“I assume I used to be presupposed to be a moviemaker,” mentioned Donald Trump at present when requested why he determined to reopen the notorious jail on Alcatraz Island.
Turns on the market may be a extra prosaic reply: Clint Eastwood’s 1979 basic Escape From Alcatraz was on TV in Palm Seashore the night time earlier than. (Trump was at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Seashore for many of the weekend.)
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Native outlet WEIU (satirically a PBS station) had the Don Siegel directed jail image on at 7 p.m. ET Saturday. On Sunday, the president shared two posts with the identical emphatic textual content.
“As we speak, I’m directing the Bureau of Prisons, along with the Division of Justice, FBI, and Homeland Safety, to reopen a considerably enlarged and rebuilt ALCATRAZ, to accommodate America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders,” wrote Trump.
There is no such thing as a direct proof linking Trump’s sudden determination to reopen the distant penitentiary, which has been closed since 1963, to the movie. However Trump did point out moviemaking when explaining the announcement this morning. His public schedule, the White Home reporters’ pool report and social media publish from Mar-a-Lago revelers do nothing to refute the belief.
