Trump is accused of confusing one black man for another and cracking shocking joke about associate's dark skin in bombshell new claims about 'near-death' helicopter flight An ex-Los Angeles politician says he's the one who took near-fatal chopper flight Trump has claimed that the man in the story was ex-San Fran Mayor Willie Brown The politician said Trump made and off-color joke about skin color during flight By Stephen M. Lepore For Dailymail.Com Published: 02:00 EDT, 10 August 2024 | Updated: 02:05 EDT, 10 August 2024 e-mail View comments Donald Trump confused one black man for another in his controversial story about a helicopter near miss - and cracked a shocking joke about dark skin, it is claimed.
Nate Holden, a former Los Angeles city councilmember, believes Trump is thinking of him when describes as a 'near-death experience' chopper ride with Trump in around 1990. Earlier this week, Trump said he'd almost crashed while flying in a chopper with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, who says he's never met the former president. Holden, 95, had a relationship with Trump in the 90s when he was trying to build at the site of Los Angeles' historic Ambassador Hotel, which was in his district.
The ex-councilman - who has a photo of himself with Trump and ex-wife Ivana on his website - says Trump and Holden took the chopper ride, which had Trump thinking 'maybe this was the end' but believes he's confused him with another black politician. 'Willie is the short Black guy li.