Donald Trump in 1994: 'Putting a Wife to Work Is a Very Dangerous Thing'

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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-1994-putting-wife-work-dangerous-thing/story?id=39537935

Donald Trump in 1994: 'Putting a Wife to Work Is a Very Dangerous Thing'


By JORDYN PHELPS  Jun 1, 2016, 4:40 PM ET

In a 1994 interview with ABC News, Donald Trump reflected on the women in his life and what he believed the virtues and perils of their career success meant for his marriages. He compared his role in their professional lives to how he developed buildings.

“I love creating stars. And to a certain extent, I've done that with Ivana. To a certain extent, I've done that with Marla. And I like that," Trump told "Primetime Live" correspondent Nancy Collins in an interview that aired on March 10, 1994.

“Unfortunately, after they're a star, the fun is over for me," he continued. "It's like a creation process, it's almost like creating a building. It's pretty sad.”

Trump also shared his views about the women in his life having careers, saying he had mixed feelings on the idea of then-wife Marla Maples working.

“I have days where I think it's great. And then I have days where, if I come home -- and I don't want to sound too much like a chauvinist -- but when I come home and dinner's not ready, I go through the roof," he said.

Trump also said his marriage to former wife Ivana fell apart primarily because he hired her in a management role at Trump Castle Casino in Atlantic City.

“I think that putting a wife to work is a very dangerous thing,” Trump said. “If you're in business for yourself, I really think it's a bad idea to put your wife working for you. I think it's a really bad idea. I think that was the single greatest cause of what happened to my marriage with Ivana.”

He said after he noticed a change in her demeanor while she was working for him, that changed his feelings toward her.

“Ivana would get angry at somebody over the telephone, all of a sudden, who was at the casino, and she'd start shouting. And I'd say, 'I don't want my wife shouting at somebody like that, I really don’t want that.'" Trump said.

“And a softness disappeared,” he continued. "There was a great softness to Ivana, and she still has that softness, but during this period of time, she became an executive not a wife.”

[sinkspur]

“Unfortunately, after they're a star, the fun is over for me," he continued. "It's like a creation process, it's almost like creating a building. It's pretty sad.”

Women as objects. 

Last week, we missed the birth of the fifth Mrs. Trump.

[Oceander]

1950s, anyone?

Actually, more like 1890s.

[jmyrlefuller]

This is pretty weak compared to the other stuff he's said.

[Wingnut]

Women as objects. 

Last week, we missed the birth of the fifth Mrs. Trump.

It is still as funny as the 1st time I stole it from you!

[mountaineer]

If you're in business for yourself, I really think it's a bad idea to put your wife working for you.

Come on. I don't like him, either, but he wasn't calling for women to stay in the kitchen. He appears to have been talking about the difficulty of having a wife also be an employee.

[Wingnut]

Come on. I don't like him, either, but he wasn't calling for women to stay in the kitchen. He appears to have been talking about the difficulty of having a wife also be an employee.

Trump never sees a women as an equal in the Business world or in his sham wow companies... or for that matter if it is his wife or his mistress.  He is a pig.

[mountaineer]

Trump never sees a women as an equal in the Business world or in his sham wow companies... or for that matter if it is his wife or his mistress.  He is a pig.

I don't disagree.

[Fantom]

Melanoma says.. "Meh..... no big thing."

[Fantom]

Come on. I don't like him, either, but he wasn't calling for women to stay in the kitchen. He appears to have been talking about the difficulty of having a wife also be an employee.

Really, you are going there?

Maybe you are right and trump considers Melana? an employee.

Obviously,  she works the short shift.

[mountaineer]

Really, you are going there?

Maybe you are right and trump considers Melana? an employee.

Obviously works the short shift.

He was talking about when the first Mrs. T - Ivana -  worked for him, not Melania. The quote is from 1994. Was Melania even born then? In any event, whether or not you like him (and I'm definitely NOT a fan), what's the problem with reading the entire quote in context?

[Fantom]

He was talking about when the first Mrs. T - Ivana -  worked for him, not Melania. The quote is from 1994. Was Melania even born then? In any event, whether or not you like him (and I'm definitely NOT a fan), what's the problem with reading the entire quote in context?

I apologize.

After reading the entire quote "in context".

I realize trump is just another Bubba... likes his wimmin  baerfoot and  pregnant... or in trumps word.. on knee.

That is my take from the whole quote in context.

[Neverdul]

Not at all meaning to defend His Grand Cheetosness, but he has somewhat of a point in saying - “If you're in business for yourself, I really think it's a bad idea to put your wife working for you. I think it's a really bad idea.”

But probably not for the reasons he thinks.

Some married couples can and do own and operate businesses together and work well together but IMO it takes a commitment and a lot of self-discipline and mutual respect and maturity from both to separate work life from home life.

“I have days where I think it's great. And then I have days where, if I come home -- and I don't want to sound too much like a chauvinist -- but when I come home and dinner's not ready, I go through the roof," he said.

Trumps wives actually cooked his dinners? I find that a more than bit hard to believe. Doesn’t Trump have a personal butler yet doesn’t have a cook? I’m sorry but I don’t see Ivanna or Melania slaving over a hot stove making Goulash. Marla? Maybe. One of the reasons she gave for the break up of their marriage was that he was never home.

“Ivana would get angry at somebody over the telephone, all of a sudden, who was at the casino, and she'd start shouting. And I'd say, 'I don't want my wife shouting at somebody like that, I really don’t want that.'" Trump said.

So he was OK with her being an executive until she actually started acting like one?

I will tell you that in my very personal and painful experience, having a husband who is emotionally and professionally insecure and or immature can very much resent his wife’s success in her career.

“I love creating stars. And to a certain extent, I've done that with Ivana. To a certain extent, I've done that with Marla. And I like that," Trump told "Primetime Live" correspondent Nancy Collins in an interview that aired on March 10, 1994.

“Unfortunately, after they're a star, the fun is over for me," he continued. "It's like a creation process, it's almost like creating a building. It's pretty sad.”

I guess once he makes, or thinks he’s made America Great Again - all the fun will be over for him and like a discarded wife, we will have to pick up the pieces and go on with our lives.

I wonder what Melania thinks? No wonder she’s so shy about being in the spotlight. Once she starts being a bigger “star” than Trump, he will dump her.

[jmyrlefuller]

Really, you are going there?

Maybe you are right and trump considers Melana? an employee.

Obviously  she works the short shift.

Sometimes, it is best that husband and wife work at different locations. For one, spending that much time together either leads to codependency or contempt for each other.

Plus there's the issue of being different rank: husband and wife are supposed to roughly be equals, but in a work situation, it's possible for one to be in authority over the other (as was the case with Trump's wives; you can bet he didn't make them his business partners). That kind of situation is a recipe for confusion and discord, and like Trump said, it was probably a big factor in his first divorce.
 
There are plenty of reasons to be wary of such a situation.

[Fantom]

Sometimes, it is best that husband and wife work at different locations. For one, spending that much time together either leads to codependency or contempt for each other.

Plus there's the issue of being different rank: husband and wife are supposed to roughly be equals, but in a work situation, it's possible for one to be in authority over the other (as was the case with Trump's wives; you can bet he didn't make them his business partners). That kind of situation is a recipe for confusion and discord, and like Trump said, it was probably a big factor in his first divorce.
 
There are plenty of reasons to be wary of such a situation.

WTH!


Where do you get that.

Or maybe there is a natural love and division.  That is something trump has no clue of.

[DB]

Come on. I don't like him, either, but he wasn't calling for women to stay in the kitchen. He appears to have been talking about the difficulty of having a wife also be an employee.

If you are married and your wife works at the same business, why is she the employee and you the employer? It sounds like Trump is simply the boss, period. And maybe that has something to do with his failed marriages.

[sinkspur]

Sometimes, it is best that husband and wife work at different locations. For one, spending that much time together either leads to codependency or contempt for each other.

Plus there's the issue of being different rank: husband and wife are supposed to roughly be equals, but in a work situation, it's possible for one to be in authority over the other (as was the case with Trump's wives; you can bet he didn't make them his business partners). That kind of situation is a recipe for confusion and discord, and like Trump said, it was probably a big factor in his first divorce.
 
There are plenty of reasons to be wary of such a situation.

Let's not kid ourselves.

Trump likes 'em dumb and nekkid.

[mountaineer]

If you are married and your wife works at the same business, why is she the employee and you the employer? It sounds like Trump is simply the boss, period. And maybe that has something to do with his failed marriages.

We're talking about his casino,  not a mom & pop candy store.

[Wingnut]

We're talking about his casino,  not a mom & pop candy store.

Trump never ran either.  But he thought he could.

[sinkspur]

We're talking about his casino,  not a mom & pop candy store.

Yeah, a casino that Trump ran into the ground and had to declare bankruptcy.

[Mechanicos]

Yeah, a casino that Trump ran into the ground and had to declare bankruptcy.

[Wingnut]

I liked you better when you used your other user name.

[sitetest]

Let's not kid ourselves.

Trump likes 'em dumb and nekkid.

Lol!

[aligncare]

Trump never sees a women as an equal in the Business world or in his sham wow companies... or for that matter if it is his wife or his mistress.  He is a pig.

In the 1980s Donald Trump put a woman in charge of the Trump Tower, NYC, construction project--something unheard of for the times. And the Trump Organization continued to exemplify that spirit of meritocracy leading the construction industry in promoting women into top management positions in the organization.

To bash Mr. Trump you guys just make this stuff up as you go along, don't you? Completely divorced from any factual information. Must be nice. Saves all that time googling, getting the facts. Sweet deal, you #neverTrumps got. Vetch and spew is all you folks do. With the added bonus, none of it has to be true!

[DB]

We're talking about his casino,  not a mom & pop candy store.

No, actually we're talking about Trump not being all in on marriage.