Never-before-seen images of Donald Trump taking a tumble as he took part in a beach volleyball game in New York with then-wife Marla in the 1990s have been revealed for the first time.
The now-President of the United States looked relatively youthful in the images snapped by photographer Rossa Cole in the Hamptons nearly a quarter of a century ago, in the summer of 1996.
Trump, who would’ve been 50 at the time, is seen clad in a pair of blue jeans, a white polo-shirt and a baseball cap, while wearing slightly ill-fitting white socks as he bull-dozed around in the sand.
On the opposing side of the net, Trump’s ex-wife Marla Maples is seen sporting a fashionable ensemble of white biker shorts, and a white t-shirt.
Amid his attempts to showcase his athletic prowess, Trump is seen gearing up to land a power shot across the net but instead misses, and crashes down the ground as dozens of spectators watch on.
Despite the soaring July heat, Trump seemingly opted to keep his white tube socks on throughout the contest, though he appeared to later lose one of them in the frenzy.
The event, held for W Magazine and sponsored by Bacardi, took place just three years before Trump and Maples finalized their divorce. The couple have one daughter together, Tiffany Trump.
It may be unclear what the future holds for the Trump family politically, but physically, the Trump train is heading to Florida express. The gang is all there, or will be there part- or full-time: There’s of course papa Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, who will stay at Mar-a-Lago. There’s his firstborn, Don Jr., and his girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle, who are reportedly looking at homes in Jupiter. There’s Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner who reportedly bought a plot on the private Indian Creek island and also are leasing a condo at Arte Surfside in Miami. There’s his brother, Josh Kushner, and Josh’s wife, model Karlie Kloss, buying nearby as well. And there’s Ivanka’s half sister, Tiffany Trump, shopping for a Miami home, news which broke right before Tiffany announced her engagement to boyfriend of two years Michael Boulos on Instagram.
Now even Tiffany’s mother, and Trump’s second ex-wife, Marla Maples, has been spotted in Florida. In photos, she’s shopping with a mostly mask-less group in an open-air mall. No word on whether she plans to move there to be closer to her daughter, but seeing as everything is all Florida, most of the time with this crew, it would stand to reason. She’s got a wedding to plan after all.
It makes one wonder about the last bastion of that ’80s Manhattan world will hold strong up there on the Upper East Side, living out her days with a “street-meat habit.” Hard to think that Trump’s first ex-wife, Ivana Trump, would ever abandon this place. The hot dogs are probably her secret to not just a life well lived but a life lived long. The hot dog water, remember, is still New York City water. Best in the world.