In fact, as noted above, the article was originally written in the 90s, and this line about Trump was in the original version written long before even Apprentice days.

Trump has been a punchline since long before he decided to run for president.

Per dmux's comment, the article is actually from the 90s and the reference to Trump was there then, too. So absolutely not politically motivated, barely even sneering to be honest.

Yeah it must be the over saturation, everywhere I look it seems is something negative and hateful towards Trump. They have even started identifying people a “Trump supporters” as if it’s some kind of identity that lingers on rather than just someone who supported a previous candidate. It’s nauseating.