Christie Brinkley claims that Donald Trump tried to take a pass at her by offering her a ride on his private jet while he was married to his first wife, Ivana.
In a recent interview with Porter magazine Brinkley revealed that Trump once called her and offered to fly her to Aspen, Colorado but she dodged because she was dating Billy Joel at the time. (SLIDESHOW: Christie Brinkley’s Best Photos Over The Years)
“My phone rings and this guy goes, ‘Hey, Christie, it’s The Donald.’ I say, ‘Hi, Billy,’ because I was dating Billy at the time. But the voice goes, ‘No, no. It’s The Donald! … I hear you’re leaving for Aspen tomorrow. I am too. I’d like to give you a ride on my private jet.'”
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Although Brinkley had previously gone to dinner with Trump, she claims she turned down his “smarmy” offer because she figured he was “chasing skirts.”
“So I reply, ‘Thank you, but I have already arranged my flights.’ I knew he was married, and there he was asking me to go on his plane,” Brinkley said. “He was kind of flirty about it. He was out chasing skirts.”
Brinkley admitted to going on a date with him before, but claims that Trump’s repeated attempts to impress her never quite did the trick. (RELATED: Christie Brinkley’s Daughter Becomes First Ever Second Generation SI Swimsuit Model)
“I’m done being discreet. I’ve had dinner with him. I’ve always found him smarmy, as in, ‘Watch out, part the waves, the rich people are coming, everything is gold, solid 24-carat gold, the best, the greatest, nobody else has more gold on anything in their house than me. Did you bring a brush? Let’s gold-leaf it!'”
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Brinkley isn’t the first woman to claim that the president tried to make a move on her while married to another woman. Multiple women came forward with similar or more damaging allegations during the 2016 presidential election. Trump has repeatedly denied the claims against him.