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sandensea

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3. They've known each other for 35 years, so you can imagine.
Sat Dec 1, 2018, 04:12 PM
Dec 2018

Their on-and-off friendship dates from at least 1984, when Trump bought the old Lincoln West development (Upper West Side) from Macri's father.

Trump was actually said to force the elder Macri to sell it to him by cajoling NYC authorities and local baks to boycott Macri - therby forcing the latter to sell and in effect cheatong him.

Inexplicably, the Macris insisted on befriending Trump. No one knows why exactly (Russian connections in common?).

Cheeto's been at the Macris' estate and golf course outside Buenos Aires numerous times; Macri, it's said, often let Trump win - to the point that it eventually annoyed his Orangeness.

But as they say, with friends like these...

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