GlobeSt.com UPDATE: Trump Calls for Twin Tower Rebuild

NEW YORK CITY-”The Freedom Tower should not be allowed to be built,” said Developer Donald Trump during a press conference this morning where he touted an effort for a “better, stronger” Twin Tower rebuild with the buildings rising one story taller than the original ones. “The Freedom Tower is nothing more than a skeleton. The only good thing from an architectural standpoint is its name.” He called the design for the site, the “worst piece of crap architecture I’ve ever seen in my life.”

The plan is not new. It was put together by a team led by structural engineer Kenneth Gardner as early as last year. “It’s not a unique concept,” Trump said. “It’s what the people want.” Trump said he’s using his “power of persuasion, but that can be powerful” to urge that the private and public partnership in charge of the WTC redevelopment process reconsider the Freedom Tower plan.