They rented the Plaza Hotel in New York, which I owned at the time.
I was very busy, and didn’t want to do it.
They were very nice, but above all, persistent.
I agreed, and the rest is history!"
When the movie was first screened, the audience loved Trump’s brief appearance, Columbus told Business Insider.
He ultimately decided, “Leave him in the movie.
It’s a moment for the audience.”
Columbus’s take on Trump’s behavior around the cameo is supported by actor Matt Damon.
But I guess in ‘Home Alone 2," they left it in.’
Who knows how many Trump cameos hit the cutting room floor?
Because I was, and still am, great for the movie, that’s why!"
In 2019, a Canadian broadcast of the movie on CBC cut the scene entirely, and Trump noticed.
It also caught the attention of Donald Trump Jr., whoposted about it, calling it “pathetic.”
