Donald Trump - a massive business failure

[Oldestyle]

For years, Donald J Trump worked to maintain his facade as a hugely successful business mogul, implying since he was so successful, he ought to be able to run America too. Recently released tax returns spells out in black and white just how big a failure Donald Trump really is. Mr. Trump is drowning in crushing debt. He struggles to pay his bills, with many millions of $$ more are coming due to his creditors very soon.

How are Trump supporters going to react on election day as they now find out the "successful businessman" they voted for is one of the biggest business failures of all time??

Monday briefing: Trump swerves tax as debts pile up

Great deal-maker paid no federal taxes in 10 of last 15 years … coronavirus fines come into force … and Hongkongers’ fight for their rights

www.theguardian.com

Yeah, he's so broke that he doesn't bother to take his salary as President! Do any of you clueless hacks on the left ever really think before you gobble up the propaganda helpings that the progressives serve up? It's the freaking New York Times with an uncorroborated story! Don't be such a sap...

 

[eddiew37]

For years, Donald J Trump worked to maintain his facade as a hugely successful business mogul, implying since he was so successful, he ought to be able to run America too. Recently released tax returns spells out in black and white just how big a failure Donald Trump really is. Mr. Trump is drowning in crushing debt. He struggles to pay his bills, with many millions of $$ more are coming due to his creditors very soon.

Bill, you really need to stop being so gullible in believing everything you read. This whole story is another LIE, just one more told by the Left you cherish so much in the hopes that it'll damage Trump with enough idiots like you before the real truth gets known.

Trump paid MILLIONS in taxes for each of the years in question, the $750 being reported is only the difference between what his preparers had calculated due and already paid over the tax year and the IRS final calculation.

Then why you idiot didn't he show his taxes after promising to do so? Paid his daughter over 700K in consulting fees ??? He is truly a fn pos a repub pos

 

[eddiew37]

For years, Donald J Trump worked to maintain his facade as a hugely successful business mogul, implying since he was so successful, he ought to be able to run America too. Recently released tax returns spells out in black and white just how big a failure Donald Trump really is. Mr. Trump is drowning in crushing debt. He struggles to pay his bills, with many millions of $$ more are coming due to his creditors very soon.

How are Trump supporters going to react on election day as they now find out the "successful businessman" they voted for is one of the biggest business failures of all time??

Monday briefing: Trump swerves tax as debts pile up

Great deal-maker paid no federal taxes in 10 of last 15 years … coronavirus fines come into force … and Hongkongers’ fight for their rights

www.theguardian.com

Yeah, he's so broke that he doesn't bother to take his salary as President! Do any of you clueless hacks on the left ever really think before you gobble up the propaganda helpings that the progressives serve up? It's the freaking New York Times with an uncorroborated story! Don't be such a sap...

His salary?? lol He'll write that off just like the 100's of 1000's he gave his daughter

 

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when wall st no longer gave donny cash - that's when he turned to foreign banks.

Stop. Just stop

View attachment 393980

Clue: get one today

i don't need a 'clue' ... there's 30 yrs of donny's business ' savvy ' to go by.

Which you only know about through our media. He is actually pretty savvy.

& how would you know otherwise?

read post #6.

he's claimed several bankruptcies ... for casinos ... where the business model is designed that the house wins. when one files for bankruptcy, the trickle down effect is tragic. his partners get ripped off, they lose money because he doesn't have to pay his bills - & they suffer.

several of his business ventures have gone belly up.


Trump’s failed businesses:

1. Trump Steaks

2. GoTrump

3. Trump Airlines

4. Trump Vodka

5. Trump Mortgage

6. Trump: The Game

7. Trump Magazine

8. Trump University

9. Trump Ice

10. The New Jersey Generals

11. Tour de Trump

12. Trump Network

13. Trumped!



Trump companies that sought bankruptcy protection:

1. Trump Taj Mahal

2. Trump’s Castle

3. Trump Plaza Casinos

4. Trump Plaza Hotel

5. Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts

6. Trump Entertainment Resorts

Here Are All of Trump’s Bankruptcies and Failed Businesses

Bankruptcies are a way to restructure to eliminate debt. Casinos are profitable but only if people go there and in large numbers. Sometimes failures make you better as you learn from your mistakes. Is there one Republican you do like? Just one? In Congress. Since you are an Independent.

currently?

no.

i did like ms lindsey until donny ripped his spine out & i actually considered voting for john huntsman in 2012.

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

when wall st no longer gave donny cash - that's when he turned to foreign banks.

Stop. Just stop

View attachment 393980

Clue: get one today

i don't need a 'clue' ... there's 30 yrs of donny's business ' savvy ' to go by.

Which you only know about through our media. He is actually pretty savvy.

& how would you know otherwise?

read post #6.

he's claimed several bankruptcies ... for casinos ... where the business model is designed that the house wins. when one files for bankruptcy, the trickle down effect is tragic. his partners get ripped off, they lose money because he doesn't have to pay his bills - & they suffer.

several of his business ventures have gone belly up.


Trump’s failed businesses:

1. Trump Steaks

2. GoTrump

3. Trump Airlines

4. Trump Vodka

5. Trump Mortgage

6. Trump: The Game

7. Trump Magazine

8. Trump University

9. Trump Ice

10. The New Jersey Generals

11. Tour de Trump

12. Trump Network

13. Trumped!



Trump companies that sought bankruptcy protection:

1. Trump Taj Mahal

2. Trump’s Castle

3. Trump Plaza Casinos

4. Trump Plaza Hotel

5. Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts

6. Trump Entertainment Resorts

Here Are All of Trump’s Bankruptcies and Failed Businesses

Bankruptcies are a way to restructure to eliminate debt. Casinos are profitable but only if people go there and in large numbers. Sometimes failures make you better as you learn from your mistakes. Is there one Republican you do like? Just one? In Congress. Since you are an Independent.

currently?

no.

i did like ms lindsey until donny ripped his spine out & i actually considered voting for john huntsman in 2012.

So you are not an “Indy” as you call yourself. Which is fine. In the end we vote for somewhat selfish reasons. I am turning 40 in less than three weeks and my kids are nearing teenage years so my perspective is different from that of a retiree or a single young person who just graduated college or a new military cadet.

What is important IMO is to have an honest media. When don’t. Very shameful.

 

[BluesLegend]

For years, Donald J Trump worked to maintain his facade as a hugely successful business mogul, implying since he was so successful, he ought to be able to run America too. Recently released tax returns spells out in black and white just how big a failure Donald Trump really is. Mr. Trump is drowning in crushing debt. He struggles to pay his bills, with many millions of $$ more are coming due to his creditors very soon.

Bill, you really need to stop being so gullible in believing everything you read. This whole story is another LIE, just one more told by the Left you cherish so much in the hopes that it'll damage Trump with enough idiots like you before the real truth gets known.

Trump paid MILLIONS in taxes for each of the years in question, the $750 being reported is only the difference between what his preparers had calculated due and already paid over the tax year and the IRS final calculation.

I heard Trump took his personal exemption

 

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^^^ describes every single trump humper on this thread ^^^
all are dupes.

 

[playtime]

when wall st no longer gave donny cash - that's when he turned to foreign banks.

Stop. Just stop

View attachment 393980

Clue: get one today

i don't need a 'clue' ... there's 30 yrs of donny's business ' savvy ' to go by.

Which you only know about through our media. He is actually pretty savvy.

& how would you know otherwise?

read post #6.

he's claimed several bankruptcies ... for casinos ... where the business model is designed that the house wins. when one files for bankruptcy, the trickle down effect is tragic. his partners get ripped off, they lose money because he doesn't have to pay his bills - & they suffer.

several of his business ventures have gone belly up.


Trump’s failed businesses:

1. Trump Steaks

2. GoTrump

3. Trump Airlines

4. Trump Vodka

5. Trump Mortgage

6. Trump: The Game

7. Trump Magazine

8. Trump University

9. Trump Ice

10. The New Jersey Generals

11. Tour de Trump

12. Trump Network

13. Trumped!



Trump companies that sought bankruptcy protection:

1. Trump Taj Mahal

2. Trump’s Castle

3. Trump Plaza Casinos

4. Trump Plaza Hotel

5. Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts

6. Trump Entertainment Resorts

Here Are All of Trump’s Bankruptcies and Failed Businesses

Bankruptcies are a way to restructure to eliminate debt. Casinos are profitable but only if people go there and in large numbers. Sometimes failures make you better as you learn from your mistakes. Is there one Republican you do like? Just one? In Congress. Since you are an Independent.

currently?

no.

i did like ms lindsey until donny ripped his spine out & i actually considered voting for john huntsman in 2012.

So you are not an “Indy” as you call yourself. Which is fine. In the end we vote for somewhat selfish reasons. I am turning 40 in less than three weeks and my kids are nearing teenage years so my perspective is different from that of a retiree or a single young person who just graduated college or a new military cadet.

What is important IMO is to have an honest media. When don’t. Very shameful.

bullshit. the current crop of critters are not real (R)s... so there is that. where exactly do you get your news, zog? i already know one entity is FOX, but that can't be the only one.

anywhere else?

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

when wall st no longer gave donny cash - that's when he turned to foreign banks.

Stop. Just stop

View attachment 393980

Clue: get one today

i don't need a 'clue' ... there's 30 yrs of donny's business ' savvy ' to go by.

Which you only know about through our media. He is actually pretty savvy.

& how would you know otherwise?

read post #6.

he's claimed several bankruptcies ... for casinos ... where the business model is designed that the house wins. when one files for bankruptcy, the trickle down effect is tragic. his partners get ripped off, they lose money because he doesn't have to pay his bills - & they suffer.

several of his business ventures have gone belly up.


Trump’s failed businesses:

1. Trump Steaks

2. GoTrump

3. Trump Airlines

4. Trump Vodka

5. Trump Mortgage

6. Trump: The Game

7. Trump Magazine

8. Trump University

9. Trump Ice

10. The New Jersey Generals

11. Tour de Trump

12. Trump Network

13. Trumped!



Trump companies that sought bankruptcy protection:

1. Trump Taj Mahal

2. Trump’s Castle

3. Trump Plaza Casinos

4. Trump Plaza Hotel

5. Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts

6. Trump Entertainment Resorts

Here Are All of Trump’s Bankruptcies and Failed Businesses

Bankruptcies are a way to restructure to eliminate debt. Casinos are profitable but only if people go there and in large numbers. Sometimes failures make you better as you learn from your mistakes. Is there one Republican you do like? Just one? In Congress. Since you are an Independent.

currently?

no.

i did like ms lindsey until donny ripped his spine out & i actually considered voting for john huntsman in 2012.

So you are not an “Indy” as you call yourself. Which is fine. In the end we vote for somewhat selfish reasons. I am turning 40 in less than three weeks and my kids are nearing teenage years so my perspective is different from that of a retiree or a single young person who just graduated college or a new military cadet.

What is important IMO is to have an honest media. When don’t. Very shameful.

bullshit. the current crop of critters are not real (R)s... so there is that. where exactly do you get your news, zog? i already know one entity is FOX, but that can't be the only one.

anywhere else?

Dan Crenshaw
Sean Duffy
Nikki Haley
John James
Tim Scott
Jim Jordan

All real to me. Opinions vary. I get my news from the WSJ, Harvard Business Review, ACG and some industry sources that send me daily emails. I am also out and about although less so these days so I get it from people I see.

Fox, CNN, MSNBC, NYT, Daily Wire, etc. none are unbiased. Only show I watch on Fox is The Five. I record it.

 

[Tom Paine 1949]

for those too young to remember just how bad donny has been with money:

Quick: Who'd Have Trouble Living on $450,000 a Month?
By Kurt Eichenwald
June 26, 1990

Donald J. Trump, who has lectured America about architecture, foreign policy and, most of all, how to do deals, may be about to learn a lesson of his own: how to live in Manhattan on $450,000 a month.

That scarcely onerous restriction is being imposed by Mr. Trump's bankers, who have insisted that the man who has made conspicuous consumption a personal trademark must curb his spending a bit.

Moreover, the $450,000-a-month allowance excludes some of the largest of Mr. Trump's daunting expenses, the bankers say. These extras, based on Mr. Trump's spending in May, include the costs of maintaining his personal 727 jetliner ($246,000) and his 282-foot yacht ($841,000). The yacht and the personal jet, to be sure, may be sold to trim the real estate developer's mountainous debts.

In May, Mr. Trump also paid interest of $2.1 million on his personal debt, while his legal, charitable and business expenses totaled $382,000. His interest payments and various expenses do not count as personal spending, either.

Still, the $450,000-a-month limit will require some belt-tightening on Mr. Trump's part. In May, his bankers report, Mr. Trump's personal spending amounted to $583,000 for day-to-day necessities of the ultrarich life style, which range from his $2,000 suits to the costs of maids, gardeners and chefs at his three homes.
So to meet the bankers' target, Mr. Trump must trim his personal expenses by more than $100,000 from the May level. If he can do that, the banks will agree to lend Mr. Trump even more money.

The terms are being required by the banks, which are attempting to structure a loan to Mr. Trump to keep his faltering empire out of bankruptcy court.
The personal spending limits agreed to by the banks, though a cutback for Mr. Trump, still come to $5.4 million a year. If the banks agree to the terms of the new loan, in the month of July, for example, Mr. Trump would have to hold his expenses to just $14,516.13 a day, or $10.08 every minute of the day and night.
'It's Just Phenomenal'
Even the truly wealthy found Mr. Trump's manner of spending, reduced circumstances or not, to be remarkable.

''I would have no idea how to spend $450,000 a month,'' said one billionaire, who asked not to be identified. ''It's just phenomenal.''
Financial planners for the well heeled agreed.

''We have handled a lot of entertainers, some of whom lived very extravagantly, but I have never come across anybody who spent that way,'' said Lawrence B. Eichler, president of Sentinel Asset Management. ''Donald Trump lives in strata few of us approach, or even want to approach.''

Even Mr. Trump, who declined to comment, once said: ''A little more moderation would be good.'' But he was quick to add, ''Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.''

Deadline on a Payment
Mr. Trump's unfolding financial drama may reach a climax tonight as the developer faces a deadline to make a payment on a high-yield ''junk bond'' issue. No matter what the outcome, the glimpse of Mr. Trump's spending habits is certain to add another layer to the high-spending lore to the 1980's.

Mr. Trump's new allowance may be absorbed easily, given the style of living to which he has become accustomed. The developer owns three homes, including Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla. That home, which was willed to the State of

Florida by Marjorie Merriweather Post, was sold to Mr. Trump because the state could not afford to pay for its upkeep. Scores of household staff members are paid to help keep up the 118-room residence.

Mr. Trump will also have to continue to maintain his 50-room penthouse triplex in Manhattan's Trump Tower, which comes complete with an 80-foot living room, bronze-edged floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Central Park, and a 12-foot waterfall.
[...]
Quick: Who'd Have Trouble Living on $450,000 a Month?

The accounting firm must of been in on it.

But Trump’s accountants are far from bystanders in the matters under scrutiny — or in the rise of Trump. Over a span of decades, they have played two critical, but discordant, roles for Trump. One is common for an accounting firm: to help him pay the smallest amount of taxes possible. The second is not common at all: to help him appear to the world to be rich beyond imagining. That sometimes requires creating precisely the opposite impression of what’s in his tax filings.

Meet the Shadowy Accountants Who Do Trump’s Taxes and Help Him Seem Richer Than He Is

The Supreme Court fight over Donald Trump’s tax returns has pushed his accounting firm into the limelight. In various episodes over 30 years, partners — including the CEO — have run into trouble for fraud, misconduct or malpractice.

www.propublica.org

Yes, these comments and articles demonstrate with what “golden kid” gloves Trump was always treated (before he ran for President). There is also the environment that fed his narcissistic ego and mad pursuit of riches and “glamour.” Under Democrats he was feted for years in posh NYC circles, even as all laughed at him as well as with him. The cult of celebrity and irresponsibility that our society breeds has found perfection in the person of the conman and salesman Trump, who certainly has talent as a demagogue and self promoter ... in a society as sick as ours.

 

[playtime]

when wall st no longer gave donny cash - that's when he turned to foreign banks.

Stop. Just stop

View attachment 393980

Clue: get one today

i don't need a 'clue' ... there's 30 yrs of donny's business ' savvy ' to go by.

Which you only know about through our media. He is actually pretty savvy.

& how would you know otherwise?

read post #6.

he's claimed several bankruptcies ... for casinos ... where the business model is designed that the house wins. when one files for bankruptcy, the trickle down effect is tragic. his partners get ripped off, they lose money because he doesn't have to pay his bills - & they suffer.

several of his business ventures have gone belly up.


Trump’s failed businesses:

1. Trump Steaks

2. GoTrump

3. Trump Airlines

4. Trump Vodka

5. Trump Mortgage

6. Trump: The Game

7. Trump Magazine

8. Trump University

9. Trump Ice

10. The New Jersey Generals

11. Tour de Trump

12. Trump Network

13. Trumped!



Trump companies that sought bankruptcy protection:

1. Trump Taj Mahal

2. Trump’s Castle

3. Trump Plaza Casinos

4. Trump Plaza Hotel

5. Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts

6. Trump Entertainment Resorts

Here Are All of Trump’s Bankruptcies and Failed Businesses

Bankruptcies are a way to restructure to eliminate debt. Casinos are profitable but only if people go there and in large numbers. Sometimes failures make you better as you learn from your mistakes. Is there one Republican you do like? Just one? In Congress. Since you are an Independent.

currently?

no.

i did like ms lindsey until donny ripped his spine out & i actually considered voting for john huntsman in 2012.

So you are not an “Indy” as you call yourself. Which is fine. In the end we vote for somewhat selfish reasons. I am turning 40 in less than three weeks and my kids are nearing teenage years so my perspective is different from that of a retiree or a single young person who just graduated college or a new military cadet.

What is important IMO is to have an honest media. When don’t. Very shameful.

bullshit. the current crop of critters are not real (R)s... so there is that. where exactly do you get your news, zog? i already know one entity is FOX, but that can't be the only one.

anywhere else?

Dan Crenshaw
Sean Duffy
Nikki Haley
John James
Tim Scott
Jim Jordan

All real to me. Opinions vary. I get my news from the WSJ, Harvard Business Review, ACG and some industry sources that send me daily emails. I am also out and about although less so these days so I get it from people I see.

Fox, CNN, MSNBC, NYT, Daily Wire, etc. none are unbiased. Only show I watch on Fox is The Five. I record it.

nikki haley? jim jordan???? smh...

'the five' ... is that where dr. oz showed up, cause you were alllllll about him not too long ago. the WSJ is top notch news wise, but their OP/ED is quite biased.

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

when wall st no longer gave donny cash - that's when he turned to foreign banks.

Stop. Just stop

View attachment 393980

Clue: get one today

i don't need a 'clue' ... there's 30 yrs of donny's business ' savvy ' to go by.

Which you only know about through our media. He is actually pretty savvy.

& how would you know otherwise?

read post #6.

he's claimed several bankruptcies ... for casinos ... where the business model is designed that the house wins. when one files for bankruptcy, the trickle down effect is tragic. his partners get ripped off, they lose money because he doesn't have to pay his bills - & they suffer.

several of his business ventures have gone belly up.


Trump’s failed businesses:

1. Trump Steaks

2. GoTrump

3. Trump Airlines

4. Trump Vodka

5. Trump Mortgage

6. Trump: The Game

7. Trump Magazine

8. Trump University

9. Trump Ice

10. The New Jersey Generals

11. Tour de Trump

12. Trump Network

13. Trumped!



Trump companies that sought bankruptcy protection:

1. Trump Taj Mahal

2. Trump’s Castle

3. Trump Plaza Casinos

4. Trump Plaza Hotel

5. Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts

6. Trump Entertainment Resorts

Here Are All of Trump’s Bankruptcies and Failed Businesses

Bankruptcies are a way to restructure to eliminate debt. Casinos are profitable but only if people go there and in large numbers. Sometimes failures make you better as you learn from your mistakes. Is there one Republican you do like? Just one? In Congress. Since you are an Independent.

currently?

no.

i did like ms lindsey until donny ripped his spine out & i actually considered voting for john huntsman in 2012.

So you are not an “Indy” as you call yourself. Which is fine. In the end we vote for somewhat selfish reasons. I am turning 40 in less than three weeks and my kids are nearing teenage years so my perspective is different from that of a retiree or a single young person who just graduated college or a new military cadet.

What is important IMO is to have an honest media. When don’t. Very shameful.

bullshit. the current crop of critters are not real (R)s... so there is that. where exactly do you get your news, zog? i already know one entity is FOX, but that can't be the only one.

anywhere else?

Dan Crenshaw
Sean Duffy
Nikki Haley
John James
Tim Scott
Jim Jordan

All real to me. Opinions vary. I get my news from the WSJ, Harvard Business Review, ACG and some industry sources that send me daily emails. I am also out and about although less so these days so I get it from people I see.

Fox, CNN, MSNBC, NYT, Daily Wire, etc. none are unbiased. Only show I watch on Fox is The Five. I record it.

nikki haley? jim jordan???? smh...

'the five' ... is that where dr. oz showed up, cause you were alllllll about him not too long ago. the WSJ is top notch news wise, but their OP/ED is quite biased.

Never saw Dr. Oz there. They don’t have guests. I shake my head at you. Think about it. You think me a lesser person because I disagree with you politically. This is why we are so divided. Lack of respect. I am guilty of it too.

 

[playtime]

for those too young to remember just how bad donny has been with money:

Quick: Who'd Have Trouble Living on $450,000 a Month?
By Kurt Eichenwald
June 26, 1990

Donald J. Trump, who has lectured America about architecture, foreign policy and, most of all, how to do deals, may be about to learn a lesson of his own: how to live in Manhattan on $450,000 a month.

That scarcely onerous restriction is being imposed by Mr. Trump's bankers, who have insisted that the man who has made conspicuous consumption a personal trademark must curb his spending a bit.

Moreover, the $450,000-a-month allowance excludes some of the largest of Mr. Trump's daunting expenses, the bankers say. These extras, based on Mr. Trump's spending in May, include the costs of maintaining his personal 727 jetliner ($246,000) and his 282-foot yacht ($841,000). The yacht and the personal jet, to be sure, may be sold to trim the real estate developer's mountainous debts.

In May, Mr. Trump also paid interest of $2.1 million on his personal debt, while his legal, charitable and business expenses totaled $382,000. His interest payments and various expenses do not count as personal spending, either.

Still, the $450,000-a-month limit will require some belt-tightening on Mr. Trump's part. In May, his bankers report, Mr. Trump's personal spending amounted to $583,000 for day-to-day necessities of the ultrarich life style, which range from his $2,000 suits to the costs of maids, gardeners and chefs at his three homes.
So to meet the bankers' target, Mr. Trump must trim his personal expenses by more than $100,000 from the May level. If he can do that, the banks will agree to lend Mr. Trump even more money.

The terms are being required by the banks, which are attempting to structure a loan to Mr. Trump to keep his faltering empire out of bankruptcy court.
The personal spending limits agreed to by the banks, though a cutback for Mr. Trump, still come to $5.4 million a year. If the banks agree to the terms of the new loan, in the month of July, for example, Mr. Trump would have to hold his expenses to just $14,516.13 a day, or $10.08 every minute of the day and night.
'It's Just Phenomenal'
Even the truly wealthy found Mr. Trump's manner of spending, reduced circumstances or not, to be remarkable.

''I would have no idea how to spend $450,000 a month,'' said one billionaire, who asked not to be identified. ''It's just phenomenal.''
Financial planners for the well heeled agreed.

''We have handled a lot of entertainers, some of whom lived very extravagantly, but I have never come across anybody who spent that way,'' said Lawrence B. Eichler, president of Sentinel Asset Management. ''Donald Trump lives in strata few of us approach, or even want to approach.''

Even Mr. Trump, who declined to comment, once said: ''A little more moderation would be good.'' But he was quick to add, ''Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.''

Deadline on a Payment
Mr. Trump's unfolding financial drama may reach a climax tonight as the developer faces a deadline to make a payment on a high-yield ''junk bond'' issue. No matter what the outcome, the glimpse of Mr. Trump's spending habits is certain to add another layer to the high-spending lore to the 1980's.

Mr. Trump's new allowance may be absorbed easily, given the style of living to which he has become accustomed. The developer owns three homes, including Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla. That home, which was willed to the State of

Florida by Marjorie Merriweather Post, was sold to Mr. Trump because the state could not afford to pay for its upkeep. Scores of household staff members are paid to help keep up the 118-room residence.

Mr. Trump will also have to continue to maintain his 50-room penthouse triplex in Manhattan's Trump Tower, which comes complete with an 80-foot living room, bronze-edged floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Central Park, and a 12-foot waterfall.
[...]
Quick: Who'd Have Trouble Living on $450,000 a Month?

The accounting firm must of been in on it.

But Trump’s accountants are far from bystanders in the matters under scrutiny — or in the rise of Trump. Over a span of decades, they have played two critical, but discordant, roles for Trump. One is common for an accounting firm: to help him pay the smallest amount of taxes possible. The second is not common at all: to help him appear to the world to be rich beyond imagining. That sometimes requires creating precisely the opposite impression of what’s in his tax filings.

Meet the Shadowy Accountants Who Do Trump’s Taxes and Help Him Seem Richer Than He Is

The Supreme Court fight over Donald Trump’s tax returns has pushed his accounting firm into the limelight. In various episodes over 30 years, partners — including the CEO — have run into trouble for fraud, misconduct or malpractice.

www.propublica.org

Yes, these comments and articles demonstrate with what “golden kid” gloves Trump was always treated (before he ran for President). There is also the environment that fed his narcissistic ego and mad pursuit of riches and “glamour.” This is really what saved him. Under Democrats he was feted for years, even as all laughed at him as well as with him. The cult of celebrity and irresponsibility that our society breeds has found perfection in the person of the conman and salesman Trump, who certainly has talent as a demagogue and self promoter in a society with so many problems.

when he was running, the media loved him, 'cause he was ratings gold. i remember back in the day when he went on howard stern dozens of times... what a sickening creature he was back then, but not dangerous.

he's definitely different now than what he was back then. he's evil, & i don't say that lightly. if you can believe miles taylor, chief of staff at homeland security for a couple years .... donny came up with some real cruel sickening ways to deal with illegals.

no potus should ever have those thoughts.

 

[playtime]

when wall st no longer gave donny cash - that's when he turned to foreign banks.

Stop. Just stop

View attachment 393980

Clue: get one today

i don't need a 'clue' ... there's 30 yrs of donny's business ' savvy ' to go by.

Which you only know about through our media. He is actually pretty savvy.

& how would you know otherwise?

read post #6.

he's claimed several bankruptcies ... for casinos ... where the business model is designed that the house wins. when one files for bankruptcy, the trickle down effect is tragic. his partners get ripped off, they lose money because he doesn't have to pay his bills - & they suffer.

several of his business ventures have gone belly up.


Trump’s failed businesses:

1. Trump Steaks

2. GoTrump

3. Trump Airlines

4. Trump Vodka

5. Trump Mortgage

6. Trump: The Game

7. Trump Magazine

8. Trump University

9. Trump Ice

10. The New Jersey Generals

11. Tour de Trump

12. Trump Network

13. Trumped!



Trump companies that sought bankruptcy protection:

1. Trump Taj Mahal

2. Trump’s Castle

3. Trump Plaza Casinos

4. Trump Plaza Hotel

5. Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts

6. Trump Entertainment Resorts

Here Are All of Trump’s Bankruptcies and Failed Businesses

Bankruptcies are a way to restructure to eliminate debt. Casinos are profitable but only if people go there and in large numbers. Sometimes failures make you better as you learn from your mistakes. Is there one Republican you do like? Just one? In Congress. Since you are an Independent.

currently?

no.

i did like ms lindsey until donny ripped his spine out & i actually considered voting for john huntsman in 2012.

So you are not an “Indy” as you call yourself. Which is fine. In the end we vote for somewhat selfish reasons. I am turning 40 in less than three weeks and my kids are nearing teenage years so my perspective is different from that of a retiree or a single young person who just graduated college or a new military cadet.

What is important IMO is to have an honest media. When don’t. Very shameful.

bullshit. the current crop of critters are not real (R)s... so there is that. where exactly do you get your news, zog? i already know one entity is FOX, but that can't be the only one.

anywhere else?

Dan Crenshaw
Sean Duffy
Nikki Haley
John James
Tim Scott
Jim Jordan

All real to me. Opinions vary. I get my news from the WSJ, Harvard Business Review, ACG and some industry sources that send me daily emails. I am also out and about although less so these days so I get it from people I see.

Fox, CNN, MSNBC, NYT, Daily Wire, etc. none are unbiased. Only show I watch on Fox is The Five. I record it.

nikki haley? jim jordan???? smh...

'the five' ... is that where dr. oz showed up, cause you were alllllll about him not too long ago. the WSJ is top notch news wise, but their OP/ED is quite biased.

Never saw Dr. Oz there. They don’t have guests. I shake my head at you. Think about it. You think me a lesser person because I disagree with you politically. This is why we are so divided. Lack of respect. I am guilty of it too.

where did you see him then when he was pushing the glories of hydroxychloroquine that you constantly quoted?

i'm not sure 'lesser person' is accurate. more closer to bewilderment.

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

when wall st no longer gave donny cash - that's when he turned to foreign banks.

Stop. Just stop

View attachment 393980

Clue: get one today

i don't need a 'clue' ... there's 30 yrs of donny's business ' savvy ' to go by.

Which you only know about through our media. He is actually pretty savvy.

& how would you know otherwise?

read post #6.

he's claimed several bankruptcies ... for casinos ... where the business model is designed that the house wins. when one files for bankruptcy, the trickle down effect is tragic. his partners get ripped off, they lose money because he doesn't have to pay his bills - & they suffer.

several of his business ventures have gone belly up.


Trump’s failed businesses:

1. Trump Steaks

2. GoTrump

3. Trump Airlines

4. Trump Vodka

5. Trump Mortgage

6. Trump: The Game

7. Trump Magazine

8. Trump University

9. Trump Ice

10. The New Jersey Generals

11. Tour de Trump

12. Trump Network

13. Trumped!



Trump companies that sought bankruptcy protection:

1. Trump Taj Mahal

2. Trump’s Castle

3. Trump Plaza Casinos

4. Trump Plaza Hotel

5. Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts

6. Trump Entertainment Resorts

Here Are All of Trump’s Bankruptcies and Failed Businesses

Bankruptcies are a way to restructure to eliminate debt. Casinos are profitable but only if people go there and in large numbers. Sometimes failures make you better as you learn from your mistakes. Is there one Republican you do like? Just one? In Congress. Since you are an Independent.

currently?

no.

i did like ms lindsey until donny ripped his spine out & i actually considered voting for john huntsman in 2012.

So you are not an “Indy” as you call yourself. Which is fine. In the end we vote for somewhat selfish reasons. I am turning 40 in less than three weeks and my kids are nearing teenage years so my perspective is different from that of a retiree or a single young person who just graduated college or a new military cadet.

What is important IMO is to have an honest media. When don’t. Very shameful.

bullshit. the current crop of critters are not real (R)s... so there is that. where exactly do you get your news, zog? i already know one entity is FOX, but that can't be the only one.

anywhere else?

Dan Crenshaw
Sean Duffy
Nikki Haley
John James
Tim Scott
Jim Jordan

All real to me. Opinions vary. I get my news from the WSJ, Harvard Business Review, ACG and some industry sources that send me daily emails. I am also out and about although less so these days so I get it from people I see.

Fox, CNN, MSNBC, NYT, Daily Wire, etc. none are unbiased. Only show I watch on Fox is The Five. I record it.

nikki haley? jim jordan???? smh...

'the five' ... is that where dr. oz showed up, cause you were alllllll about him not too long ago. the WSJ is top notch news wise, but their OP/ED is quite biased.

Never saw Dr. Oz there. They don’t have guests. I shake my head at you. Think about it. You think me a lesser person because I disagree with you politically. This is why we are so divided. Lack of respect. I am guilty of it too.

where did you see him then when he was pushing the glories of hydroxychloroquine that you constantly quoted?

i'm not sure 'lesser person' is accurate. more closer to bewilderment.

Video that was loaded somewhere here I believe. No no. You dehumanize those who disagree with you. At least own it. That is the roadmap for the left. And the media were a bunch of liars long before Trump ran for president.

 

[playtime]

when wall st no longer gave donny cash - that's when he turned to foreign banks.

Stop. Just stop

View attachment 393980

Clue: get one today

i don't need a 'clue' ... there's 30 yrs of donny's business ' savvy ' to go by.

Which you only know about through our media. He is actually pretty savvy.

& how would you know otherwise?

read post #6.

he's claimed several bankruptcies ... for casinos ... where the business model is designed that the house wins. when one files for bankruptcy, the trickle down effect is tragic. his partners get ripped off, they lose money because he doesn't have to pay his bills - & they suffer.

several of his business ventures have gone belly up.


Trump’s failed businesses:

1. Trump Steaks

2. GoTrump

3. Trump Airlines

4. Trump Vodka

5. Trump Mortgage

6. Trump: The Game

7. Trump Magazine

8. Trump University

9. Trump Ice

10. The New Jersey Generals

11. Tour de Trump

12. Trump Network

13. Trumped!



Trump companies that sought bankruptcy protection:

1. Trump Taj Mahal

2. Trump’s Castle

3. Trump Plaza Casinos

4. Trump Plaza Hotel

5. Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts

6. Trump Entertainment Resorts

Here Are All of Trump’s Bankruptcies and Failed Businesses

Bankruptcies are a way to restructure to eliminate debt. Casinos are profitable but only if people go there and in large numbers. Sometimes failures make you better as you learn from your mistakes. Is there one Republican you do like? Just one? In Congress. Since you are an Independent.

currently?

no.

i did like ms lindsey until donny ripped his spine out & i actually considered voting for john huntsman in 2012.

So you are not an “Indy” as you call yourself. Which is fine. In the end we vote for somewhat selfish reasons. I am turning 40 in less than three weeks and my kids are nearing teenage years so my perspective is different from that of a retiree or a single young person who just graduated college or a new military cadet.

What is important IMO is to have an honest media. When don’t. Very shameful.

bullshit. the current crop of critters are not real (R)s... so there is that. where exactly do you get your news, zog? i already know one entity is FOX, but that can't be the only one.

anywhere else?

Dan Crenshaw
Sean Duffy
Nikki Haley
John James
Tim Scott
Jim Jordan

All real to me. Opinions vary. I get my news from the WSJ, Harvard Business Review, ACG and some industry sources that send me daily emails. I am also out and about although less so these days so I get it from people I see.

Fox, CNN, MSNBC, NYT, Daily Wire, etc. none are unbiased. Only show I watch on Fox is The Five. I record it.

nikki haley? jim jordan???? smh...

'the five' ... is that where dr. oz showed up, cause you were alllllll about him not too long ago. the WSJ is top notch news wise, but their OP/ED is quite biased.

Never saw Dr. Oz there. They don’t have guests. I shake my head at you. Think about it. You think me a lesser person because I disagree with you politically. This is why we are so divided. Lack of respect. I am guilty of it too.

where did you see him then when he was pushing the glories of hydroxychloroquine that you constantly quoted?

i'm not sure 'lesser person' is accurate. more closer to bewilderment.

Video that was loaded somewhere here I believe. No no. You dehumanize those who disagree with you. At least own it. That is the roadmap for the left. And the media were a bunch of liars long before Trump ran for president.

i own everything i say.

you wanna lump yourself in with the likes of some others? then that's on you. i get along just fine with some here that call themselves (R)s ... others not so much. i think we are getting along pretty well lately.

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

when wall st no longer gave donny cash - that's when he turned to foreign banks.

Stop. Just stop

View attachment 393980

Clue: get one today

i don't need a 'clue' ... there's 30 yrs of donny's business ' savvy ' to go by.

Which you only know about through our media. He is actually pretty savvy.

& how would you know otherwise?

read post #6.

he's claimed several bankruptcies ... for casinos ... where the business model is designed that the house wins. when one files for bankruptcy, the trickle down effect is tragic. his partners get ripped off, they lose money because he doesn't have to pay his bills - & they suffer.

several of his business ventures have gone belly up.


Trump’s failed businesses:

1. Trump Steaks

2. GoTrump

3. Trump Airlines

4. Trump Vodka

5. Trump Mortgage

6. Trump: The Game

7. Trump Magazine

8. Trump University

9. Trump Ice

10. The New Jersey Generals

11. Tour de Trump

12. Trump Network

13. Trumped!



Trump companies that sought bankruptcy protection:

1. Trump Taj Mahal

2. Trump’s Castle

3. Trump Plaza Casinos

4. Trump Plaza Hotel

5. Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts

6. Trump Entertainment Resorts

Here Are All of Trump’s Bankruptcies and Failed Businesses

Bankruptcies are a way to restructure to eliminate debt. Casinos are profitable but only if people go there and in large numbers. Sometimes failures make you better as you learn from your mistakes. Is there one Republican you do like? Just one? In Congress. Since you are an Independent.

currently?

no.

i did like ms lindsey until donny ripped his spine out & i actually considered voting for john huntsman in 2012.

So you are not an “Indy” as you call yourself. Which is fine. In the end we vote for somewhat selfish reasons. I am turning 40 in less than three weeks and my kids are nearing teenage years so my perspective is different from that of a retiree or a single young person who just graduated college or a new military cadet.

What is important IMO is to have an honest media. When don’t. Very shameful.

bullshit. the current crop of critters are not real (R)s... so there is that. where exactly do you get your news, zog? i already know one entity is FOX, but that can't be the only one.

anywhere else?

Dan Crenshaw
Sean Duffy
Nikki Haley
John James
Tim Scott
Jim Jordan

All real to me. Opinions vary. I get my news from the WSJ, Harvard Business Review, ACG and some industry sources that send me daily emails. I am also out and about although less so these days so I get it from people I see.

Fox, CNN, MSNBC, NYT, Daily Wire, etc. none are unbiased. Only show I watch on Fox is The Five. I record it.

nikki haley? jim jordan???? smh...

'the five' ... is that where dr. oz showed up, cause you were alllllll about him not too long ago. the WSJ is top notch news wise, but their OP/ED is quite biased.

Never saw Dr. Oz there. They don’t have guests. I shake my head at you. Think about it. You think me a lesser person because I disagree with you politically. This is why we are so divided. Lack of respect. I am guilty of it too.

where did you see him then when he was pushing the glories of hydroxychloroquine that you constantly quoted?

i'm not sure 'lesser person' is accurate. more closer to bewilderment.

Video that was loaded somewhere here I believe. No no. You dehumanize those who disagree with you. At least own it. That is the roadmap for the left. And the media were a bunch of liars long before Trump ran for president.

i own everything i say.

you wanna lump yourself in with the likes of some others? then that's on you.

Some others? No idea what that even means. Do you agree or disagree that we should not demonize people for having disparate political beliefs. Yes or no?

 

[playtime]

when wall st no longer gave donny cash - that's when he turned to foreign banks.

Stop. Just stop

View attachment 393980

Clue: get one today

i don't need a 'clue' ... there's 30 yrs of donny's business ' savvy ' to go by.

Which you only know about through our media. He is actually pretty savvy.

& how would you know otherwise?

read post #6.

he's claimed several bankruptcies ... for casinos ... where the business model is designed that the house wins. when one files for bankruptcy, the trickle down effect is tragic. his partners get ripped off, they lose money because he doesn't have to pay his bills - & they suffer.

several of his business ventures have gone belly up.


Trump’s failed businesses:

1. Trump Steaks

2. GoTrump

3. Trump Airlines

4. Trump Vodka

5. Trump Mortgage

6. Trump: The Game

7. Trump Magazine

8. Trump University

9. Trump Ice

10. The New Jersey Generals

11. Tour de Trump

12. Trump Network

13. Trumped!



Trump companies that sought bankruptcy protection:

1. Trump Taj Mahal

2. Trump’s Castle

3. Trump Plaza Casinos

4. Trump Plaza Hotel

5. Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts

6. Trump Entertainment Resorts

Here Are All of Trump’s Bankruptcies and Failed Businesses

Bankruptcies are a way to restructure to eliminate debt. Casinos are profitable but only if people go there and in large numbers. Sometimes failures make you better as you learn from your mistakes. Is there one Republican you do like? Just one? In Congress. Since you are an Independent.

currently?

no.

i did like ms lindsey until donny ripped his spine out & i actually considered voting for john huntsman in 2012.

So you are not an “Indy” as you call yourself. Which is fine. In the end we vote for somewhat selfish reasons. I am turning 40 in less than three weeks and my kids are nearing teenage years so my perspective is different from that of a retiree or a single young person who just graduated college or a new military cadet.

What is important IMO is to have an honest media. When don’t. Very shameful.

bullshit. the current crop of critters are not real (R)s... so there is that. where exactly do you get your news, zog? i already know one entity is FOX, but that can't be the only one.

anywhere else?

Dan Crenshaw
Sean Duffy
Nikki Haley
John James
Tim Scott
Jim Jordan

All real to me. Opinions vary. I get my news from the WSJ, Harvard Business Review, ACG and some industry sources that send me daily emails. I am also out and about although less so these days so I get it from people I see.

Fox, CNN, MSNBC, NYT, Daily Wire, etc. none are unbiased. Only show I watch on Fox is The Five. I record it.

nikki haley? jim jordan???? smh...

'the five' ... is that where dr. oz showed up, cause you were alllllll about him not too long ago. the WSJ is top notch news wise, but their OP/ED is quite biased.

Never saw Dr. Oz there. They don’t have guests. I shake my head at you. Think about it. You think me a lesser person because I disagree with you politically. This is why we are so divided. Lack of respect. I am guilty of it too.

where did you see him then when he was pushing the glories of hydroxychloroquine that you constantly quoted?

i'm not sure 'lesser person' is accurate. more closer to bewilderment.

Video that was loaded somewhere here I believe. No no. You dehumanize those who disagree with you. At least own it. That is the roadmap for the left. And the media were a bunch of liars long before Trump ran for president.

i own everything i say.

you wanna lump yourself in with the likes of some others? then that's on you.

Some others? No idea what that even means. Do you agree or disagree that we should not demonize people for having disparate political beliefs. Yes or no?

it all depends on their replies ... hell, i was told that i should be shot for my views .... i don't do nicey nice with someone like that.

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

when wall st no longer gave donny cash - that's when he turned to foreign banks.

Stop. Just stop

View attachment 393980

Clue: get one today

i don't need a 'clue' ... there's 30 yrs of donny's business ' savvy ' to go by.

Which you only know about through our media. He is actually pretty savvy.

& how would you know otherwise?

read post #6.

he's claimed several bankruptcies ... for casinos ... where the business model is designed that the house wins. when one files for bankruptcy, the trickle down effect is tragic. his partners get ripped off, they lose money because he doesn't have to pay his bills - & they suffer.

several of his business ventures have gone belly up.


Trump’s failed businesses:

1. Trump Steaks

2. GoTrump

3. Trump Airlines

4. Trump Vodka

5. Trump Mortgage

6. Trump: The Game

7. Trump Magazine

8. Trump University

9. Trump Ice

10. The New Jersey Generals

11. Tour de Trump

12. Trump Network

13. Trumped!



Trump companies that sought bankruptcy protection:

1. Trump Taj Mahal

2. Trump’s Castle

3. Trump Plaza Casinos

4. Trump Plaza Hotel

5. Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts

6. Trump Entertainment Resorts

Here Are All of Trump’s Bankruptcies and Failed Businesses

Bankruptcies are a way to restructure to eliminate debt. Casinos are profitable but only if people go there and in large numbers. Sometimes failures make you better as you learn from your mistakes. Is there one Republican you do like? Just one? In Congress. Since you are an Independent.

currently?

no.

i did like ms lindsey until donny ripped his spine out & i actually considered voting for john huntsman in 2012.

So you are not an “Indy” as you call yourself. Which is fine. In the end we vote for somewhat selfish reasons. I am turning 40 in less than three weeks and my kids are nearing teenage years so my perspective is different from that of a retiree or a single young person who just graduated college or a new military cadet.

What is important IMO is to have an honest media. When don’t. Very shameful.

bullshit. the current crop of critters are not real (R)s... so there is that. where exactly do you get your news, zog? i already know one entity is FOX, but that can't be the only one.

anywhere else?

Dan Crenshaw
Sean Duffy
Nikki Haley
John James
Tim Scott
Jim Jordan

All real to me. Opinions vary. I get my news from the WSJ, Harvard Business Review, ACG and some industry sources that send me daily emails. I am also out and about although less so these days so I get it from people I see.

Fox, CNN, MSNBC, NYT, Daily Wire, etc. none are unbiased. Only show I watch on Fox is The Five. I record it.

nikki haley? jim jordan???? smh...

'the five' ... is that where dr. oz showed up, cause you were alllllll about him not too long ago. the WSJ is top notch news wise, but their OP/ED is quite biased.

Never saw Dr. Oz there. They don’t have guests. I shake my head at you. Think about it. You think me a lesser person because I disagree with you politically. This is why we are so divided. Lack of respect. I am guilty of it too.

where did you see him then when he was pushing the glories of hydroxychloroquine that you constantly quoted?

i'm not sure 'lesser person' is accurate. more closer to bewilderment.

Video that was loaded somewhere here I believe. No no. You dehumanize those who disagree with you. At least own it. That is the roadmap for the left. And the media were a bunch of liars long before Trump ran for president.

i own everything i say.

you wanna lump yourself in with the likes of some others? then that's on you.

Some others? No idea what that even means. Do you agree or disagree that we should not demonize people for having disparate political beliefs. Yes or no?

it all depends on their replies ... hell, i was told that i should be shot for my views .... i don't do nicey nice with someone like that.

You’re deflecting. If I believe we should spend more on the military and that one cannot change their gender and you disagree. Is it OK for either of us to get demonized? I do not believe so. We all have logic behind why we believe what we believe sans that witch Penelope.

 

[Indeependent]

For years, Donald J Trump worked to maintain his facade as a hugely successful business mogul, implying since he was so successful, he ought to be able to run America too. Recently released tax returns spells out in black and white just how big a failure Donald Trump really is. Mr. Trump is drowning in crushing debt. He struggles to pay his bills, with many millions of $$ more are coming due to his creditors very soon.

How are Trump supporters going to react on election day as they now find out the "successful businessman" they voted for is one of the biggest business failures of all time??

Monday briefing: Trump swerves tax as debts pile up

Great deal-maker paid no federal taxes in 10 of last 15 years … coronavirus fines come into force … and Hongkongers’ fight for their rights

www.theguardian.com

Other than Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos, who playing billionaire is a billionaire without lying and destroying competitors?