director Chris Columbus has spoken out about how Donald Trump âbulliedâ his way into making an appearance in the festive film.
As âHome Aloneâ fans will know, the 1992 sequel features a brief cameo from the man who would eventually go on to become president, and in a new interview, its director has explained how this came to be.
Speaking to âInsider,â Columbus explained that a condition for filming a scene in the Plaza Hotel would be that its then-owner, Trump, also appear in it.
Macaulay Culkin and Donald Trump in “Home Alone 2”
Macaulay Culkin and Donald Trump in “Home Alone 2″20th Century Fox
âWe paid the fee, but he also said, âThe only way you can use the Plaza is if Iâm in the movie,ââ Columbus said. âSo we agreed to put him in the movie.â

The filmmaker went on to say he was surprised at how positive the initial audience reaction to Trumpâs cameo was, which is how it ended up staying in the film.
âPeople cheered when Trump showed up on-screen,â Columbus recalled. âSo I said to my editor, âLeave him in the movie. Itâs a moment for the audience.â â
âBut he did bully his way into the movie,â the d
irector added.