Maddow Mocks Meeting of Trump and Gorbachev Impersonator in 1987: ‘Lots of Savvy When it Comes to Dealing with Russia’

MADDOW I m really ░░░░░░░░ to have you here ░░░░░░░░ there is so much ░░░░░░░░ get to today It ░░░░░░░░ been such an incredible ░░░░░░░░ day There s so ░░░░░░░░ to get to and ░░░░░░░░ lot of it is ░░░░░░░░ terrible To buoy ourselves ░░░░░░░░ that to get ourselves ░░░░░░░░ for that you want ░░░░░░░░ start with something funny ░░░░░░░░ s just do it ░░░░░░░░ s start with something ░░░░░░░░ Okay I know there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of terrible ░░░░░░░░ to talk about I ░░░░░░░░ to start with something ░░░░░░░░ from the 80s So ░░░░░░░░ s 1987 A real ░░░░░░░░ developer in New York ░░░░░░░░ named Donald Trump takes ░░░░░░░░ first trip to Moscow ░░░░░░░░ what is then the ░░░░░░░░ Union By all accounts ░░░░░░░░ kind of falls in ░░░░░░░░ with the place He ░░░░░░░░ he wants to build ░░░░░░░░ hotel there or something ░░░░░░░░ knows Following year 1988 ░░░░░░░░ Trump is back in ░░░░░░░░ York and the leader ░░░░░░░░ the Soviet Union Mikhail ░░░░░░░░ is going to come ░░░░░░░░ New York He s ░░░░░░░░ to New York to ░░░░░░░░ in the United Nations ░░░░░░░░ Assembly And on the ░░░░░░░░ of that visit Mikhail ░░░░░░░░ coming to New York ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump decides to ░░░░░░░░ him over because he ░░░░░░░░ going to be in ░░░░░░░░ You know even though ░░░░░░░░ Gorbachev is the leader ░░░░░░░░ the Soviet Union and ░░░░░░░░ Trump is real estate ░░░░░░░░ in New York City ░░░░░░░░ Trump apparently convinces himself ░░░░░░░░ Mikhail Gorbachev is going ░░░░░░░░ do this they re ░░░░░░░░ to hang out that ░░░░░░░░ Gorbachev has to go ░░░░░░░░ the United Nations to ░░░░░░░░ head of state things ░░░░░░░░ also sure since he ░░░░░░░░ around he ll drop ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump s apartment ░░░░░░░░ Trump is so convinced ░░░░░░░░ this that when a ░░░░░░░░ Gorbachev impersonator comes to ░░░░░░░░ Tower to make fun ░░░░░░░░ the whole situation Donald ░░░░░░░░ himself comes out of ░░░░░░░░ Tower onto the sidewalk ░░░░░░░░ greets the Mikhail Gorbachev ░░░░░░░░ as if he is ░░░░░░░░ real Gorbachev who s ░░░░░░░░ there to come see ░░░░░░░░ the real leader of ░░░░░░░░ Soviet Union because sure ░░░░░░░░ that guy would just ░░░░░░░░ up outside your apartment ░░░░░░░░ beep beep come say ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Reporter voice ░░░░░░░░ the home of hyperbole ░░░░░░░░ mansion to the master ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump who made ░░░░░░░░ special effort to whizz ░░░░░░░░ from his penthouse office ░░░░░░░░ greet our guest Reporter ░░░░░░░░ Trump is coming now ░░░░░░░░ IMPERSONATOR Hey Hey Mr ░░░░░░░░ Trump How are you ░░░░░░░░ honor Reporter He s ░░░░░░░░ come down very briefly ░░░░░░░░ were on our way ░░░░░░░░ wanted a couple of ░░░░░░░░ GORBACHEV IMPERSONATOR I like ░░░░░░░░ tie Trump Great honor ░░░░░░░░ nice Reporter All right ░░░░░░░░ didn t disturb your ░░░░░░░░ Trump No it was ░░░░░░░░ And I heard and ░░░░░░░░ couldn t have been ░░░░░░░░ Very good I couldn ░░░░░░░░ have been happier Good ░░░░░░░░ with everything GORBACHEV IMPERSONATOR ░░░░░░░░ people Reporter Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much Trump Thank you ░░░░░░░░ you Reporter I m ░░░░░░░░ glad Trump Thank you ░░░░░░░░ ll see you soon ░░░░░░░░ Thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ m sorry to disturb ░░░░░░░░ I just wanted to ░░░░░░░░ in Okay Thank you ░░░░░░░░ IMPERSONATOR Dasvidaniya Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Dasvidaniya Hey Hey I ░░░░░░░░ your tie Oh you ░░░░░░░░ my tie Spasibo Spasibo ░░░░░░░░ Hey So there you ░░░░░░░░ it That is a ░░░░░░░░ that happened Lest anyone ░░░░░░░░ you that we should ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump on dealing ░░░░░░░░ the Russians not getting ░░░░░░░░ by the Kremlin him ░░░░░░░░ having lots of savvy ░░░░░░░░ it comes to dealing ░░░░░░░░ Russia Lest you hear ░░░░░░░░ argument you can just ░░░░░░░░ of that beautiful moment ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump enthusiastically pumping ░░░░░░░░ hand of the Gorbachev ░░░░░░░░ I like your tie ░░░░░░░░ you like my tie ░░░░░░░░ Trump later said he ░░░░░░░░ didn t fall for ░░░░░░░░ at all he definitely ░░░░░░░░ that was an impersonator ░░░░░░░░ sure he did Judge ░░░░░░░░ yourself So there s ░░░░░░░░ We ll come back ░░░░░░░░ that in a moment ░░░░░░░░ the news today really ░░░░░░░░ just been astonishing.”