Deadline Artists: Pete Hamill and Jimmy Breslin's faceoff with Donald Trump in 1989 is still relevant today
Reporters Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill radiated glamor that was in stark contrast to their profession. Writing in colloquial prose that clarified the muffled cries of New York's underclass, the duo brought forth a multitude of personal stories that were hidden in the nooks and crannies of the city.
More than anything else, they will be lauded in eternity for holding the powerful and elite accountable in a stiffly polarized society. HBO's 'Deadline Artists' beautifully illustrates why these two brazen columnists struck a chord with the populace and won their hearts.
A segment in the documentary features a younger and thinner Donald Trump calling for the death penalty for five young men of color arrested for the rape of a jogger in Central Park in 1989, and which pitted the journalists against the real estate tycoon, a visible figure of the New York establishment.
