Yesterday 9:31 pm
RebelGator » Yesterday, 8:07 pm » wrote: ↑ Your moron friend is mistaken, but it is easy to see how that rumor started. The young man in the Roman tunic is absolutely not Donald Trump.
While it is true that Roy Cohn was a close friend, lawyer, and mentor to a young Donald Trump in the 1970s and 80s, Trump was famously averse to the wilder side of Studio 54. Trump frequently visited the club, but he was known as a quiet, sober observer who stood on the sidelines in business suits rather than participating in the themed costume spectacles.
This specific misconception spreads online for a few reasons:
Social Media Rumors: On platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook, the photo occasionally circulates with fake, satirical captions claiming the young man is Trump, capitalizing on their well-known historical association.
The "Birthday Pageantry": The photo was taken at one of Roy Cohn's extravagant birthday parties at Studio 54. Biographers note that for these bashes, the club's owners would hire male models dressed as Roman gladiators to blow trumpets and place a laurel wreath on Cohn’s head. The young man in the photo is simply one of these hired models or part of Cohn's anonymous nightclub entourage.
Perhaps your friend was one of the models who also blew the trumpet for Roy?
I think it's BV himself. As much as he posts that picture. He's proud of it. It's his profile pic.
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