Home Alone 2 is a popular family-friendly holiday movie. In the sequel to the original Home Alone, Donald Trump made a cameo appearance.
The movie was released in 1992. In one scene, the main character, a boy named Kevin, finds himself wandering around the lobby of the Plaza Hotel in NYC. Trump is walking by and Kevin stops him to ask for directions. Trump answers and Trump continues walking. That’s the scene. It’s just a cameo. This is 2023 and nothing is normal. So, of course, there is a controversy over Trump’s cameo appearance.
Trump owned the Plaza Hotel back in the day. Director Chris Columbus wanted to film in the hotel. For whatever reason, Columbus is now saying that Trump “[bullied] his way into the movie.” Really? In 1992, Trump was well-known and a public figure. Hollywood liked him. It was only when Trump ran for president as a Republican that Hollywood…
