The late celebrity journalistRobin Leachleaves behind a lasting legacy of sit-downs with stars in their lavish homes — including a now-viral chat with President Donald Trump.
Leach died Thursday night at the age of 76 after suffering a stroke, and fans online are re-circulating a clip from a 1994 episode ofLifestyles of the Rich and Famousshowing Trumpmaking a suggestive commentabout his younger daughterTiffany‘s body – when she was just 1 year old.
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It happened after Leach asked Trump and his then-wife Marla Maples what attributes their infant daughter inherited from her parents.
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Maples and Leach laughed it off, but the public response more 20 years later —The Daily Showhost Trevor Noah dug up the video in April 2016 — is a little different.
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“We know for sure that there’s no female too small for Trump not to reduce her to her body parts. And I don’t even think that Trump was trying to be funny or provocative, it just clearly shows that it’s an impulse for him,” Noah said on the show.
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“Normally a candidate who views women this way would be doomed,” he added. “But Trump is not a normal candidate. And we know that. We know airing this clip will change nothing.”
Seven months later, Trump, now 72,won the presidency.
source: people.com