well, first he wanted the acce access of being with trump. that s where he sees himself. when they became friends in the 80s, they were both powerful players. trump was in real estate. he got things that he wouldn t get, brush a fame. david likes to have a brush with fame. as trump s reputation grew through the apprentice and he became a celebrity. they bonded. donald trump running for president, deal started i guess in 2015, but going well, and him leading in the polls and him winning primaries as time went on, it seemed like the more that they could do to help donald trump, the better it would be for david pecker. in fact, if we can put this up on our giant screen here, david pecker and the national enquirer released story after story about hillary clinton. negative story after story about