Trump 'Stiffed' His Family, GOP Strategist Says
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SHAPIRO: She talked about an architect in the audience who had never been paid. And then a Republican strategist named Brian Walsh tweeted this.
BRIAN WALSH: True story, my dad's company was stiffed by Trump on a six-figure telecom job in the 1980s. Trump told them it would cost more to sue him.
SHAPIRO: That's Brian Walsh, who joins us now in the studio with more on his family's story. Welcome.
SHAPIRO: What kind of work did your father do for Trump?
WALSH: He had a small telecom company in the 1980s. And keep in mind, we're talking about an incident that was roughly 35 years ago. And this company since has been sold over 20 years ago. But it was one of Mr. Trump's first projects in New York City at the time.
And my father would often recall over the years - and he's particularly brought up in the last 18 months as Mr. Trump has been running for president - you know, an incident when he had a very, very hard time getting paid, and ultimately didn't get paid his full amount that was owed.
And so the message that was sent along was that you could take him to court, but it would ultimately cost more to sue him and litigate it out over the years than to just, you know, walk away.
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SHAPIRO: Have you decided who you'll vote for?
WALSH: I am firmly in none of the above. I am a lifelong Republican. And I couldn't bring myself - and there are - you know, there are some issues I support Hillary Clinton on like immigration reform. But there are too many other issues that I couldn't bring myself to vote for her.
So I'm focused on hoping the Republicans control the House and the Senate. And we'll see who wins in November. But I will not be voting for either one of them.
SHAPIRO: Brian Walsh is a Republican strategist with a public affairs group Rokk Solutions.
http://www.npr.org/2016/09/28/495816984/trump-stiffed-his-family-gop-strategist-says
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