My Visit to the Trump Dump.... Sorry, Trump Tower (scathing article, with photos)

[highplainsdem]

From Nell Scovell at Esquire -- and please go to the link, read all of this and check out the photos of the Trump Dump:

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a49868/trump-tower-what-a-dump/

Trump Tower is no ordinary property: It is the jewel in Donald Trump's brass crown. He lives at the top in a three-story penthouse with his third wife and third son. But it's more than just Trump's home. With its flashy outward image barely concealing a rotting, garbage-filled core, it's a metaphor for the man. A visit to the building' public gardens, which he agreed to create in 1979 in exchange for the rights to make his Tower 20 floors higher, reveals the truth. Let's take a stroll through his messy rest stop for a glimpse of the kind of care and attention that Americans can expect from a President Trump.

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A quick glance at the ground floor building directory provides the first sign that something is awry. It lists… nothing. There is literally no there there.

-snip-

The fifth floor public garden is actually open. Over the course of many visits there this fall, I never saw more than a smattering of visitors. In September there was a man conspicuously hiding behind the large tree planters. He appeared to be waiting for the opportunity to pee. That's pretty much the vibe.

-snip-

Here's a closer look of Mr. Trump's garbage. It's been in that public space since early September, around the time when Trump declared in Greenville, N.C., "This is our chance to solve all of the problems that have gone unsolved for so many years." One problem jumps to mind that could be solved in a few minutes by a quick trip to the dumpster.

-snip-

Leaving the public garden, I headed to the lower level and passed the Trump Grill, where the door to the pantry was open. Stainless steel appliances are, as Trump would say, the best. They are tremendous. But they are a little more expensive than regular white, so what do you do? Theoretically, you put a stainless-steel sticker sheet over the white and fool someone into thinking they are seeing "the actual best." Sure, eventually the veneer will peel off and reveal the con, but let some other sap worry about the future.

-snip-

[sarae]

1. OMG...

this has to be the tackiest Trophy case I've ever seen:

[highplainsdem]

2. And it's empty.

[LakeArenal]

23. He's empty.

[BlueStreak]

63. Seems like the whole building is empty. And look at the Chicago Trump Tower

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-trump-tower-empty-retail-0713-chicago-inc-20160712-story.html

It doesn't seem to have many tenants either.

Trump is a fraud. He probably has negative net worth. I bet we see at least one more bankruptcy before the end of 2017.

[dalton99]

6. But there is so much gold!!

[packman]

12. Looks like a place to put Uncle Louie's ashes in

More suitable for a mausoleum - really tacky

[Ligyron]

33. It's tacky all right

Maybe that's what the T stands for - but I do like the blue marbled wall.

[paleotn]

26. Especially gold "T" at the top....

....as much a Trump metaphor as I've ever seen. All bluster. All shiny and crude. No substance.

We're seeing in real time the destruction of a "brand", if you can call it that. To me "Trump" has always been as synonymous with tacky as anything you could possibly think of. Worse than Elvis on black velvet, if you can imagine that.

[smirkymonkey]

91. +1000

What you said.

[ailsagirl]

69. Not to mention the empty building directory-- Weird!! (& symbolic)

[LongTomH]

3. When this eyesore comes down - in an explosive demolistion - I hope the news cameras are there!!

I would love to see Herr Drumpf's palace come tumbling down into its own basements!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

74. The whole building is overloaded with concrete from his mob buddies....

No telling how many bodies will turn up.

[al bupp]

4. "A giant metaphor museum"

Just wow.

[dalton99]

5. The Trump standard of quality and excellence.

[sarae]

9. Yep! And there it is...

[Fast Walker 52]

7. holy crap-- how depressing!

there's something really sad, scammy going on with him

[Hortensis]

37. Him? Doesn't this place have a board? Just wow!

My image was always wealthy-tacky, but it never occurred to me people who could afford to purchase there would tolerate this. Wonder what percentage are rented out...

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

8. What I noticed about this photo

is the food stored on the floor. Huge health no-no.

And I bet if we looked inside the fridge we'd see cooked meat stored below raw meat. Or even co-mingled. Definitely don't eat anything here.

[sarae]

11. Ew...

I wonder what kind of safety inspection rating they got? If it's anything above a D, the inspectors had to be paid off.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

18. Keep in mind that the inspectors don't get to every

place even once a year, and in some places it can be years between inspections.

Of course, most Republicans think things like restaurant inspections are totally unnecessary, just another example of overreaching government.

[3catwoman3]

59. One Republican legislator thought...

...that restaurants should not be required to post the signs about employees washing their hands after using the bathroom. Too much gubmint regulation, doncha know.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

62. Sometimes I REALLY wish

that all those who oppose regulations would suffer the consequences of no regulations. Like getting food poisoning at a restaurant. Not enough to kill, that would be wrong, but enough to make them VERY sick for several weeks.

If you have ever read anything about food and water in the 19th century you'll know that such government interference is a good thing. Milk was commonly adulterated with flour and plaster of paris. Read up on Swill Milk to learn more.

Water in places like NYC was visibly loaded with grit. Invisibly with deadly micro-organisms.

We live in a vastly safer place thanks to all those evil government regulations.

A side note. The reason anti-vaccers can take advantage of herd immunity is precisely because of all of the many rules, regulations, and laws over the years that have made so many immune to so many diseases. Of course, herd immunity isn't perfect, as they sometimes learn to their great distress.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

75. Health inspection is rigged and if it isn't, then tRump will rig it by bribing the inspectors. . nt

[sarae]

80. good to know! I assumed they all had to do it once a year.

It's frightening the way Trump specifically has claimed he wants to do away with regulations and inspections...and, again, it's for purely selfish reasons. He wouldn't have to worry about any more pesky lawsuits when people die from salmonella poisoning at his restaurant (as happened in 1989).

[Midnight Writer]

68. But the Taco Salad is to die for

[sarae]

79. oh hell no...

(from the article you linked):

But this May, another ungraded inspection found “live roaches present in [the] facility’s food and/or non-food areas” of the Trump Cafe and Grill and determined that the restaurant was not “vermin proof,” meaning that there were “conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.” One week prior to that inspection, Trump had tweeted a picture of himself eating a taco bowl prepared in that restaurant. Yum.

[fob]

22. I hope this is not the evidence the reporter is using to say

The kitchen equip has stainless stickers over white appliances, because what is shown here is the opposite. SS appliances have a white peelable protective sheet on them to keep them from being scratched during load/unload/install. A miss like that can damage credibility of rest and its a great story.

[ohheckyeah]

35. The right side has a clear plasticcoating

[Roy Rolling]

39. Solid stainless steel.

Unless it is a counterfeit, this is the equipment shown:


https://www.katom.com/206-G10010.html?zmam=29342707&zmas=1&zmac=32&zmap=206-G10010&utm_source=google&utm_medium=adwords&utm_campaign=CSE&gclid=CjwKEAjwv7HABRCSxfrjkJPnrWgSJAA45qA29HOvl9SGxKFV0pghNtqza4ecj6lsEo3rtFsB7eOBnhoC0r3w_wcB

But the food on the floor is the issue, the bogus peeling surface is dumb and detracts from the credibility.

[jmowreader]

29. It looks like empty boxes to me

If Trump is storing food from Pat LaFrieda on the floor his guests really are in trouble - Pat LaFrieda sells meat.

[jberryhill]

55. Yeah the beef hamburger box is open and on it's side

These may be empty boxes. Some people say they aren't. I don't know. That's one of the things we'll be looking into.

[Madam45for2923]

10. Lots of ugly awfulness there!

[joshcryer]

13. If the media wants a day of skyrocketing ratings...

...they should pull a Kitchen Nightmares on Trump Towers.

Some of that shit is legit reason for a lawsuit.

While I don't doubt you can find anything in a tower or skyscaper it's worth it's weight in gold for the narrative you can build.

Let's see Trump have his own Kitchen Nightmares reality show in his own Towers.

[Doreen]

36. That would be funny!

The cussing would never end.

[GWC58]

14. Anything with "TRUMP" plastered on it

I'd avoid like one would avoid Bubonic plague. 😝😫

[SunSeeker]

44. Exactly. Read it like a warning label, like "TOXIC" or "EXPLOSIVE." nt

[Buns_of_Fire]

15. Trump's very own Xanadu.

[William769]

16. Kick & recommended.

[lillypaddle]

19. Jeesus

that is incredible - and they live in that building with all of that gold? The man has no shame. Unbelievable.

[ailsagirl]

20. What a writer she is!!

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"With its flashy outward image barely concealing a rotting, garbage-filled core, it's a metaphor for the man."

Nell Scovell ROCKS

[LakeArenal]

21. Wow-zah

What a complete hemorrhoid.

[trixie]

24. I just knew it!

Can you believe people pay to live in such filth and crappy construction?

[SusanCalvin]

25. That truck-stop restroom! OMG!

[Rorey]

28. I'm sold!

My husband and I recently spent a week in that part of the country and managed to carve out enough time to spend one day in NYC. I enjoyed the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and especially the Ground Zero and 9/11 Memorial (a "must see" for anyone who has an opportunity!). My husband, a Trump supporter, coerced us into taking a photo of him in front of the Trump Building. I pointed out that it wasn't the Trump Tower and he said he wanted to go there. Well, we ran out of time (oops ), but I think I'm going to have to go ahead and book a longer trip there so he gets to visit his guy's place.

[Pakid]

50. You have my deepest sympathy

having a spouse who is a Trump supporter has got to be a real pain to deal with.

[maddiemom]

31. I haven't been to NYC, other than passing through, since the Twin Towers were just about to open.

Getting Old! I have heard from others that, aside from being tall, Trump Towers was only impressive from the outside, not that you could see much of the inside. Much older famous skyscrapers in other cities seem to be maintained much more beautifully. Again, not a first hand observation, just one I've heard several times.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

32. Anthoney Bourdain showed how tacky Trump's casinos were on one of his shows

Parts Unknown I think it was.

[nolabear]

34. I've been there. It's. A. Mall.

Yeah yeah, upper floor offices, penthouse Trumpville. But it's a freaking MALL. That much lauded Golden Escalator runs between a J Crew and a souvenir stand! It's not royalty; it's retail.

[ailsagirl]

86. OMG!!

mind-blowing

[IronLionZion]

38. The best part is many of his workers are supporting Hillary

[sinkingfeeling]

40. Has his lawyers filed the suit against Esquire and Nelly yet?

[SunSeeker]

43. Wow, the pictures show it's a really cheaply constructed shite hole.

And most damning of all, very poorly maintained.

[duncang]

45. Where's the gold?

Most of what I saw was brass. And probably just brass plated sheet metal. And the "stone" floor was a composite cast material.

[highplainsdem]

46. Tweet from Joy Reid about the article:

https://twitter.com/JoyAnnReid/status/790312866398232578

Wow. We saw in the doc "Trump: What's the deal?" that the apartmemts in Trump Tower were shoddily done, but this is just sad.

[ailsagirl]

48. What a depressing dump

This little tour is a real eye-opener

[ancianita]

51. I feel sorry for their kid.

[Oldem]

54. This article is a public service, and

if the creep's brand wasn't mud, before, it will be, now.

[Cha]

56. That was kinda predictable but an excellent read.. Here's another metaphor for ya..

Nerdy Wonka ‎@NerdyWonka
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Thank you, hpd

[GeoWilliam750]

73. Not sure that it is an accurate picture

It is not on fire.

[BobTheSubgenius]

61. A niggling point, perhaps, at least for the average person...

...but there are no niggling points for electrical inspectors. That exposed plug is a GFI, which it should be, mounted as close as it is to a water source. However, not only does it not have a cover, it's mounted upside-down...at least per Canadian building code. I see no reason why it should be different in NY.

[forkol]

71. In the USA...

There's no general code that states the direction in which you have to mount outlets. You can mount them either way vertically. As a matter of fact, I had a look at one of the GFCI install examples, and the text for the buttons is written both up and down, so if you did mount them 'upside down', the text orientation would still be correct.

[MFM008]

64. Nothing but a facade

Cold. Tasteless. Horrid. Phony.
A total reflection of the owner.
No warmth, humor, feeling. No pets. Few living plants. King Tuts tomb is more inviting.

The creature makes me Ill.

[IrishEyes]

66. There are also no books.

The whole place is very tacky.

[Pachamama]

78. The picture of Barron on the Toy Lion...

....with the toy Limos and car next to it staged on floor. Disgusting. As if to show this is what the Prince plays with because it's what he will have someday and we make sure he has a scaled down version now.

Wonder if the scaled down in size lion stuffed animal was from big brothers Don Jr and Eric - because someday he can join them on a hunt and kill one too.



Trump family values

[saltpoint]

76. People with far less wealth than Trump

have much warmer homes.

The place looks ugly and uncomfortable.

[Snarkoleptic]

81. The coathanger in this funky closet evokes vibes of a back-alley abortion.

Because you know, women need to be punished.
Plus the juxtaposition of the MAGA bumper stickers is interesting.

[geardaddy]

83. bookmarking for later

Thanks!

[Vinca]

84. I wonder if the trophy cases are unlocked.

I can't think of a better place to display photos of Trump's "ladies." Wish I was a New Yorker.

[ginnyinWI]

87. That was good! thanks. nt

[ginnyinWI]

88. We visited New York in 1994...

We were tourists walking around and walked into Trump Tower looking for a drinking fountain. A mom, a dad, an uncle and two middle sized kids. The doorman very coldly threw us out.