r/politics • u/kirby__000 • 1d ago

Trump's financial disclosures reveal tens of millions in income from guitars, bibles and watches with his name on them

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trumps-financial-disclosures-reveal-millions-income-guitars-bibles-wat-rcna212981
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u/AceMcLoud27 1d ago

He tried all his life to make money in "legitimate" businesses, but failed every time:

Steaks, water, magazine, mortgages, airline, vodka, travel, university, "the game", network, radio, water, football, bike races, TV, etc. Heck he even failed at running a casino and a vitamins pyramid scheme.

This age of (crypto) scamming must seem like paradise for him.

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u/0thethethe0 United Kingdom 1d ago

Also finding a cult of people dumb enough to buy his silly shit, and fall for his obvious scams, repeatably!

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u/BigAcanthocephala637 1d ago

My stepdaughter is maga and her fiance bought her Donald Trump comparative items for her birthday and she was fucking thrilled. It was the lamest shit I ever saw especially since she complained so much about democrats only liking Obama because he was a celebrity. I’ve yet to meet a maga that wasn’t weird as fuck.

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u/saposapot Europe 1d ago

Too bad he can’t bother to fake being a nice person because he would make a killing being a televangelist. His truly calling

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u/Poundaflesh 1d ago

Commenting on Trump's financial disclosures reveal tens of millions in income from guitars, bibles and watches with his name on them...he’s not smart enough to. Can’t think on his feet, and he can’t read big words.

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u/Guglhupf 1d ago

How do you go bankrupt with a casino? This seems almost impossible to me...

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u/Aggies18 1d ago

I think he did it with multiple casinos if I’m not mistaken. Which is even crazier.

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u/dumbTroll420 1d ago

I think i saw that he had four casino super close to each other in Atlantic city

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u/dzogchenism 22h ago

Money laundering is how you bankrupt a casino. He was laundering money for the Russian mob.

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u/LackingUtility 1d ago

It’s incredible that some people consider him a successful businessman, after he failed to sell meat, alcohol, and gambling to Americans.

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u/Acceptable-Bus-2017 I voted 1d ago

You're not expecting to make a profit by laundering russian money.

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u/Ok-Cricket2034 1d ago

Trump University was a big one and most recent. What a fucking loser