director Chris Columbus has spoken out about how Donald Trump ābulliedā his way into making an appearance in the festive film.
As āHome Aloneā 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 āInsider,ā 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
āWe paid the fee, but he also said, āThe only way you can use the Plaza is if Iām in the movie,āā Columbus said. āSo we agreed to put him in the movie.ā

The filmmaker went on to say he was surprised at how positive the initial audience reaction to Trumpās cameo was, which is how it ended up staying in the film.
āPeople cheered when Trump showed up on-screen,ā Columbus recalled. āSo I said to my editor, āLeave him in the movie. Itās a moment for the audience.ā ā
āBut he did bully his way into the movie,ā the d
irector added.