Trump uses United Nations speech to recall losing contract bid to renovate the U.N. building

Many years ago, at a very successful real estate developer in New York known as Donald J. Trump, I bid on the renovation and rebuilding of this very United Nations complex. I remember it so well.I said at the time that I would do it for $500 million, rebuilding everything would be beautiful. I used to talk about I'm going to give you marble floors. They're going to give you Terza. I'm going to give you the best of everything. You're going to have mahogany walls.They're going to give you plastic. But they de ...