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The other Black politician who says he was with Trump in that near-fatal chopper crash -- [View all]
Source: Politico
The man who almost crashed in a helicopter with Donald Trump told POLITICO Trump confused him with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown — despite the former president’s repeated insistence it was Brown.
It was Nate Holden, 95, a former city councilman and state senator from Los Angeles, who said in an exclusive interview late Friday that he remembers the near-death experience well. He and others believe it happened sometime in 1990.
“Willie is the short Black guy living in San Francisco,” Holden said. “I’m a tall Black guy living in Los Angeles.
“I guess we all look alike,” Holden told POLITICO, letting out a loud laugh.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/09/trump-plane-crash-california-00173487
Trump is vindicated for being almost right, being a racist asshole, and for having a shitty memory.
Spoiler: Holden didn't spend time in the flight trash talking Harris either.
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