Trump shares letter from Yankees legend George Steinbrenner, urging him to run for president

President Donald Trump on Sunday shared a letter from the deceased New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, urging the real estate mogul to run for office years before his first term.

The letter was dated Feb. 23, 1989, from the Yankees’ office in Tampa, Florida, and addressed to the Trump Organization in New York.

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"Saw you on Morton Downey the other night," the letter read. "He is a friend, and I watch his show regularly.