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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa008.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/jaelaniturnerwilliams/donald-trump-bullied-home-alone-2\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/jaelaniturnerwilliams/donald-trump-bullied-home-alone-2\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/pop-culture\/a\/jaelaniturnerwilliams\/donald-trump-bullied-home-alone-2","crawl_time":1774269739,"first_indexed_time":1703540931,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,complex!www,\/pop-culture\/a\/jaelaniturnerwilliams\/donald-trump-bullied-home-alone-2 s443","src_root_hash":"14908069780435975808","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Donald Trump 'Bullied' His Way Into 'Home Alone 2,' Says Director","meta_descriptions":["Donald Trump allegedly insisted on being featured in 'Home Alone 2,' according to its director."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Twice-impeached U.S. President\nDonald Trump\n\"bullied\" his way into the\nHome Alone\nsequel according to the film's director, Chris Columbus.\nIn a 2020 interview\nwith\nBusiness Insider\n, Columbus recalled how Trump agreed for\nHome Alone 2: Lost In New York\nto be filmed in The Plaza Hotel, which he owned, as the location couldn't be rebuilt into a soundstage. But Trump just had one stipulation: that he appear in the Christmas comedy film.\n“Trump said OK. We paid the fee, but he also said, ‘The only way you can use the Plaza is if I’m in the movie,'” Columbus told\nBI\n. “So we agreed to put him in the movie, and when we screened it for the first time the oddest thing happened: People cheered when Trump showed up on-screen. So I said to my editor, ‘Leave him in the movie. It’s a moment for the audience.’ But he did bully his way into the movie.”\nThe six-second cameo shows Trump giving\nHome Alone\nprotagonist Kevin McCallister (\nMacaulay Culkin\n) directions to the lobby. In 2014, the scene was edited out by the\nCanadian Broadcasting Corporation\n, who deemed it unnecessary to the plot and needed room for commercials.\nAlso attesting to Columbus' comment on Trump was\nMatt Damon\n, who spoke with\nThe Hollywood Reporter\nin 2017 about the former\nThe Apprentice\nhost requesting to be in movies and television shows filmed in his buildings. \"The deal was that if you wanted to shoot in one of his buildings, you had to write him in a part. [Director] Martin Brest had to write something in \nScent of a Woman \n— and the whole crew was in on it,\" Damon said.\nHe continued, \"You have to waste an hour of your day with a bullshit shot: Donald Trump walks in and\nAl Pacino\n’s like, “Hello, Mr. Trump!” — you had to call him by name — and then he exits. You waste a little time so that you can get the permit, and then you can cut the scene out. But I guess in \nHome Alone 2 \nthey left it in.\"\nRelated News","attrs_markdown":"[Teyana Taylor x GAS Trading Cards](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop\/artists\/Teyana%20Taylor)\n\nEXPLORE\n\n[SHOP](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop)[EXPLORE](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/)[EVENTS](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/events)\n\nStyle\n\nSneakers\n\nMusic\n\nSports\n\nPop Culture\n\nLife\n\nCover Stories\n\nWatch\n\n[Teyana Taylor x GAS Trading Cards](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop\/artists\/Teyana%20Taylor)\n\n[SHOP](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop)[EXPLORE](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/)[EVENTS](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/events)\n\n[GET THE APP](https:\/\/complex.onelink.me\/FLa3\/3ut5u8jy)\n\n[STYLE](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/style)\n\n[MUSIC](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music)\n\n[SNEAKERS](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/sneakers)\n\n[SPORTS](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/sports)\n\n[LIFE](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/life)\n\n[SHOWS](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/video)\n\n# Donald Trump 'Bullied' His Way Into 'Home Alone 2,' Says Director\n## The former president forced his way into the 'Home Alone' sequel.\n[Jaelani Turner-Williams](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/author\/jaelaniturnerwilliams)\n\nDecember 25, 2023\n\nShare\n\n![](https:\/\/images.complex.com\/complex\/image\/upload\/q_auto,f_auto,c_fill,ar_1.88,w_2048,g_auto\/v1723830569\/sanity-new\/sub-buzz-5060-1703529926-1-136111572.png)\n\n20th Century Fox\n\nAdvertisement\n\nTwice-impeached U.S. President [Donald Trump](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/donald-trump) \"bullied\" his way into the [*Home Alone*](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/home-alone) sequel according to the film's director, Chris Columbus.\n\nIn a 2020 interview [with](https:\/\/www.insider.com\/home-alone-30-anniversary-chris-columbus-trump-cameo-2020-11) [*Business Insider*](https:\/\/www.insider.com\/home-alone-30-anniversary-chris-columbus-trump-cameo-2020-11), Columbus recalled how Trump agreed for *Home Alone 2: Lost In New York* to be filmed in The Plaza Hotel, which he owned, as the location couldn't be rebuilt into a soundstage. But Trump just had one stipulation: that he appear in the Christmas comedy film.\n\n“Trump said OK. We paid the fee, but he also said, ‘The only way you can use the Plaza is if I’m in the movie,'” Columbus told *BI*. “So we agreed to put him in the movie, and when we screened it for the first time the oddest thing happened: People cheered when Trump showed up on-screen. So I said to my editor, ‘Leave him in the movie. It’s a moment for the audience.’ But he did bully his way into the movie.”\n\nThe six-second cameo shows Trump giving *Home Alone* protagonist Kevin McCallister ([Macaulay Culkin](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/macaulay-culkin)) directions to the lobby. In 2014, the scene was edited out by the [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/cbc-trump-scene-home-alone-2-1.5408809), who deemed it unnecessary to the plot and needed room for commercials.\n\nAlso attesting to Columbus' comment on Trump was [Matt Damon](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/matt-damon), who spoke with [*The Hollywood Reporter*](https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/matt-damon-george-clooney-trump-suburbicon-racism-america-1034503\/) in 2017 about the former *The Apprentice* host requesting to be in movies and television shows filmed in his buildings. \"The deal was that if you wanted to shoot in one of his buildings, you had to write him in a part. \\[Director\\] Martin Brest had to write something in *Scent of a Woman* — and the whole crew was in on it,\" Damon said.\n\nHe continued, \"You have to waste an hour of your day with a bullshit shot: Donald Trump walks in and [Al Pacino](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/al-pacino)’s like, “Hello, Mr. Trump!” — you had to call him by name — and then he exits. You waste a little time so that you can get the permit, and then you can cut the scene out. But I guess in *Home Alone 2* they left it in.\"\n\n### Related News\n[life \\| BY Alex Ocho Trump Ruled Ineligible for Presidential Run by Colorado Supreme Court, Which Will Nix Him From State’s Ballot](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/life\/a\/alex-ocho\/colorado-supreme-court-rules-trump-ineligible-presidency)\n\n[life \\| BY Brad Callas Fake Rant of Donald Trump Commenting on Panera Lemonade Goes Viral](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/life\/a\/brad-callas\/fake-donald-trump-rant-on-panera-lemonade)\n\n[pop-culture \\| BY tara mahadevan McCallister Family From ‘Home Alone’ Are One Percenters, Says Federal Reserve](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/pop-culture\/a\/cmplxtara-mahadevan\/mccallister-family-home-alone-one-percenters)\n\n### BEST OF COMPLEX\n- [The 15 Best BLACKPINK Songs, Ranked](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/jeff-benjamin\/best-blackpink-songs)\n- [The 20 Most Influential Female Athletes Right Now](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/sports\/a\/olivia-tauber\/most-influential-female-athletes-2026)\n- [The 15 Greatest Rap Double Albums of All Time](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/dimassanfiorenzo\/best-hip-hop-double-albums-ranked)\n- [Why Jay-Z's 'The Blueprint' Is Better Than 'Reasonable Doubt'](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/insanulahmed\/jay-zs-the-blueprint-is-better-than-reasonable-doubt)\n- [Which Rapper Wore This Grill? A Complex Quiz](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/style\/a\/mike-destefano\/rapper-grill-complex-quiz)\n## More You May Like\n\nStay ahead on Exclusives\n\nDownload the Complex App\n\nFollow On\n\nExplore\n\n[Style](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/style)\n\n[Music](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music)\n\n[Sneakers](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/sneakers)\n\n[Pop culture](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/pop-culture)\n\n[Sports](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/sports)\n\n[Life](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/life)\n\n[Shows](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/video)\n\n[Complexcon](https:\/\/www.complexcon.com\/)\n\n[Family Style](https:\/\/www.familystylefest.com\/)\n\nShop\n\n[Shop](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop)\n\n[Drops](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop\/drops)\n\n[Support](https:\/\/complexshop.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us)\n\n[Shipping Policy](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop\/policies\/shipping-policy)\n\n[Refund Policy](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop\/policies\/refund-policy)\n\nWork with us\n\n[Careers](https:\/\/jobs.lever.co\/Complex\/)\n\n[Contact us](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/contact)\n\nFeatures\n\n[The 30 Best NBA Players of All Time](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/sports\/a\/adam-caparell\/best-nba-players-of-all-time-ranked)\n\nSign Up for the Newsletter\n\nBy entering your email, you agree to receive customized marketing messages from us and our advertising partners. You also acknowledge that this site is protected by reCAPTCHA, and that our [Privacy Policy](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/privacy) and [Terms of Service](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/terms) apply.\n\n[Terms & Conditions](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/terms)[Privacy Policy](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/privacy)[California Privacy](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/privacy#ca_privacy)[Public Notice](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/public-notice)[Accessibility](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/accessibility-statement)[Sitemap](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/sitemap)\n\nCOOKIES\n\nUnited States\n\n- [United States](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/)\n- [United Kingdom](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/uk)\n- [Australia](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/au)\n- [Canada](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/ca)\n- [Complex Chinese](https:\/\/complexcon.complexchinese.com\/)\n- [Complex MENA](http:\/\/complex.me\/)\n\nCOMPLEX participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means COMPLEX gets paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites. Our editorial content is not influenced by any commissions we receive. © Commerce Media Holdings, LLC All Rights Reserved.","attrs_readable_markdown":"Twice-impeached U.S. President [Donald Trump](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/donald-trump) \"bullied\" his way into the [*Home Alone*](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/home-alone) sequel according to the film's director, Chris Columbus.\n\nIn a 2020 interview [with](https:\/\/www.insider.com\/home-alone-30-anniversary-chris-columbus-trump-cameo-2020-11) [*Business Insider*](https:\/\/www.insider.com\/home-alone-30-anniversary-chris-columbus-trump-cameo-2020-11), Columbus recalled how Trump agreed for *Home Alone 2: Lost In New York* to be filmed in The Plaza Hotel, which he owned, as the location couldn't be rebuilt into a soundstage. But Trump just had one stipulation: that he appear in the Christmas comedy film.\n\n“Trump said OK. We paid the fee, but he also said, ‘The only way you can use the Plaza is if I’m in the movie,'” Columbus told *BI*. “So we agreed to put him in the movie, and when we screened it for the first time the oddest thing happened: People cheered when Trump showed up on-screen. So I said to my editor, ‘Leave him in the movie. It’s a moment for the audience.’ But he did bully his way into the movie.”\n\nThe six-second cameo shows Trump giving *Home Alone* protagonist Kevin McCallister ([Macaulay Culkin](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/macaulay-culkin)) directions to the lobby. In 2014, the scene was edited out by the [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/cbc-trump-scene-home-alone-2-1.5408809), who deemed it unnecessary to the plot and needed room for commercials.\n\nAlso attesting to Columbus' comment on Trump was [Matt Damon](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/matt-damon), who spoke with [*The Hollywood Reporter*](https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/matt-damon-george-clooney-trump-suburbicon-racism-america-1034503\/) in 2017 about the former *The Apprentice* host requesting to be in movies and television shows filmed in his buildings. \"The deal was that if you wanted to shoot in one of his buildings, you had to write him in a part. \\[Director\\] Martin Brest had to write something in *Scent of a Woman* — and the whole crew was in on it,\" Damon said.\n\nHe continued, \"You have to waste an hour of your day with a bullshit shot: Donald Trump walks in and [Al Pacino](https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/al-pacino)’s like, “Hello, Mr. Trump!” — you had to call him by name — and then he exits. You waste a little time so that you can get the permit, and then you can cut the scene out. But I guess in *Home Alone 2* they left it in.\"\n\nRelated News","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	Twice-impeached U.S. President Donald Trump "bullied" his way into the Home Alone sequel according to the film's director, Chris Columbus. In a 2020 interview with Business Insider , Columbus recalled how Trump agreed for Home Alone 2: Lost In New York to be filmed in The Plaza Hotel, which he owned, as the location couldn't be rebuilt into a soundstage. But Trump just had one stipulation: that he appear in the Christmas comedy film. “Trump said OK. We paid the fee, but he also said, ‘The only way you can use the Plaza is if I’m in the movie,'” Columbus told BI . “So we agreed to put him in the movie, and when we screened it for the first time the oddest thing happened: People cheered when Trump showed up on-screen. So I said to my editor, ‘Leave him in the movie. It’s a moment for the audience.’ But he did bully his way into the movie.” The six-second cameo shows Trump giving Home Alone protagonist Kevin McCallister ( Macaulay Culkin ) directions to the lobby. In 2014, the scene was edited out by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , who deemed it unnecessary to the plot and needed room for commercials. Also attesting to Columbus' comment on Trump was Matt Damon , who spoke with The Hollywood Reporter in 2017 about the former The Apprentice host requesting to be in movies and television shows filmed in his buildings. "The deal was that if you wanted to shoot in one of his buildings, you had to write him in a part. [Director] Martin Brest had to write something in Scent of a Woman — and the whole crew was in on it," Damon said. He continued, "You have to waste an hour of your day with a bullshit shot: Donald Trump walks in and Al Pacino ’s like, “Hello, Mr. Trump!” — you had to call him by name — and then he exits. You waste a little time so that you can get the permit, and then you can cut the scene out. But I guess in Home Alone 2 they left it in." Related News
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But Trump just had one stipulation: that he appear in the Christmas comedy film. “Trump said OK. We paid the fee, but he also said, ‘The only way you can use the Plaza is if I’m in the movie,'” Columbus told BI. “So we agreed to put him in the movie, and when we screened it for the first time the oddest thing happened: People cheered when Trump showed up on-screen. So I said to my editor, ‘Leave him in the movie. It’s a moment for the audience.’ But he did bully his way into the movie.” The six-second cameo shows Trump giving Home Alone protagonist Kevin McCallister ([Macaulay Culkin](https://www.complex.com/tag/macaulay-culkin)) directions to the lobby. In 2014, the scene was edited out by the [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation](https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cbc-trump-scene-home-alone-2-1.5408809), who deemed it unnecessary to the plot and needed room for commercials. 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Readable Markdown	Twice-impeached U.S. President [Donald Trump](https://www.complex.com/tag/donald-trump) "bullied" his way into the [Home Alone](https://www.complex.com/tag/home-alone) sequel according to the film's director, Chris Columbus. In a 2020 interview [with](https://www.insider.com/home-alone-30-anniversary-chris-columbus-trump-cameo-2020-11) [Business Insider](https://www.insider.com/home-alone-30-anniversary-chris-columbus-trump-cameo-2020-11), Columbus recalled how Trump agreed for Home Alone 2: Lost In New York to be filmed in The Plaza Hotel, which he owned, as the location couldn't be rebuilt into a soundstage. But Trump just had one stipulation: that he appear in the Christmas comedy film. “Trump said OK. We paid the fee, but he also said, ‘The only way you can use the Plaza is if I’m in the movie,'” Columbus told BI. “So we agreed to put him in the movie, and when we screened it for the first time the oddest thing happened: People cheered when Trump showed up on-screen. So I said to my editor, ‘Leave him in the movie. It’s a moment for the audience.’ But he did bully his way into the movie.” The six-second cameo shows Trump giving Home Alone protagonist Kevin McCallister ([Macaulay Culkin](https://www.complex.com/tag/macaulay-culkin)) directions to the lobby. In 2014, the scene was edited out by the [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation](https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cbc-trump-scene-home-alone-2-1.5408809), who deemed it unnecessary to the plot and needed room for commercials. Also attesting to Columbus' comment on Trump was [Matt Damon](https://www.complex.com/tag/matt-damon), who spoke with [The Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/matt-damon-george-clooney-trump-suburbicon-racism-america-1034503/) in 2017 about the former The Apprentice host requesting to be in movies and television shows filmed in his buildings. "The deal was that if you wanted to shoot in one of his buildings, you had to write him in a part. \[Director\] Martin Brest had to write something in Scent of a Woman — and the whole crew was in on it," Damon said. He continued, "You have to waste an hour of your day with a bullshit shot: Donald Trump walks in and [Al Pacino](https://www.complex.com/tag/al-pacino)’s like, “Hello, Mr. Trump!” — you had to call him by name — and then he exits. You waste a little time so that you can get the permit, and then you can cut the scene out. But I guess in Home Alone 2 they left it in." Related News
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