#trump bankruptcy

[liberalsarecool]

Conservative Christians can't resist the misogyny and racism. It's their true gospels.

Conservative Catholics/Bishops would pick Trump over the Pope.

[izooks]

The bill, introduced with Oregon senator Jeff Merkley and Michigan congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, would create a federal grant program to cancel all existing patient debt and amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to block creditors from collecting past medical bills. The legislation would also update billing requirements for medical providers and alter the Consumer Credit Reporting Act to prevent credit agencies from reporting information related to unpaid medical bills, alleviating the risk of such debt damaging patients’ credit histories.

Democrats care about all Americans

[tomorrowusa]

« Donald Trump thinks that we should trust him on the economy because he claims to be very rich. But take it from an actual billionaire; Trump is rich in only one thing – stupidity. »

— Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, speaking Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention.

That was just one of many zingers the governor lobbed at Weird Donald.

Trump is certainly not a highly successful businessman. He's a nepo baby who got a huge bundle from his wealthy real estate developer daddy and stupidly squandered it on useless failed projects. Savvy or stable geniuses don't declare bankruptcy 6 times.

Trump's big break was getting that gig on The Apprentice. He portrayed a successful businessman in the series. Sadly, a lot of Americans have difficulty distinguishing between so called "reality TV" and real life.

The New Yorker published a long article about Trump and The Apprentice in December 2018 and related how TV producer Mark Burnett helped create the Trump success myth. Here are two key excerpts.

Trump had been a celebrity since the eighties, his persona shaped by the best-selling book “The Art of the Deal.” But his business had foundered, and by 2003 he had become a garish figure of local interest—a punch line on Page Six. “The Apprentice” mythologized him anew, and on a much bigger scale, turning him into an icon of American success. [ … ] "The Apprentice" portrayed Trump not as a skeezy hustler who huddles with local mobsters but as a plutocrat with impeccable business instincts and unparalleled wealth—a titan who always seemed to be climbing out of helicopters or into limousines. "Most of us knew he was a fake,” Braun told me. "He had just gone through I don’t know how many bankruptcies. But we made him out to be the most important person in the world. It was like making the court jester the king." Bill Pruitt, another producer, recalled, “We walked through the offices and saw chipped furniture. We saw a crumbling empire at every turn. Our job was to make it seem otherwise."

Yep, "a crumbling empire" is a great metaphor of where Trump was prior to The Apprentice. He's no self-made man but somebody who egotistically leveraged the mythology which Mark Burnett created around him.

Random idiots on the street would have done better than Weird Donald if they had gotten that much money from a rich daddy.

^^^ They left out my favorite: Trump Vitamins – fortified with B and S.

[benthesoldiersjeanshorts]

So long America.

Hope everyone has their Fallout gear ready.

[audreythompson1]

LET’S DO A TEST… Are you still proudly VOTING for Donald J. Trump despite the continuous Assassination attempt on him. A. YES B. NO

[spidermartini]

I need Republicans to STOP saying that he is a good business man. He tanks every business that he has ever touched or gotten near. If the Trump name is on the business, rest assured it will fail.

His supporters in middle America defend him and unlike, say New York/New Jersey residents, they don't, and haven't, actively watched the disintegration of his businesses over VERY short periods of time. They maybe never saw a show at Trump Marina in AC, back in the day..... and don't know what shit holes his companies are.

The Trump name does NOT equal class, money and high end....quite the opposite. Tacky, trashy, thrown together and not maintained. They are gauranteed to go bankrupt, if indeed they ever get off the ground to begin with.

[vally-vall-vall]

I think I'm about to have a stroke

[dodelof]

Adam Mockler - Trump Supporter's Life Saving Erased by Trump Stock

Imagine; you are so into Donald Trump, you believe every word he says without contradiction, without a fact check, that he spits in your direction and so at the very end, at the end of things, you are surprised when you no longer have any money, you are you broke? I have no pity for someone like you. You walked into catastrophe with your eyes open. Many people have told you this, but you knew better.

[galerymod]

A myth (more rarely mythus, obsolete mythe, plural myths, from ancient Greek μῦθος, "sound, word, speech, tale, legendary story, tale", Latin mythus) is in its original meaning a narrative. In religious myths, the existence of humans is linked to the world of gods or spirits.

Myths claim validity for the truth they assert. This claim to truth has been criticised since the Greek Enlightenment by the pre-Socratics (e.g. Xenophanes, around 500 BC). For the Sophists, myth stands in contrast to logos, which attempts to justify the truth of its assertions through rational evidence.

In a broader sense, myth also refers to people, things or events of high symbolic significance or simply a false idea or lie*.

For example, the adjective "mythical" is often used in colloquial language as a synonym for "fabulous-vague, fabulous or legendary".

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How can it be that a man who describes himself in public as a successful businessman worth billions cannot pay a financial penalty and that someone wants to vouch for him?

Trump can't pay 450 million dollars

In February, former US President Trump was fined 450 million dollars in New York for fraud. Now his lawyers have announced: Trump cannot pay. According to his lawyers, former US President Donald Trump is currently unable to guarantee payment of a fine of more than 450 million dollars from a fraud trial. Despite great efforts and negotiations with around 30 companies, it has not yet been possible to obtain such a guarantee, according to a letter from his legal team to the competent court in New York. Several US media outlets unanimously quote from the letter, arguing that it would be "practically impossible" to make the payment on time.

Trump has received a refusal from 30 bail companies, according to a letter from his lawyers to an appeals court on Monday. Many would not provide collateral in excess of 100 million dollars and would not accept real estate as collateral.

Forbes magazine estimates the property entrepreneur's total assets at 2.6 billion dollars. Trump recently stated that his cash assets totalled around 400 million dollars.

"I thought he was a billionaire? Is he lying to the public or the court?" Law professor Andrew Weissmann poses the question of questions on X in relation to Donald Trump's liquidity: How much is there to the image of the self-made billionaire?

How much money does Trump himself have?

Last year, Trump testified in court that he had a cash fortune of around 400 million US dollars. The latest legal documents indicate that he does not have anywhere near that amount of money at his disposal, Professor of Business Law Will Thomas from the University of Michigan. However, he and the Trump Organisation would have significantly more assets at their disposal. His largest asset holdings are tied up in property. If Trump is unable to pay in other ways, he could be forced to sell some of his properties, according to Professor Thomas. His lawyers want to prevent this and warn that Trump would have no way of buying them back if he is successful with his appeal.

Where could the money come from?

Without liquid funds, there are two options for Trump to prevent enforcement for the time being.

Guarantees: A guarantee would probably be the only solution for him. This would allow him not to have to sell anything for the time being. At the same time, guarantors require collateral and often only accept cash or shares in return - not property. Trump also needs to find someone who is prepared to guarantee an enormous sum of over 550 million dollars.

Donations or campaign funds: He is also receiving support from private sources, but the sums are nowhere near enough. Trump supporters are collecting money for him on the internet, with over a million private donations having been collected so far.

Again and again, it is also about money from Trump's election campaign. Federal law prohibits Trump from using campaign funds for personal purposes. However, it is legally unclear to what extent campaign money from political action committees (PACs) and funds from the Republican National Committee (RNC) fall under this. But even these funds would be far from sufficient.

If he loses the aura of the successful billionaire self-made businessman, he also loses his aura of success.

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This kind of legal action would not only be a serious blow to Trump's finances, but also to his image, as he always praises himself as a brilliant businessman.

The biggest bankruptcies* of Donald Trump

It was always visible to everyone, but as long as you can keep generating capital, the myth can be maintained

Trump Ice

In 1995, Donald Trump founded the Trump Ice Natural Spring Water brand (Trump Ice for short) - his own brand of bottled drinking water. However, the sales figures were not particularly good. After missed payments to the producer and a lawsuit against Trump Ice in this connection, production was discontinued. Today, only bottles with collector's value are sold on eBay and the like.

Trump Steaks

Donald Trump founded his own steak company in 2007. The company was to be dedicated exclusively to selling his favourite food and running a steakhouse in Las Vegas. The prices for the steaks varied between 199 and 999 US dollars. Despite such bargain prices, the company had to close in the same year. The steakhouse was shut down after the health department found 51 health code violations.

Trump University

In 2005, Donald Trump opened "Trump University" - a distance learning university specialising in the real estate industry that was not officially recognised as a university. Enrolment cost up to 35,000 US dollars, but many of the course instructors, who were allegedly selected by Donald Trump himself, often did not have the appropriate qualifications. The school had to be closed down for good in 2011. Thousands of students filed a lawsuit against the former US president, who relented in 2017 and offered a settlement despite his supposed innocence. This was confirmed by the US Court of Appeal in 2018 and secured compensation of USD 25 million for the more than 4,000 ex-students.

New Jersey Generals

In 1984, Donald Trump bought his own football team, the New Jersey Generals. However, they did not play in the famous National Football League, the NFL, but in the smaller offshoot, the United States Football League (USFL). Just one year later, the team was bankrupt and the entire United States Football League with it. Trump had tried with all his might to bring about a merger of the UFSL with the NFL. This prevented Donald Trump from taking over a team in the NFL.

Trump Vodka

According to Donald Trump himself, he does not drink alcohol. However, this did not stop him from launching his own premium vodka on the market in 2005. However, production was discontinued in 2011.

Trump Magazine

Donald Trump made several attempts to land a hit in the luxury magazine segment. After two failed attempts, he launched the quarterly "Trump Magazine" in 2007, which covered topics such as yachts and other toys for the rich. However, the magazine was cancelled in 2009.

Gotrump

In 2006, Donald Trump ventured into a search engine for luxury travel. It included private jets, tickets for exclusive events and supposedly personal recommendations and travel tips from Donald Trump. However, it was shut down again after just one year due to poor reviews.

Trump: The Game

Trump tried twice to establish himself on the board game market with the board game "Trump: The Game", but failed twice. The game is, of course, about money. The game first came onto the market in 1989, but was discontinued shortly after its release. In 2005, he tried a new edition in collaboration with Parker Brothers, but this version also failed.

Trump Shuttle

In 1989, Trump bought his own airline, "Trump Shuttle". The airline was to fly business people back and forth between New York, Boston and Washington. The interior of the Boeing 727 was elegantly furnished with maple panelling and chrome seat belt buckles, and gold fittings were installed in the toilets. However, the luxury was too expensive for the passengers. Three years later, the over-indebted company was sold to US Airways.

Trump Entertainment Resorts

With the company "Trump Entertainment Resorts", Donald Trump operated several casinos in the gambling metropolis of Atlantic City, including: Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Plaza and Trump Marina. All were closed between 1999 and 2016, and the company filed for bankruptcy three times between 2004 and 2014. In 2014, debts are said to have totalled around 1.8 billion US dollars. Trump himself withdrew completely from the company in 2016 and sold his shares to billionaire Carl Icahn.

Trump Mortgage

In April 2006, Donald Trump announced the founding of his own mortgage bank, Trump Mortgage, at a press conference. He predicted a rosy future for his endeavour and that the bank would soon become the largest lender for home loans in the USA. However, as with "Trump Magazine", the timing was not exactly fortunate. Just one year later, the former US president's mortgage bank had to file for insolvency.

[wuxian-vs-wangji]

Paying for my 4 days off by having to go in early tomorrow to over-produce the show in case of breaking news~~~

In addition to the 6 video packages I produce for the show itself, I have to produce an additional 6 with the most likely democratic VP picks, because it's widely expected that Harris will announce sometime tomorrow in order to dominate the news cycle for the weekend.

If it's before 12pm, we include it. If it's after 12pm, we hold over for next week's episode (Because we try to give the republican and democrat time to prepare, we don't like to spring breaking news on them within an hour of show record).

[tomorrowusa]

Given Trump's long string of business failures, we shouldn't be too optimistic about how he's going to manage the federal government.

A lengthy list of Trump’s disastrous business deals — compiled by his newest business partners

The demolition of Trump Plaza Casino was a tangible metaphor for Trump's business incompetence.

[trump666traitor]

[worldwide-blackfolk]

[owl-deer]

I mean.

Bankruptcy exists?

So we already are eliminating debts. Just most of the time it's the debts of rich businesspeople.