NY construction worker’s uncanny Trump impersonation has been viewed more than 3.1 million times

Meet the New York construction worker whose uncanny Donald Trump impersonation has earned him more than 3.1 million views in just ten days

  • Thomas Mundy, 58, of Long Beach, New York works as an iron worker with local union 66 in Long Island, New York
  • He recorded his first impersonation of Trump after Trump announced he was running for president in 2015
  • Since then, Mundy’s friends and fellow New Yorkers have been booking him for parties, weddings, charity events and professional gatherings
  • Mundy was impersonating Trump for his co-workers on April 9 when one of his colleagues asked if he could record the performance and post it on social media
  • That video now has been viewed more than 3.1 million times in about a week
  • Mundy says he’s now in talks with Amazon Studios and talent agents about playing Trump on at least one developing show

Donald Trump impersonator, Thomas Mundy, 58, of Long Beach, New York, was featured in a viral video on April 9 that since has been viewed more than 3 million times on social media

A New York construction worker who does an eerily good impression of fellow New Yorker-turned Commander and Chief Donald Trump has been catching people’s attention on social media.

Thomas Mundy, 58, of Long Beach, New York is the man seen nailing the president’s speaking voice, mannerisms, and speech patterns in a viral clip that’s been seen more than 3.1 million times on Twitter alone in about a week.

‘I have other videos that are 20 times funnier than that,’ Mundy told the Daily Mail on Saturday. ‘By hook or by crook, whoever put it up must have had [a lot of followers].’ 

The married, former comedian and local AM radio host who now works as an union iron worker for local union 66 in Long Island, told the Daily Mail he’s been doing celebrity impressions since his younger days doing open mic sets at comedy clubs.

But Mundy didn’t record his first impersonation of Trump until Trump announced he was running for president in 2015.

‘I did a video on my roof. My wife filmed me as soon as he started running because people said I look like him,’ Mundy said. 

Trump impersonator Thomas Mundy

President Donald Trump

Mundy recorded his first impersonation of Trump after Trump announced he was running for president in 2015. Since then, Mundy’s friends and fellow New Yorkers have been booking him for parties, weddings, charity events and professional gatherings

That video didn’t get much traffic, but Mundy’s resemblance and impression of Trump has made him quite popular in New York where he’s been getting booked to portray the president at parties, weddings, professional gatherings and charity events for the last three plus years.

Mundy and his co-workers were working on the Long Island Railroad on April 9 when he started doing an impression of Trump during his lunch break.

One of Mundy’s colleagues asked if he could film the performance and post it online. 

‘What a tremendous day here, the Long Island Railroad is screwing up this job. It’s a horrible job. I have hired my good friend, John Valenti, and his great wife, Rosie, they’re tremendous people,’ Mundy says in the clip.

Mundy says he's now in talks with Amazon and talent agents about playing Trump on one of their developing shows

Mundy says he’s now in talks with Amazon and talent agents about playing Trump on one of their developing shows

Twitter user @PolishPatriotTM saw the video and tweeted it out on April 12. That clip alone has been viewed more than 3.11 million times

Twitter user @PolishPatriotTM saw the video and tweeted it out on April 12. That clip alone has been viewed more than 3.11 million times

‘I’m going to tell you right now, we have to come in and do this job on time and under budget. We’re going to go with Alabareea. Or is it Alavaria? They’re good people. They’re Italian, but they’re good. Or are they Portuguese? I don’t know. But they’re tremendous people. And we’re going to get this job done. And done the right way.’

Twitter user @PolishPatriotTM saw the video and tweeted it out on April 12. That clip alone has been viewed more than 3.11 million times.

Other copies of the video have been uploaded to YouTube and viral video sites like WorldStarHipHop.

Mundy said the clip’s popularity has earned him added attention from agents and at least one production company.

‘I’m in negotiations now with some people from Amazon Studios about some animated Trump show. It’s a parody,’ he said. ‘I’m totally new to this stuff. For this one video, now people are calling me up. This is so far over my head, I have no idea what’s going on.’

Mundy resemblance to Trump isn’t always voluntary. In 2017, he said he and his wife vacationed in Italy where he unwittingly caught lots of other tourists’ attention while sightseeing.

‘Everybody was staring,’ he said. ‘All these Chinese people were looking at me and they thought I was Trump.’

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