. He said, “Willie is the short Black guy residing in San Francisco. I’m a tall Black man residing in Los Angeles. Even though it was Trump’s fault, TheNew York Times’

Maggie Haberman informed CNN that Trump has vowed to sue the publication for reporting that Brown denied the incident.”I guess we all look the same,” Holden said in an interview with Politico. He continued, “Willie is a short Black man living in San Francisco. I’m a tall black dude living in Los Angeles. Even though it was Trump’s fault, Maggie Haberman of The New York Times told CNN that Trump has threatened to sue the media for reporting that Brown denied the encounter.Trump claimed to have papers to prove the occurrence and mocked Haberman when she requested to see them. “He made fun of me asking that in a sort of child sing-song voice,” Haberman added. But she claimed the most surprising thing about her conversation with Trump was that he opted to prioritize proving the incident over his presidential campaign.Trump claimed to have papers to prove the occurrence and mocked Haberman when she requested to see them. “He made fun of me asking that in a sort of child sing-song voice,” Haberman added.

But she claimed the most surprising thing about her conversation with Trump was that he opted to prioritize proving the incident over his presidential campaign.He was focused on this because that is what we have seen him do in the past when he is stressed,” Haberman explained. The humiliating racial mix-up comes as a new poll by The New York Times/Siena College showed Trump’s Black opponent, Kamala Harris, is now ahead of him in three critical states.

He was focused on this because that is what we have seen him do in the past when he is stressed,” Haberman explained. The humiliating racial mix-up comes as a new poll by The New York Times/Siena College showed Trump’s Black opponent, Kamala Harris, is now ahead of him in three critical states.

Now 95 years old, Holden explained to Politico that Trump was looking to develop the site of a historic Los Angeles hotel around 1999, and—as the senator representing the district—Holden had approved the project to go ahead.

Meeting at Trump Tower in Manhattan, Holden and Trump planned to pop over to Atlantic City, New Jersey, in a helicopter to tour Trump’s new Taj Mahal casino. But things, as Trump correctly recounted, took a harrowing turn on the way.

Holden, now 95, told Politico that Trump was wanting to develop the site of a historic Los Angeles hotel around 1999, and that as the senator representing the district, he had approved the project. Holden and Trump met in Trump Tower in Manhattan and planned to take a helicopter to Atlantic City, New Jersey, to visit Trump’s new Taj Mahal casino. However, as Trump properly reported, events took a terrifying turn along the way.

Res said in her book, All Alone on the 68th Floor (2013), “Very shortly thereafter the pilot let us know he had lost some instruments and we would need to make an emergency landing,” she wrote. “By now, the helicopter was shaking like crazy.” Res told Politico on Friday that Trump loved to imply Holden had “turned white.” However, Holden claimed that Trump was the one who was truly terrified. “He was white as snow,” Holden explained. “And he was scared s—less.” And, as Holden recalls, the idea of Vice President Kamala Harris was not brought up, as Trump stated.