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Donald Trump: Scottish Betrayed Me

Rob Quinn — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 03:50:04 CDT

Donald Trump was met by protesters and hecklers as he arrived at Scotland's parliament yesterday to complain about a proposed wind farm in sight of his new $1.2 billion golf resort. Scotland's tourist industry will be destroyed, and the country will go broke if it builds the "monstrous turbines,...

Trump Sons Slammed for 'Desecrating' Elephant

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:53:12 CDT

Donald Trump's sons went on a hunting safari in Africa last year, and thought it would be a good idea to pose in photo after photo with the animals they killed. Said photos surfaced yesterday, and not surprisingly, animal rights groups are outraged, TMZ reports. One picture in particular shows...

Move Over, Kirk: 14 More Anti-Gay Celeb Comments

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:57:24 CST

Kirk Cameron isn't backing down from his recent comments that homosexuality is "destructive" to civilization, and it turns out he has a bit of company in Hollywood. The Huffington Post rounds up 14 other celebrities who've been slammed for making anti-gay comments—only some of whom apologized: Mel Gibson : He...

Trump on Love: Poor Boyfriend? Dump Him

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:12:11 CST

Last night on Celebrity Apprentice , Donald Trump made it clear that his thoughts on love are ... pretty much what you'd expect. The host asked Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza, one of the celebrity competitors, if she has "lots of boyfriends." Upon hearing that she has just one, the Donald wanted to...

Trump: I Handed Romney Nevada Landslide

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:49:48 CST

Mitt Romney easily won in Nevada Saturday—a result he had also achieved in 2008 , and a feat that the polls ( and Newt Gingrich ) predicted before Donald Trump endorsed Romney . But never mind all that, Trump is just going to take credit for the victory. "There was a...

Donald Trump: Vote for Mitt!

John Johnson — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:00:23 CST

In the end, the guys in the high-rent district of the 1% stuck together: Donald Trump today said it was "honor and real privilege" to endorse Mitt Romney for president, reports USA Today . "Mitt is tough. He's smart. He's sharp. Governor Romney, go out and get em," he said at...

Trump to Endorse Gingrich—or Romney

Polly Davis Doig — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:46:42 CST

Leave it to Donald Trump to infuse Election 2012 with the eau de reality TV : The real estate mogul and self-styled GOP kingmaker yesterday promised a "major announcement" today, which was widely reported to be an endorsement of Newt Gingrich. Except now Politico , Drudge , and CNN are reporting that the...

Trump Staff Seeking Campaign Team

Rob Quinn — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:13:12 CST

Donald Trump's fresh talk of a White House bid is more than just bluster, according to his top political adviser. "I have spoken to many high-level political operatives, campaign managers, finance directors" over the last couple of weeks, Trump's special counsel tells ABC News. Until Trump decides to either run...

Trump: Don't Make Me Run

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:48:23 CST

Donald Trump is making noises about a run for the Oval Office again, today telling Face the Nation that "the right independent could win," and that "if I don't see a person that is going to win—that's tantamount—I would certainly think about doing it," but only, of course,...