Only parenthetically in the middle of the 10-minute conversation did Trump turn to a favorite topic—size. “40 Wall Street,” he said, referring to his 71-story building blocks away from the now-collapsed twin towers, “actually was the second-tallest building in downtown Manhattan, and it was actually, before the World Trade Center, was the tallest—and then, when they built the World Trade Center, it became known as the second-tallest. And now it’s the tallest.”

Marcus chalked up the remark to “Donald being Donald. … He is the brand manager of Trump, and he is going to tout that brand, and he does it reflexively,” he said. “Even on that day.”

They literally asked him about that specific building and whether there was any damage. It was a fine response.

The interviewer calls it a landmark building and asks Trump to comment about it. Comparing its most relevant feature -- height -- to the WTC towers is reasonable, and he goes on in the interview to talk at length about the design of the towers, specifically their height vs support columns. I'm sure at the time building owners were extremely concerned about which buildings were next potential targets; it hardly felt like a brag at all, and he doesn't say anything like that for the rest of the interview.

Quote from: Meta Cognition on September 11, 2016, 11:52:26 AM

but even listening to the audio it just seems crass and insensitive to me.

Not a real surprise coming from the man who's first tweet after the Orlando shooting was "Appreciate the congrats for being right on radical Islamic terrorism, I don't want congrats, I want toughness & vigilance. We must be smart!"

Quote from: clum clum on September 11, 2016, 02:38:22 PM

Quote from: Icy on September 11, 2016, 01:49:08 PM

Quote from: Meta Cognition on September 11, 2016, 11:52:26 AM

but even listening to the audio it just seems crass and insensitive to me.

Not a real surprise coming from the man who's first tweet after the Orlando shooting was "Appreciate the congrats for being right on radical Islamic terrorism, I don't want congrats, I want toughness & vigilance. We must be smart!"

He's right, though. What's wrong with what he said?

After news breaks that 100+ citizens of a country you want to lead have been shot, your first public announcement should not be "Appreciate the congrats on being right...!"

A correct response would be offering condolences, directing supporters to resources to assist, etc. That's what a leader does (or should do).

Had anyone else in political office done that, they would have been lambasted to high hell.

Did he pay the people who built this building?

Quote from: clum clum on September 11, 2016, 02:38:22 PM

Quote from: Icy on September 11, 2016, 01:49:08 PM

Quote from: Meta Cognition on September 11, 2016, 11:52:26 AM

but even listening to the audio it just seems crass and insensitive to me.

Not a real surprise coming from the man who's first tweet after the Orlando shooting was "Appreciate the congrats for being right on radical Islamic terrorism, I don't want congrats, I want toughness & vigilance. We must be smart!"

He's right, though. What's wrong with what he said?

After news breaks that 100+ citizens of a country you want to lead have been shot, your first public announcement should not be "Appreciate the congrats on being right...!"

A correct response would be offering condolences, directing supporters to resources to assist, etc. That's what a leader does (or should do).

Had anyone else in political office done that, they would have been lambasted to high hell.