Mystery behind bizarre Trump carpark press conference uncovered in new movie

A new movie may finally uncover the mystery behind why a Trump press conference during the US election was held at the car park of a small landscaping firm.

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Trump lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, speaks to the media at a press conference held in the parking lot of Four Seasons Total Landscaping on November 7 Source: Getty

There’s been a charity run, song, merchandise and now... a movie. 

The most epic meme of 2020 is still alive and kicking, with a documentary about Four Seasons Total Landscaping “nearing completion”, according to its directors.

The Pennsylvania business grasped instant fame after Donald Trump announced during the election that his lawyer would be holding a press conference at “Four Seasons”.
In a follow-up tweet, Mr Trump clarified he wasn’t referring to the famous hotel chain but a little-known local business called “Four Season’s Landscaping!”.

Reporters who attended the briefing in the car park last November noted that the shop was located near a sex shop, crematorium and a jail.
Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Philadelphia say they have been inundated with requests for merch after Trump campaign booked them for a media conference.
Four Seasons Total Landscaping says they have been inundated with requests for merch. Source: AAP/Four Seasons Total Landscaping
Famously, Trump’s former lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, stood between a hose and a fire extinguisher as he was told mid-press conference that Joe Biden had won the election. 

Speculation was rife that Trump’s team had mistakenly booked the location or was refused by the luxury hotel brand.

However, the they were told the Trump campaign wanted to book the location as it was close to a highway exit.
One journalist for claimed his “search for answers involved — I swear to God — more than 37 sources spread throughout the White House, the Trump campaign, the president’s network of advisers both formal and informal, the Republican Party, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.”

To this day, the lead-up to the event remains a mystery, and one that filmmakers are now trying to put to bed. 

A press release claims the film will "give a firsthand account of the rollercoaster journey that one well-meaning small business in Philadelphia went through when they agreed to host a political press conference in the midst of the most hard-fought American election in recent history."
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Four Seasons Total Landscaping became a household name in the US overnight. Source: Twitter
According to its director, Christopher Stoudt, the documentary has an “apolitical and feel-good tone” and will "answer the questions we have all been wondering that led to the wild ride leading up to, and following, the infamous press conference."

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film is expected to be completed next month but .

The small business has ingeniously capitalised on its international fame, selling t-shirts that read “Make America rake again!” and “Lawn and order!” stickers.
In the aftermath of the press conference, the landscaping firm was swamped by selfie-taking tourists on a daily basis and by December.

Stoudt said the documentary will “help tell a story that the world has been waiting months to hear."

“This film is a chance to wipe the slate clean, not just for Four Seasons Total Landscaping, but for the entire country.”


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Published 9 February 2021 1:44pm
By Eden Gillespie


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