INT. TRUMP TOWER – PENTHOUSE LOUNGE – NIGHT
The skyline glows behind them. Gold trim glistens. A fire crackles beneath a massive portrait of Donald Trump holding an American flag in one hand and a Big Mac in the other. Patrick Bateman lounges on a leather sofa, glass of bourbon in hand, eyes gleaming with admiration. The TV plays a rerun of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air—jazzy theme and all.
PATRICK BATEMAN
(casual, fascinated)
I heard you once offered to buy the Fresh Prince house. Bel-Air. That colonial with the columns. Very tasteful. Suburban opulence with a touch of nouveau nostalgia.
DONALD TRUMP
(nods, reclined confidently)
I did. Tremendous property. I said, “Will, if you ever want to sell, let me know.” The house had… character. History. You know I’m great with real estate, and even better with race relations.
PATRICK BATEMAN
(leans in, eyes alight)
Of course you are. I mean, you stepping into that house—some would say it was controversial. But I say it was heroic. Like a white Rosa Parks moment. Sitting where they said you shouldn’t.
DONALD TRUMP
(smirks)
Exactly. I don’t see race—I see value. The media doesn’t get that. They think I’m obsessed with walls. I’m not. I just want the right people in the right rooms. And Bel-Air? It needed Trump.
PATRICK BATEMAN
(swirling his drink)
And let’s be honest… the germs. That house had hip-hop residue. But you stepped in anyway. Bold. Risky. Revolutionary. Like shaking hands with the help, but owning the help.
DONALD TRUMP
(laughs)
I told Will—I bring Lysol, I bring deals. I clean things up. That’s what I do. They should thank me.
PATRICK BATEMAN
(sincerely)
I do thank you, Donald. For all of it. For ending apartheid, for showing the world that real estate knows no color. I mean, who else could make Mar-a-Lago the most integrated palace in Palm Beach?
DONALD TRUMP
(grins, proud)
Nelson Mandela? Great guy. But he didn’t have my negotiation skills. I told them—if we’re going to end apartheid, let’s make a deal.
PATRICK BATEMAN
(dead serious)
You deserve a Nobel. Not for peace. For taste.
They clink glasses. The world burns outside in culture wars and collapsing civility—but inside, in this golden penthouse, history is rewritten with confidence, charisma, and complete detachment from reality.
Well, we have to end apartheid for one. And slow down the nuclear arms race, stop terrorism and world hunger. We have to provide food and shelter for the homeless, and oppose racial discrimination and promote civil rights, while also promoting equal rights for women. We have to encourage a return to traditional moral values. Most importantly, we have to promote general social concern and less materialism in young people.