Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Thrift-Shop Find of 1990 Playboy Featuring Trump Draws Fresh Attention

The shopper reports paying $1.50, with similar copies listed online for roughly $100 to $150.

Overview

  • A charity-shop browser posted the March 1990 issue on social media after spotting Donald Trump on the cover.
  • The cover shows Trump at 43 in formalwear beside a smiling woman, as reproduced in multiple tabloid reports.
  • In the Q&A he declines to discuss marriage, calling it a personal matter.
  • He says he enjoys flirtations and describes running MGM in the 1930s and 1940s as his “ultimate job.”
  • The post was amplified by outlets and commenters, reviving interest in vintage Playboy issues and their resale market.