He went to court over it and lost. He used it but failed in court. That was pre Kilo-New London decision. Are you saying you do not count his two efforts to use it merely because his efforts failed? (And he claims he always wins, btw.)
You said “And the past use of emminant domain for private property aquisition is, well, despicable.”
Words have meaning, if you meant he wanted to use it but lost in court say that. Be accurate.
Many of the fights over the acceptability of eminent domain become confused because people only picture their own situation and not the situations of others who live in this country. If you are a rancher with a large spread of property and the government wants to run a “bridge to nowhere” through the middle of your spread with large easements on either side, cutting off your cattle from their grazing and watering on your land, that is an entirely different issue than if you own a 15’ by 60’ rowhouse in a densely populated urban area. Holding out for that no-back-yard, 2-story residence because you raised your children there — thwarting development of a new supermarket serving 100,000 people and reducing greenhouse gases of people who currently have to travel miles to get groceries — is an exercise in stubborn disregard for the society in which you live. The situation in Atlantic City involving Donald Trump was more like the grocery-store example than the large ranch example.