“I judge people based on their capability, honesty, and merit.”

—  Donald J. Trump

"Trump towers" https://books.google.com/books?id=smMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA23&dq=%22Trump%20towers%22, interview with Paul Alexander, The Advocate (15 February 2000), p. 23
2000s

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