The American Greatness website has a column which documents Donald J.Trump was thinking about running for president some 30 years ago! He then ran ads in NYT and WaPo complaining about other nations free-riding on our defense budget and their unfair trade practices. He also visited New Hampshire to make an arguably political speech.
It's odd, but perhaps understandable that nobody at these papers remembered and wrote the story themselves. What strikes me is the consistency of his positions, he's still riding the same hobby horses 30 years later.
Bully for him, as TR would say. Those "ponies" need riding. Hat tip to Lucianne.com for the link.