Donald Trump Inserts Himself Into Park51 Controversy

[pinboy3niner]

September 9, 2010, 6:11 PM ET
Donald Trump Inserts Himself Into Mosque Controversy
By Dawn Wotapka

We should have seen this coming.

Donald Trump, whose well-known moniker is on everything from buildings to vodka, has offered up some of his fortune to restore peace in New York City. He’s willing to buy out Hisham Elzanaty, identified as one of eight investors behind the controversial 13-story Islamic center planned near Ground Zero.

It’s doubtful that Mr. Elzanaty alone can stop the project.

Still, in a letter released late Thursday, Mr. Trump offers to buy the site at 45 Park Place in lower Manhattan for the price paid plus 25%. (Mr. Elzanaty could probably hold out for more.) Mr. Trump points out that while the downtown location is not spectacular, this deal would “end a very serious, inflammatory, and highly divisive situation that is destined, in my opinion, to only get worse.”
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Readers, do you see Mr. Trump as a peacemaker or publicity hound–or possibly a little bit of both?

More:
http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2010/09/09/donald-trump-inserts-himself-into-mosque-controversy/


Trump's letter (pdf):
http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/TrumpLetter0909.pdf

[LostinVA]

1. "Fame Whore" and NOTHING else

[pinboy3niner]

2. BINGO!

If this jerk were really serious, he would have QUIETLY made a FAR more generous offer. This investor has claimed that he already has offers of at least double the cost of the property, so Trump's stunt offer is a joke.

[Burma Jones]

3. Well, if folks want to stop the Islamic Center being built

the best way is to do exactly what Trump is doing.....

You want to kill something in the USA, you buy it and then kill it.

Of Course, IT ONLY WORKS IF IT'S KEPT QUIET......


So, yeah, Publicity Whore.