On June 16, 2015, Donald Trump descended from Trump Tower’s golden escalators alongside his wife Melania, with Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World” blasting in the atrium as he announced his campaign for an election he would eventually win.
The debut of his “Make America Great Again” movement in his Manhattan skyscraper — a slogan draped on the banners behind him — included a speech characterizing the US as the world’s “dumping ground.” Mexico is sending America its drugs, crime and rapists, he said. That was two minutes into his remarks.
