Yup, this was a PR stunt. Trump, back when he was relatively unknown outside New York City, decided to create a situation where he would negotiate with the banks and raise funds to pay off the mortgage of a little old lady he never met so he could get a photo op with her (in the article) to use decades later when he ran for President. My gosh, this guy thinks ahead!
I didn’t say that. The first sentence doesn’t pass my smell test. Life insurance does not pay out for suicide.