# 1958 TV show with con man character named Trump **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 31, 2018, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1958-tv-show-with-con-man-character-named-trump/820587 "2018-08-31T20:12:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1958-tv-show-with-con-man-character-named-trump/820587/1 "2018-08-31T20:12:10Z")
I came across this today. An episode of the 1950s western TV series ‘Trackdown’ featured a con man named Walter Trump who promised to build a wall in order to prevent the end of the world. > **[Did a 1950s TV Episode Feature a Character Named Trump Who Offered to Build a...](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trackdown-trump-character-wall/)** > > An episode of the 1950s TV series 'Trackdown' featured a character named Walter Trump who claimed he would build a wall in order to protect a town from the end of the world. Some of the dialogue: Narrator: “The people were ready to believe. Like sheep they ran to the slaughterhouse. And waiting for them was the high priest of fraud.” Trump: “I am the only one. Trust me. I can build a wall around your homes that nothing will penetrate.” Townperson: “What do we do? How can we save ourselves?” Trump: "You ask how do you build that wall. You ask, and I’m here to tell you.” How weird is that? ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1958-tv-show-with-con-man-character-named-trump/820587/2 "2018-08-31T22:19:12Z")
You can see the full episode on Youtube. Coincidence, I’m sure, but I think we should all begin posting it on social media until it goes viral. Just to get under 45’s skin. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1958-tv-show-with-con-man-character-named-trump/820587/3 "2018-09-01T00:08:11Z")
He might enjoy it instead. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1958-tv-show-with-con-man-character-named-trump/820587/4 "2018-09-01T00:27:31Z")
Let’s see if Trump proposes we form a boy’s band. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1958-tv-show-with-con-man-character-named-trump/820587/5 "2018-09-01T01:51:35Z")
He will just say it’s _fake_. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1958-tv-show-with-con-man-character-named-trump/820587/6 "2018-09-01T13:33:23Z")
So even back in the 50s the phrase “Trust me.” was the hallmark of a con man. And yet …