Man Dies in Blaze Because there Were NO Sprinklers in Trump Tower

Good Day World!

Today, I'm going to give you a graphic example of what kind of businessman Trump was before Russia got him elected president.

History of Trump Tower

The building was completed in 1983, several years before sprinkler systems were mandated.

Owners of older, residential high-rises were required to add the systems only when major renovations take place.

However, the more responsible owners put in the new sprinkler systems to assure their residents were safe.

Some fire-safety advocates wanted older apartment buildings to be retrofitted with sprinklers when the city began requiring them in new residential high-rises almost 20 years ago.

Some developers, like Trump, argued that the vast majority of fatal fires rage in smaller multi-family homes, not high-rises.

Trump's buddy, then-mayor Rudy Giuliani, supported him and the other shady developers by citing cost concerns for the life-saving devices.

The New York Times reported in 1999 that Trump opposed the legislation, claiming that he could not afford to put sprinklers in his buildings.

According to The New York Post, Trump called at least six city council members to lobby against the sprinkler rules, and he even retired the campaign debt of one councilman at a cost of $5,000.

It was that decision that killed 67-year old Todd Brassner, and injured six firefighters, who weren't able to rescue him.

Afterward, Trump tweeted that the blaze was "very confined" citing a "well-built building," and thanked the firefighters.

He didn't say a damn word about Brassner's death.

The way Trump callously ignored Brassner's death, tells volumes about the moron. 

Time for me to walk on down the road...