2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumNewsweek Exposes Trump as the Business Fraud He Is
?1470152861Dailykos summarizes here:http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/8/2/1555822/-OUCH-Newsweek-exposes-Trump-as-the-business-fraud-he-is
Trumps big line is he should be president because he is a successful businessman. After reading this devastating Newsweek story, no Trump apologist can ever say that again.
The story goes through the bankruptcies of course, but there are defaults, people ripped off, and lie upon lie upon lie upon lie.
My favorite stuff from the article:
Trump lied to Congress.
Trump was publicly insulting Native Americans while other real business people were making deals to help manage their casinos.
Trump signed a deal with one Native American casino, and they paid him $6 million to go away.
Trump punched his second grade teacher
Trump lied in his books, then blamed the same woman he blamed for Melania Trumps plagiarized speech.
Trump lied in a filing with a bank where he was trying to get a loan about how much he was worth.
Trump lied about how much money he got from his dad.
Trumps dad gave him illegal loans by taking cash to his casino, turning it over at a craps table, loading up a suitcase with $5,000 chips, and leaving.
Trumps earliest deals all lost money and he only did well when his dad guaranteed loans.
Trump spent $1 million per plane to turn a shuttle into a luxury trip that no one wanted to take. The planes were only worth $4 million each.
Full article here:
http://www.newsweek.com/2016/08/12/donald-trumps-business-failures-election-2016-486091.html
madaboutharry
(40,208 posts)He was the same creep back then. He is a terrible person.
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)A spoiled, mean bully from Day One. I would bet he's abused animals.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)randome
(34,845 posts)[hr][font color="blue"][center]A ton of bricks, a ton of feathers, it's still gonna hurt.[/center][/font][hr]
ailsagirl
(22,896 posts)hands are too large
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)amuse bouche
(3,657 posts)After watching the video at the link, I had to laugh...funny how quickly he demanded an apology! Has he ever apologized to anyone in his life??!
Lebam in LA
(1,344 posts)Last edited Sun Aug 7, 2016, 09:52 PM - Edit history (1)
Trump will have to move to Russia because all his US business will be bankrupt. His hotels are suffering as bookings are way down. Maybe Putin will hire him
ailsagirl
(22,896 posts)(guess what the planet would be called)
And all of his followers would live there too, and do his bidding for eternity
And everybody would be happy (especially those of us on earth)
BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)Earlier in his life, Trump was a shyster, a conman and a business fraud. But it is different now. Now he is off is rocker like Donald Sterling.
The NBA tried to look the other way, but it eventually got so bad, even that old boy's club had to take action. Trump's mouth and brain are completely disconnected, and there isn't much happening in that brain these days.
Kathy M
(1,242 posts)be listed out for everyone of which ones he owns , partially owns or where he leases his name . Found this one list of 12 buildings in New York with Trump name . from this list one building said it was owned , the one on 5 th ave . The rest were partial owned or said not owned by trump .....
http://www.wnyc.org/story/what-means-put-trump-on-front-building/
DFW
(54,356 posts)All articles on Trump seem to always refer to him as "the New York billionaire."
But is he that really? If you claim assets of $7.1 billion but have liabilities of $7 billion or more, ARE you a billionaire? Or, rather, are you a blow-hard who is quick with a pocket calculator and quicker with a lawyer?
niyad
(113,262 posts)I believe that one of the reasons he won't release his tax returns is because they will show how little he actually has.
if I remember correctly, Deutsche bank said he wasn't worth what he claims.
nolabear
(41,959 posts)Obtaining those tax files could expose this whole mess.