New York City — Billionaire
entrepreneur, presidential candidate and TV personality Donald Trump is asking
for the public’s help in financing a biographical film about himself. He is
seeking $20 million in crowdsourced funds for a film that is tentatively titled,
“The Donald.”
Trump
was asked why a man as wealthy as he is would need to solicit money
for a movie project.
“I
don’t actually need the money, but I
wanted to give the public a chance to be a part of this monumental event. You
see, the film isn’t just about me, although most of it is, but it’s also about
America and the opportunities this great country provides for success. This is
a theme that I think millions of citizens believe in and would want to be a
part of. Plus, I want Scorsese to direct it and he don’t come cheap.”
There
has been a backlash from many independent filmmakers and others who think Trump
is simply trying to get a film made on the cheap. George Bishop, president of
the Independent Filmmakers of America said, “It’s absolutely the ultimate in narcissism
for Trump to believe that average Americans are so in love with him that they
would help pay to have a movie about him made. The guy is unbelievable.”
Trump
shrugged off the criticism. “No matter what you do in life, there are going to
be whiners and complainers. This is going to be a film of historical importance
and every donors name will be run in the credits. I don’t know why anyone would
not want to be a part of this.”
While
a spokesperson for Trump declined to say how much money had been raised so far,
a person close to the project said that after four days, they had taken in $27.00.
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