Emma Thompson Reiterates Claims Donald Trump Once Asked Her on a Date

Emma Thompson recently recalled an unexpected exchange she claims she had with Donald Trump. While speaking during a masterclass at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland on Friday, August 8, Thompson alleged that Trump once asked her on a date. “A phone rang in my trailer, and it was Donald Trump. I thought it was a joke. ‘Hi, it’s Donald Trump here,’” Thompson, 66, said. “I said, ‘How can I help you?’ I thought he needed directions. He said: ‘I would love for you to stay in one of my beautiful places, and maybe we could have dinner.” She continued, “I realized that on that very day my divo