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I’m from New York City and I know the story.

I will tell you another story. A tragedy happened in Manhattan that changed this country forever. And there were all sorts of ideas of what should replace what had been destroyed.

All crazy ideas came about but one brilliant man with vision and a pulse on the people produced a miniature version of the exact twin towers the way they were and that is what we all wanted except the families of victims.

this was a man who knew what was best for Manhattan and who knew what would make it thrive again.

Instead some Maniac created a slanted funny-looking needle like building which stands today that makes the New York skyline from the ferry look like garbage now.

see they never care about the common person anymore. I feel bad for those that lost loved ones but many millions wanted the original buildings.

and the only man who had vision enough and concern enough for the average citizen was Donald Trump. And he was the man who presented the miniature version of the world trade center just as it was and just as we wanted.

I knew then that there was something very special about him

but even I could never guess what greatness was yet to come

I remember that, I remember he had a ton of support, (from regular people) not political people for his idea of rebuilding the twin towers

The reason was, they were iconic, it made the skyline, the skyline.

What is there now, I agree is crap.

I remember the whole Wollman skating rink thing because (1) I was living in Philly at the time and constantly listened to WCBS radio when I was going to and from work, which seemed to be most of the time; I heard the whole thing unfold in real time, and (2) as a visitor to NYC I had seen the Wollman rink many times, a big blue basin full of leaves with an obvious cooling system built in, always decrepit and depressing looking. I specifically remember the copper tubing and fittings that were so old they had turned green.

When PDJT (then DJT) got it working, it was sensational. Even some of Trump's political enemies (of whom there were many) had to admit — when asked by reporters who pursued them down the street — that Donald Trump had done something wonderful that all New Yorkers could enjoy. Their admiration, though grudging, seemed sincere at the time.

I knew about Donald Trump, of course; he was building a big casino in Atlantic City, and was a well known personality in NYC. Nightly TV tabloid show A Current Affair hired a lip reader to figure out what Marla Maples was saying when she was using the house phone on the ground floor of Trump Tower (the key phrase was "OK, Champ").

But the Wollman rink thing really changed my perception of Donald Trump. I remember thinking he was a bit like one of Ayn Rand's characters.