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Donny’s helicopter descended on Cleveland playing movie theme music from Harrison Ford’s “Air Force One.”

Donny does not blow a single spot of playing hot shot.

At a private lunch with junior Trumpets, maybe-VP-to-be Pence, RNC chairman Reince Priebus, Woody Johnson, Rick Perry, Wilbur Ross, John Catsimatidis, and a crateload of big governors and large wallets, he hit the spotlight from atop a steep staircase.

I asked had he experienced any stab of fear. His smartass answer? “Only when you interview me.”

He peed on Cruz. “Ted had signed the Pledge. You know why? Because I made him do it. But two hours before his speech I wanted him thrown off. Reince thought not. See, we knew there’d be no endorsement. What we didn’t know is that he’d be booed out of the convention.

“But I didn’t care. Nobody cared about him. Nobody cared about Kasich either. I didn’t even know Kasich. I know nobody noticed him. Nobody ever even asked him one question.”

Dems’ Philly takeover

Guarding a vice president, president, ex-president, maybe president — Biden, Obama, Bill, Hillary — Philadelphia security is looking like Guantanamo.

Madeleine Albright’s on a panel. Bono’s doing whatever Bono does. Fergie’s singing for the Creative Coalition. Rep. Carolyn Maloney has a NY cheesecake-versus-Philly cheesesteak do. Bill’s old White Housers get a get-together. NY State Fair’s into some other thing. Events at beer gardens, ballrooms, restaurants, coffeehouses. Hey, there’ll be a hot time in the old town this week.

Call answers

I asked could-be Second Lady Karen Pence where she was when the Call came in.

“With my husband in his office at home. Understand, he did not seek this. My husband never spoke up in his own behalf nor said one word against any possible candidate. He took no opportunity to badmouth one of the possible people. Being against anybody is not how we live. We didn’t fight for this opportunity.

“We’ve been with Donald many times and seen him call his wife after some happenings. We’ve gotten to know the man. So I wasn’t nervous or scared when the call came in.”

Jeb’s too slow

Alongside Karen Pence — Woody Johnson. As Reince Priebus took iPhone photos of Donald, I asked about Woody’s previous support of Jeb Bush.

“After Jeb dropped out, I took a couple of weeks to reflect. Then went to see Donald. And signed on. Jeb was too slow. He’d give six-minute answers. Donald’s lightning. Hillary has the best system in place on the ground, but on the stump, in speech, she can’t beat Donald. He’ll cut her down fast.”

O’s new pad

Droplets from Democraticland are about new mansion-style house Obama bought in Kalorama, Greater Washington’s classy section. It has eight bedrooms. The report he’s staying in DC so his daughter can finish school was rebutted with: “Naaaah. If Hillary wins, he’s hanging around for a Supreme Court job.”

Biden. Recently in Australia. Melbourne. Grand Hyatt. Security for him alone so wildly intense that the Secret Service swarmed in two weeks in advance. Not only was everything diverted, shut down, protected, color coded, badges, fronted with barricades, but general manager Ilan Weill couldn’t even get into his own hotel. He phoned staffers inside to contact the police to walk him in.

So this Democratic hurrah note ended with: “Sincere thank you. Because of you and your incredible support, I am where I am,” etc., etc., blah, blah. It got sent to a lifelong right-winger. Republican since the womb.

Only in New York, kids, only in New York.