The board that awards Pulitzer Prizes released a statement on Monday declining Donald Trump’s request that they strip The New York Times and The Washington Post of a joint prize for their reporting on Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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Donald Trump would listen to a song from a Broadway musical to calm him when he was stressed as staff played it in a bid to soothe him.
The former US President's staff would play Memory from Cats when tempers flared, it has been reported.
On Tuesday, Trump's temper was described as "scary" by Stephanie Grisham, who served as his White House press secretary and communications director and as Melania Trump ’s chief of staff.
She continued: "He’d snap and almost lose control.”
As reported in the Mirror, Grisham recently published a tell-all book and noted that when Trump descended into turmoil, his staff resorted to summoning an aide, nicknamed the "Music Man", to play songs from musicals they knew would soothe him, namely Memory from the Broadway musical Cats.
Her remarks came as a result of ex-aide, Cassidy Hutchinson speaking in staggering detail to the House select committee hearing on Tuesday about Trump's character. She portrayed an unhinged leader who often veered wildly out of control.
The committee were investigating the January 6 attacks on Capitol Hill but Trump's character was also destroyed during the hearing.
The New York Times reported that in Grisham's memoir, I'll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw in the Trump White House, "Mr Trump's handlers designated an unnamed White House official known as the 'Music Man' to play him his favourite show tunes, including 'Memory' from Cats, to pull him from the brink of rage".
The paper identified the "Music Man" as Max Miller. Miller is a former boyfriend of Grisham who was also a Trump aide and now a Republican candidate for Congress in Ohio.
Adam Gopnik of the New Yorker wrote that Trump’s need to be comforted by Broadway music "degrades both the office of the
The board that awards Pulitzer Prizes released a statement on Monday declining Donald Trump’s request that they strip The New York Times and The Washington Post of a joint prize for their reporting on Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Ivana Trump could "barely walk" before she died. The model - who was best known for her former marriage to ex-President and billionaire businessman Donald Trump - was found dead at the bottom of her staircase on Thursday (14. 07.
Ivana Trump's death has been ruled "accidental" after she suffered "blunt impact injuries" to her torso after falling down the stairs in her New York apartment. The 73 year old ex-wife of former US president Donald Trump died on July 14. Donald, 76, took to social media platform Truth Social to pay tribute as he wrote: "I am very saddened to inform all of those that loved her, of which there are many, that Ivana Trump has passed away at her home in New York City”.
Celebrity journalist Chaunce Hayden sat down with Ivana Trump who shared insights into her life, including if she had any regrets marrying Donald Trump, living with and without wealth and what the public's biggest misconception is about herself. Hayden is the former publisher of Steppin' Out magazine who met Ivana several times over the past 20 years. He interviewed 'kind and friendly' Ivana in 2016 for New York-based Metropolis Nights magazine and described her as 'smart as a whip. ''I see a lot of Ivana in Ivanka. Ivana was a lot of things, but most of all I think she would want to be remembered as a mom who adored her kids,' Hayden said. 'She faced hard times with elegance and most of all she was an awesome mom. 'Ivana Trump died on Thursday of a suspected cardiac arrest after being found 'unconscious and unresponsive' in her New York City townhouse. She was 73. Here, DailyMail. com recaps that 2016 interview. Chaunce Hayden: How would you describe yourself?Ivana Trump: Well I did come from a small town (laughing) but I didn't come from what you would call modest means.
Ivana Trump was many things, among them, Donald Trump’s ex wife. Known her work in modeling, business, writing and design, Ivana was born in the Czech Republic, in the city of Zlin. Donald Trump’s first wife, Ivana Trump, dies; kids reactIvana Trump throughout the years: photosA post shared by Ivanka Trump (@ivankatrump)In the ‘70s, Ivana married Alfred Winklmayr, a ski instructor.
under Communist rule in the former Czechoslovakia before moving to the US and marrying the businessman in 1977. The former model helped build Donald’s business empire and they became known as New York’s quintessential 1980s power couple. They divorced in 1992 but were on close terms when she passed away.
quintessential power couple of the 1980s.Ivana, born Ivana Marie Zelníčková, married the former president in 1977 and they divorced in 1992. They had three children together: Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric.But during their time together the pair were a fixture in the tabloids and New York’s social scene until their fiery divorce in 1992.
Ivana Trump, Donald J. Trump’s first wife and the mother of Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Eric Trump, has died at her home in Manhattan at 73.
A bustling brood. Former president Donald Trump has a large family tree, with numerous siblings, wives, children and grandchildren.
WATCH: Donald Trump says he's 'not a fan' of Meghan MarkleThe news broke on Friday, with the Trump family confirming her passing in a joint statement expressing their “deep sadness”."It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Ivana Trump,” it read."Our mother was an incredible woman - a force in business, a world-class athlete, a radiant beauty, and caring mother and friend. Ivana Trump was a survivor.”Born in 1949 in the Czechoslovak city of Gottwaldov, Ivana’s hometown was taken over by Communists the year before she was born.Ivana and Donald Trump married in 1977.The statement continued: "She fled from communism and embraced this country.“She taught her children about grit and toughness, compassion and determination.
Ivana Trump, the ex-wife of former President Donald Trump, has died at age 73.
Celebrities all over the world are mourning the death of Ivana Trump, who has died at age 73.
President Donald Trump, confirmed on social media. The former model and mother of three, who died at her New York City home, was 73.The New York Police Department confirmed to ET that they responded to a call at around 12:40 p.m. of a person in cardiac arrest at 10 East 64th Street.
Donald Trump's ex-wife has died at the age of 73. Ivana, the mother of Ivanka, Donald Jr, and Eric, died on Thursday 14 July.MORE: Jill Biden sparks major transformation at the White House"Our mother was an incredible woman - a force in business, a world-class athlete, a radiant beauty, and caring mother and friend," the Trump family said in a statement.WATCH: The Queen meets Donald Trump"Ivana Trump was a survivor.
Ivana Trump has died at the age of 73. The ex wife of the former President of the United States of America Donald Trump was found dead in her New York City apartment on Thursday 14 July. Donald, 76, took to social media platform Truth Social to pay tribute as he wrote: "I am very saddened to inform all of those that loved her, of which there are many, that Ivana Trump has passed away at her home in New York City”.
Ivana Trump has died at the age of 73, her family announced on Thursday, July 14.