Donald Trump just offered a seemingly random woman a job during his news conference
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump turned his news conference in Washington, D.C., on Monday into a job fair.
An unidentified woman who said she was a survivor of the 9/11 terrorist attacks asked the billionaire business mogul for a job, and The Hill reports he responded by bringing her up to his lectern.
"If we can make a good deal in the salary, she's going to probably have a job," Trump said.
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In a scene that sounds a little bit too much like The Apprentice-inspired performance art, the woman reportedly smiled, teared up, hugged him, and kissed him on the cheek.
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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.
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