Donald Trump later apologized for his comments. In 2019, journalist Elizabeth Jean Carroll accused Trump of raping her in the 1990s. Trump was found guilty of sexual assault and was subsequently ordered to pay damages to Carroll.
The $130,000 was paid to her as a campaign expense, but was reportedly to keep her quiet about an affair. When it comes to women, though, there’s only one thing he regrets. It was that he never managed to get Princess Diana on the hook.
In his 1997 book The Art of the Comeback, he said, according to the Daily Mail, ‘I never had the opportunity to court Lady Diana Spencer.’
‘I met her on a number of occasions,’ he continued. ‘I couldn’t help but notice how she moved people. She lit up the room with her charm, her presence. She was a genuine princess – a dream lady.’
According to the media outlet, Donald Trump tried to court her as the “ultimate trophy wife” after she divorced then-Prince Charles. The media outlet also cites the Sunday Times, where a former BBC journalist and friend of Diana, Selina Scott, recounts conversations she had with the princess.
In a Sunday Times column, former BBC journalist and friend of Diana, Selina Scott recalled huge bouquets of flowers arriving at her Kensington Palace home.
This was the same tactic he used when wooing first wife Ivana.Continue reading…
