Revisiting Donald Trump's Appearances on Howard Stern: STDs "my personal Vietnam"

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With Donald Trump's recent controversial comments about a fallen soldier, we thought it was time to revisit Trump's appearances on the Howard Stern show.

Over the few dozen times that he's been on the show, he has made many eyebrow-raising statements.

From calling STDs his "personal Vietnam" to discussing the idea of segregating teams on The Apprentice, here are the ones that stand out the most:

"My Personal Vietnam"

In a 1997 interview, Trump discusses STDs with Stern. He says:

Trump: It is my Vietnam...I feel like a great and very brave soldier.

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Stern: Now getting back to dating, now when you got to say to a woman, you gotta go to my personal doctor and I'm gonna have you checked out, is that a tough thing to say to a woman or you just got the **** to say it?

Trump: You know I'll tell you, it's amazing, I can't even believe it. I've been so lucky in terms of that whole world.

Stern: You've never gotten a social disease?

Trump: It is a dangerous world out there, scary. It's like Vietnam, sort of.

Stern: It is...it's your personal Vietnam isn't it?

Trump: It is my personal Vietnam. I feel like a great and very brave soldier!

Stern: A lot of guys who went through Vietnam came out unscathed. A lot of guys going through the 80s having sex with different women came out with AIDS and all kinds of things.

Quivers: Right they survived Vietnam and they got it in the sexual war...

Trump: This is better than Vietnam, but it's uh... it's more fun.

Stern: A little better, but every ****** is a landmine, haven't we both said that in private?

Quivers: Potential

Stern: A potential landmine

Trump: I think it is... There's some real danger there.

Taking Care of His Kids "Not Really My Scene...It's Not My Thing"

When discussing his wife Melania, Trump says he likes kids but "I mean I won't do anything to take care of them." He goes on to say he likes Melania because "she would take great care of the child without me having to do very much," and then suggests that unfortunately, the child "would have to at least live there" with him.

Afraid to Touch His Own Kid

Stern and Trump discuss not wanting to play with kids.

Stern asks if Trump is afraid to touch his own kid because of germs, and Trump replies, "absolutely." Then, when discussing his daughter Tiffany, Trump says she visits "for about an hour. 'Hi dad'...'I love you Tiff...Goodbye'"

Rating the Women He "Had"

In one interview with Stern, Trump is asked to rate the women that he has "had." This discussion follows:

"Does She Have a Fat Ass? Absolutely"

In discussing Kim Kardashian, Trump says that he finds her attractive, but he comments, "does she have a fat ass? Absolutely."

"You Never Get to the Face Cuz the Body's So Good"

In one appearance, Trump and Stern discuss tennis player Steffi Graf, and Trump says this:

On The Idea of a Black vs. White Apprentice

And in possibly most bizarre clip of all, Trump brings up the idea of a "black vs white" Apprentice, where African Americans compete against whites to see who is better in business. He and Stern seem to like the idea:

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