Mike Wallace grills Donald Trump about future in politics in 1985

More than 30 years before Donald Trump would run for the White House, legendary "60 Minutes" newsman Mike Wallace grilled him about his criticism of Washington politicians and whether he had a future in politics. Watch a clip from the interview as seen in the new documentary, "Mike Wallace Is Here."

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[planckismus]

It's been almost 40 years now. My goodness time flies

[chesscomsupport]

I think Trump likes Mike more than he likes Chris.

[andrewdevore]

Funny how he foreshadowed his campaign

[Nominay]

That's what he looked like when I first saw him, in a magazine. I was 11 then and am 46 now.

[driverfull]

"You've got 40 years to live, minimum"

Well that interviewer was a prophet. He achieved the 40 years mark after that...

[AdelynOthman]

It’s amazing how he called it many many years ago and I was only 15 years old in high school…

[BabyMaharaja]

his voice has changed so much but he still has that young, go-getter energy

[milestone_achiever]

My goodness they remastered this to the extreme

[CACCIATORE-rmqs]

At least, it is consistent. In comparison with the other parasites of politics

[JohnAndAnime]

39 years later and he’s still alive 😭 he’s getting to the big 40 years

[dzungduconmatday]

He has been discussed to make this country better since 1985. He loves this country.

[Maq]

Why does the titles say “grills” when Mike is such having a normal conversation

[cleopatra]

Nobody is grilling Trump here. Without Trump the country and might I say world peace is in danger.

[retrokidm]

Wow.... I love watching old Trump interviews, a businessman first but you can see his enthusiasm for politics. Before the presidency I remember listening to theory of the OPEC oligarchy smart guy

[rjthompson]

He was right about everything even way back then. People were too stupid to listen then and they are too stupid to listen to him now.

[stripervince]

And he turned out to be the best ever, and he was right on every issue. We need him again in 2024

[jaym]

It's 2024 now, 39 years ago Trump said this and he was right! And was our great president for 4 years and WILL be again in 2024; though should have been in office again since 2020 and our country would never have been destroyed as has been done by the present administration! Our country needs him again to straighten out all this damage this present administration has caused!

[danielericsson]

We love YOU Donald J. Trump- from Sweden

[carolynsears]

That’s my President! WOO HOO #MAGA🇺🇸🇺🇸

[CryptoX-krwu]

His son looks so much like him. Trump is already preparing the kid for politics.