New York Post

Don drops a dime on USA

- Cindy Adams

I’VE never mentioned Donald phoning nor writing me. But now, with the Afghan problem, migrant problem, aging problem, homeless problem, economy problem, unemployme­nt problem, China, Russia, Israel, North Korea, gun violence, climate change, health care, poverty, infrastruc­ture, racism, personal security, unbelievab­le spending, class warfare, religious warfare, historical warfare, un-Americanis­m, political infighting, crime, global conflicts and drug problem, he said: “People are leaving de Blasio’s New York. Biden has no support. The world’s now so crazy that I don’t get much sleep. Like some people, I’m not into playing games. My only relaxation is to golf when I can. There’s real support out there. We are not going to let this Godblessed

United States of America slowly sink into socialism. Not going to happen.”

When I hung up I thought: So what could hit us next — locusts?!

Terry McAuliffe, previously fund-raiser for Clinton piggy banks and Virginia’s governor, now scratches to do that again. Formidable at raising money, he once e-mailed this on holy Easter Sunday: “Heading to Easter brunch. Wanted to make you aware . . . We’re $14,817 away from our goal and deadline is midnight. Can you make a donation now? . . . The race is close. A momentary lapse in our efforts could be disastrous . . . Make a donation before midnight.” This lover of bunnies, chickies, holy days and piggy banks

added: “Happy Easter.”

Not welcome

FORMER NYC club promoter Mark Baker: “Oldschool gangsters, we had rules. No bothering kids, old ladies or parents. Make sure the girls get home safe. Those wanting drugs, we took care of. “Once Jeffrey Epstein had a hissy fit at Lotus. He was uptown, we were the downtown crowd. I didn’t know him. No idea who he was. A hundred crazies were pushing in and me in no mood to deal with anybody. I told him multiple times, ‘Stop . . . Get the eff out.’

“But he only got louder, more enraged, in my face, screaming and spitting. So I clocked him. Bitch-slapped him. I told him, ‘Get the eff out!’

“Stuff like this often happened so I rarely stood by the door. If a high roller couldn’t crash a club it was a sign of weakness. One guy tried to shoot and stab me at Nell’s.”

Epstein’s now gone. I only report he told this to Jesse Nash, who told me.

Bone-a-fide

CIVILIZATI­ON’S great steak restaurant Gallaghers on 52nd Street also has great steak restaurant staffers. Rick Friedberg gave wife Francine LeFrak’s birthday dinner there.

Over my T-bone rare our waiter handed me his card. Adam New. He’s written a book dealing with some of today’s complexiti­es. With or without the sauteed onions, will some book agent please call him.

Quite the pinch

I WASN’T in the paper yesterday. I’d gotten my third vaccinatio­n. Question was: Which would be tougher for me — my booster or my editor? The booster was a close second.

WITH all the immigrants piling into our city, the fact is that anybody in New York who speaks passable English must be a foreigner. And anybody who doesn’t speak English at all must be a cab driver.

Only in New York, kids, only in New York.

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