Donald Trump Explains Why He Eats His Pizza With A Fork (VIDEO)

Donald Trump has responded to criticisms of his pizza-eating habits during a dinner with Sarah Palin.

Jon Stewart, among others, called Trump out on eating pizza with a fork. Stewart joked, "Based on how you eat pizza, Donald, I want to see your long-form birth certificate. I don't think you were really born in New York."

Here's how Trump responded in a video from his office desk:

A lot of people are asking why am I using plastic forks and knives that the pizza parlor gave. Well, I don't walk around with forks and knives, and frankly, it was very comfortable. Plus, this way you can take the top of the pizza off so you're not just eating the crust. I like to not eat the crust so we can keep the weight down at least as good as possible.

Trump also discusses Palin in the video and whether he thinks she will run for president in 2012.

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Comments

[Mike in San Pedro]

12:30 PM on 06/07/2011

Does he eat apples, oranges, and bananas with a knife and fork? And what about peanuts and sunflower seeds?

[SKinSK]

06:46 AM on 06/07/2011

Um. I don't think the calorie culprit in pizza is the crust, but then again, this guy doesn't say a lot that makes sense.

[kat momma]

02:28 AM on 06/07/2011

Once again, Trump oozes class.

[prestonmacdougall]

10:24 AM on 06/06/2011

"I like to not eat the crust so we can keep the weight down at least as good as possible." His grammar reminds me of Chinglish. In addition to the long-form birth certificate (I hear he was born in Jamaica), I want to see his high school diploma.

[kingofthenet]

09:03 PM on 06/04/2011

Sound to me like he is Channeling his inner Howard Hughes...

[MajorKong]

01:55 PM on 06/04/2011

If he didn't want the crust he could have fed it to whatever that is perched on top of his head.

[PamperedHousecat]

01:35 PM on 06/04/2011

If the Donald was so concerned about keeping his weight down, why get pizza in the first place?
I remember Ralph Kramden of the "Honeymooners" tv show, and his idea of "low -cal pizza".
Guess what? It didn't work in the 1950's and it won't now.
Why didn't he just get a salad?

[Dan1902]

12:39 PM on 06/04/2011

This is too easy----Because his Silver Spoon wouldn't suffice!!! LOL

[Mafdet]

12:22 PM on 06/04/2011

This guy here is a classic case of a rich kid whose family's wealth got him into the best schools, but somehow didn't get him an education.

[pissedmichael]

12:09 PM on 06/04/2011

Dear Donald:
Custom tailored suits are not a diet.
Side note: why is it that whenever people are televised eating pizza, whether in NY, Chicago, California, etc; it's always the plainest looking thing possible? Curious is all.

[Ryan Hanks]

08:45 PM on 06/04/2011

I think its to show how down to earth and normal they are.

[nellieh]

11:47 AM on 06/04/2011

He is just incredible! He can't even eat pizza without bullsh!tting about it!

[bryanzth]

11:50 AM on 06/04/2011

There ain't nothing that Trump can't spin about.

Oh I wish the Trump Tower gets bought so we can put another name on it. It's such an intrusion to our fair city of Chicago. BTW, "Willis" Tower (Actually still the Sears Tower) might be losing its current name...

BZ.

[Mr Hoodoo]

11:42 AM on 06/04/2011

Wussy. Girly-man. Prissy elitist. Powder puff. Lame.

Irrelevant.

[PunDyt]

11:36 AM on 06/04/2011

Another thing about DT and the pizza moment, two minutes inside SP's airspace and Trump is adopting her pureed diction: "Like to not eat the crust ..." and "keep the weigh down at least as good as possible."

[MajorKong]

11:36 AM on 06/04/2011

Much as I dislike Trump, I can't see how this has any bearing whatsoever on his qualifications (or lack thereof) for the Presidency.

This is just as silly as when the conservatives were going on about Obama eating arugula or John Kerry getting the wrong kind of cheese on his Philly cheese-steak.

[wildcatfan]

11:59 AM on 06/04/2011

You had to see the Jon Stewart piece on this to "get it". If you're a New Yorker, it was hilarious!!

[pissedmichael]

12:10 PM on 06/04/2011

From California: It was hilarious anywhere.

[MajorKong]

01:54 PM on 06/04/2011

Yes, even being from Chicago I know that New York style pizza is not eaten with a fork.

I believe the approved technique is to fold it like a book and then lean forward slightly in case anything drips.

[LiberalAsTheDayIsLong]

11:29 AM on 06/04/2011

What a farging ice-ole!