Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
Donald Trump Continues His Unstoppable March To The White House
By
Ben Yakas
Published Apr 9, 2011
Modified Apr 9, 2011
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Ben Yakas
Published Apr 9, 2011
Modified Apr 9, 2011
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Glorified used car salesman Donald Trump has been making the talk show rounds this past month as part of his Trump 2012: Birthers For Life! tour. And the more he spouts off nonsense about Obama's birth certificate, the more it becomes clear that the megalomaniac is serious about becoming the next Fred Thompson, or John C. Calhoun. But Trump is starting to realize that he may need a stumping point beyond Obama's mysterious origins. To that end, he's now added being pro-life, and fighting with the NY Times, to his arsenal of talking points.
Last month, when rumors started building that Trump was considering a presidential run, Evangelical voters were intrigued, if not fully convinced, by him. Some said he needed a compelling narrative to be able to lure voters to his side. Well lo and behold, here is that narrative: Trump gave a long interview to the Christian Broadcasting network, during which he discussed his conversion from pro-choice to pro-life. Here was his explanation:
One thing about me, I'm a very honorable guy. I'm pro-life, but I changed my view a number of years ago. One of the reasons I changed—one of the primary reasons—a friend of mine's wife was pregnant, in this case married.
She was pregnant and he didn't really want the baby. And he was telling me the story. He was crying as he was telling me the story. He ends up having the baby and the baby is the apple of his eye. It's the greatest thing that's ever happened to him.
And you know here's a baby that wasn't going to be let into life. And I heard this, and some other stories, and I am pro-life.
But this wasn't Trump's only trump card (instant rimshot!). The bajillionaire real estate hairpiece has decided to attack NY Times columnist Gail Collins, who reveals the details behind a sternly-worded letter Trump wrote in response to her column, "Donald Trump Gets Weird." Among other things, he wrote:
Even before Gail Collins was with the New York Times, she has written nasty and derogatory articles about me. Actually, I have great respect for Ms. Collins in that she has survived so long with so little talent. Her storytelling ability and word usage (coming from me, who has written many bestsellers), is not at a very high level.
Meow! The bestselling author then uses his extreme powers of storytelling and word usage to talk some more about the birther crap, which Collins eviscerates in turn in her followup column. But back to Trump and his word usage: you know who came to mind as we read his sarcastic letter? Another titan of ridicule.
Tagged
birthers
donald trump
election 2012
president obama
presidential aspirations
pro-life
Ben Yakas
Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
Holy civics! NYC schools' own comic books in the spotlight at Comic Con
Comic Con continues through Sunday.
By
Jessica Gould
Published Oct 10, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. ET
What we know about the ICE shooting in NYC
A federal immigration agent shot a Dominican immigrant in the neck in Marble Hill Thursday night.
By
Karen Yi
News
What we know about the ICE shooting in NYC
A federal immigration agent shot a Dominican immigrant in the neck in Marble Hill Thursday night.
By
Karen Yi
DSA to Mamdani: Fire NYPD commissioner if ICE doesn't leave NYC
By
Elizabeth Kim
,
Brigid Bergin
and
Ben Feuerherd
Two people killed in Bronx vehicle crash
By
Kaya Laterman
NY will opt in Trump’s school choice program, Hochul says
By
Jon Campbell
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .