@50501southcarolina: Trump was never supposed to be on that flight but claims he was. 6 sources close to him confirmed that he had a meeting that afternoon and couldn't have been on the flight yet he claimed in an interview he was supposed to be just to make headlines and seek sympathy. Trump then pointed to 3 of his executives who died in the 1989 helicopter crash as a reason for his subsequent Atlantic City casino failures. In a 2016 interview with The Washington Post, he discussed the crash that killed CEO Steve Hyde, Taj Mahal president Mark Etess, and executive VP Jonathan Benanav. Trump stated: "Only because he was the only one standing, I put Jack O'Donnell in there," referring to his decision to promote O’Donnell to president of Trump Plaza.Former Trump Organization executives, such as Jack O'Donnell and Barbara Res, have corroborated this, stating that Trump frequently used the tragic loss of these key leaders as a convenient excuse for his staggering financial difficulties and ballooning debt.

50501 South Carolina

Open In TikTok:

Region: US

Tuesday 02 June 2026 08:47:02 GMT