Police Escort Irate Ivana Trump From Plane
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Donald Trump's ex-wife, Ivana, was forcefully removed from a New York City-bound Delta Airlines flight Saturday after causing a scene and screaming at crew members.
According to the Associated Press, Trump's 60-year-old former wife became angered by a group of children running in the aisle of her first class cabin while the flight was waiting to depart Palm Beach International Airport en route to New York.
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Flight attendants were unable to calm the socialite down and the pilot taxied the plane back to the gate where law enforcement tried to convince Trump to voluntarily exit the aircraft.
When she refused and continued to hurl obscenities at crew members and fellow passengers, deputies "physically escorted her off the aircraft," a department spokesman told RadarOnline.com.
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Trump filed for divorce from her fourth husband, Rossano Rubicondi, earlier this month.
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133ITA with this comment-># December 28, 2009 - 4:32pm DELTA WAS WRONG Says: ALL YOU PARENTS CLAIMING THAT IVANA IS WRONG----YOU ARE CRAZY.-- I AM A MOTHER OF 5 KIDS AND 3 GRAND KIDS, AND THEY HAVE MANNERS AND THEY KNOW HOW TO BEHAVE IN PUBLIC. ---CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE SCREAMING AND RUNNING ON A PLANE.-- THE AIRPORT AND PLANE ARE NOT A PUBLIC PARK.--CHILDREN NEED RULES, GUIDANCE AND DISCIPLINE.---IVANA'S CHILDREN ARE SUCCESSFUL, WONDERFUL ADULTS.
Why are you people writing books? Who did you think is reading your novels? Do you see now why I divorced my wife. Look at her. I may have an comb over with orange skin, but kids don't scream when they see me. Ivana looks like a freaking monster.
moody witch. Scroogina. Some people are so weak. Why didnt other passengers get angry and escorted off? Because she was the only witchy one? Because some people are even keeled in their disposition unlike others? Perhaps this explains why she's on her 5th husband and if she didnt have money... she'd be on her 5th dog (ownershipwise). At her age, she's probably on her 5 dog. And thats why so many older white men like my Uncle (and me in the far far future) go to asia to sugardaddy 23 year old thai or Philippine girls instead of staying in america and shagging moody bitter 60 year old white women. Its not because they are perverted (failure to want old white women is not perversion and only the most arrogant old woman thinks it is. But they are ALL arrogant). Its because they'd rather hear the happy giggles of povertystricken asian girlie girls happy that their new white sugardaddy can afford medicine and schooling for their fatherless babies than hear the cackles groans and whines of a bitter old white woman whining about the cheers of happy children on the holidays. Once white women hit 45 they turn naggy and powerhappy moody and witchy. There is nothing more angry than a once beautiful white woman who has lost her beauty....so they take it out on kiddies, Every neighborhood has the cackling bitter old white woman who scares the kids. "GET OFF MY GRASS!!!!!!"......"I just waana g-g-g-get my my baseball, ma'am"..... "DONT CALL ME MAAAAAAM AND GET OF MY GRAAAAASSSSSS. " "ok.. witch!! but can I get my ball!"......"Get off my grass!!"..."i'm in the cul-de-sac, ma'a.....I mean witch!" And its good they kicked her snobby butt off the plane. I'd rather hear the incest laughter of festive children than the cackling of a bitter old white bag. Hansel And Gretel can probably tell us more about her.
We don't know the entire story. In fact, Ivana Trump has a history of being "difficult" on flights in the past, as reported by the huffingtonpost. Cabin crew are well-trained and children are not allowed to "run up and down the aisles". If that were, in fact, the case, a flight attendant would have intervened and asked the parents to restrain their child/ren. Perhaps the children just arrived on board and they were excited about being on an airplane and Ms. Trump didn't approve of the noise they were making? One passenger on the flight actually said that there were no children in the aisles and Ms. Trump upset that a baby was fussing in coach. She made such a scene, using the F-bomb, that the man sitting next to her in First Class told her to be quiet. Apparently, her craziness continued after the plane had already pushed off and was taxing toward the runway, which means that everyone was strapped into their seats, including any and all children. Ms. Trump was offered another seat and noise cancelling headseats. She refused, continued to throw a tantrum and would not cooperate with the requests of the flight attendants. Because she refused to comply with crew members instructions, which is a federal offense under FAA Regulations, the plane returned to the gate and she was removed from the aircraft. The Captain reported that they had to return to the terminal because of an unruly passenger in seat 1C...Ivana Trump. The flight was delayed for 2 hours because of her, not to mention the thousands of dollars of fuel wasted because of the ordeal (absorbed by Delta.) I am a pilot and am married to a pilot. Having flown many people, including celebrities, we are constantly amazed at how darned nice most famous people are. I mean really, genuinely down-to-earth, nice people! Unfortunately Ivana Trump is not one of them. Celebrity or not, she should be put on a "no fly" list. There also needs to be more tolerance from passengers. An aircraft is a mode of transportation, not a hotel. Babies cry, children make noise (and some people pass gas!) in the confines of a small area. If you can't deal with it, find another mode of transportation.
What brats! Parents that are able to control their kids don't need meds, they just have to look at them with the look that means business and that is all that it takes. I can't believe some of the excuses that people are making for their bad parenting. It is insane! God, if you are going to let your kids be brats then at least admit that you are terrible parents!
Wow...I hope that all of you who are so nasty don't have any children, and if you...wow...you must have some fantastic, phenomenal, perfect children...or do you just drug them to shut them up?
I have to add another comment. Yes, the children should not have been running up and down the aisles, they should have been seatbelted in. But, why did she Ivana have to to act like a spoiled child. Maybe the parents were trying to get seated and the kids took off running. It happens. Lets spare the "control your child" advice. Sometimes it is hard to control children. Some are a lot more active than others and it is not that the parents are bad parents. They just have a lot more challenges to deal with. I feel that Ivana should not have flew off the handle to that extent. Shouting curse words and refusing to leave the aircraft made her look ridiculous. Sometimes kindness and understanding go a long way. Plane was getting ready for take off, so the children would soon have been buckled in. Ivana acted far worse than the children. I do believe that we all need to have tolerance at times even if we don't want to. I'm also appalled at the way that some of the responses speak about children. Parenting requires decipline and structure, but these should not outweight respect. Remember, adults, these children are the future off the world. All the adults that are knocking innocent children because they ran up and down the aisle off an airplane, need to remember that one day these children may will be adults and may have to care for you. Hopefully, they will not be as heartless.
I'm with Ivana on this one. I fly frequently, and for the most part it's a pleasant experience, but if the children start out acting up as soon as they get on the plane, while, all the while, the parents are reading, or ignoring them, then lookout!! It's gonna be a long and annoying trip. Parents need to control their kids. They don't pay for my airfare, and I don't need their kids entertaining me.
ok if they r autistic its not their falt
She looks a lot older than 60.
I have been on a plane where the brats sitting behind me in coach were kicking the seats and hitting my head every time they used the seat rest to hoist themselves out of their seats to run like little animals up and down the aisles while the parents sat on their trashy arses and did NOTHING. Next time Ivana should slap the brats and their parents. Note to all parents: Put your brats up in a kennel if you can't take the time to teach them manners.
Autistic Brats including, keep them home!!! Excuses for bad parenting, medicate my brat or give them a titleAutistic, excuse to run wild & crazy! Need Old-School on Brats of today!
She could have gone another way of expressing her displeasure, not screaming at the kids and crew members! Some parents arn't meant to be parents, and that isn't the child's fault.
You often cannot tell the difference between typical children and children with austism. How did this drag queen diva know if she was telling typical children to go eff themselves or children suffering from autism? Either way, they recognized a monster in 1st class when they saw one. Kudos's to the Donald for divorcing this crazy witch.
I absolutely get sick and tired of bad a*s*s* kids running wild. Parents should be arrested for not keeping better tabs on their kids. One poster said she can't make sure her kids are perfect all the time, well my mother did it. She had this one look and it hit you like a laser and it meant "sit your azz down right now and stop whatever you are doing". Case closed. Ivana should sue for not being allowed peace and quiet on the plane. People should stay home with bad kids. If you want to have bad kids and not control them that is your business but the rest of the world should not have to suffer.
I meant to say (on one, we were stuck on the plane ON THE GROUND for over 3 hours before takeoff, and my children were 2 and 4), and never have they been allowed to get out of their seat unless another adult is with them to walk to the restroom
Sorry to say I agree with Ivana Trump's fustrations, but not the way she handled the problem. I have been on flights with my two children (on one, we were stuck on the plane for over 3 hours, and my children were 2 and 4), and never have they been allowed to get out of their seat unless another adult is with them to walk to the restroom. Planes are too small to have children running around and being too loud. I do have a lot of compassion for parents trying to quiet a baby who is confused and their ears are hurting, but for kids old enough to be running down the aisles, that is unacceptable, whether going to their seats, waiting for the plane to take off, in the air, or taxiing to the gate. Maybe with Ivana getting into a court case with Delta, will prompt Delta to come up with better measures to take care of unruly children.
ALL YOU PARENTS CLAIMING THAT IVANA IS WRONG----YOU ARE CRAZY.-- I AM A MOTHER OF 5 KIDS AND 3 GRAND KIDS, AND THEY HAVE MANNERS AND THEY KNOW HOW TO BEHAVE IN PUBLIC. ---CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE SCREAMING AND RUNNING ON A PLANE.-- THE AIRPORT AND PLANE ARE NOT A PUBLIC PARK.--CHILDREN NEED RULES, GUIDANCE AND DISCIPLINE.---IVANA'S CHILDREN ARE SUCCESSFUL, WONDERFUL ADULTS.
Ivana may be an entitled rich b**ch but somehow parents with bratty kids seem to feel entitled to make excuses for their kids' bad behavior, instead of doing the work of actually parenting. Some people are just entitled mean jerks and raise their kids that way too, with no consideration for others. Manners should be more of a priority with parents these days.
Sami, if your married man really couldn't stand his wife then he would have left her for you. I highly doubt he would say that to her face considering he even keeps you, a human being, a secret from her as well. I guess you have to say what you have to say to keep your dignity though. You are nothing but a piece for him, face it.