The myth of Trump "the businessman" EXPOSED
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- -- Susanne Craig, investigative reporter and author, with Russ Buettner, of "Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father's Fortune and Create the Illusion of Success," joins David to discuss the book, which you can get here: amzn.to/3MWyyRw
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Original show date September 25, 2024
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The problem is, if Pakman was pressed to explain the inflation starting after DJT exit and Dem policy, he would clear his throat and level a charge of racism.
I especially enjoy the mental gymnastics of:
Immigration is not an Issue Its an Issue Harris Solves
Covid was superbad and T ignored it so it was superbad bc had he shut the economy more it would not be bad like it was due to down economy
Free speech is bad--- wait the Dems do not sugarcoat that
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OK ruskie!
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OK traitor redneck!
Successful grifter and a conman..... No doubt
Trump's only skills.
Successful businessman. There. I fixed it :-)
The failed businessman, who was born with a silver spoon, lived off his daddy's money, and still managed to go bankrupt six times.
Much worst
Trump Shuttle - failed
Trump Marina - failed
Trump Magazine - failed
Trump ISP - failed
Trump Mortgage - failed
Trump Steaks - failed
Trump Modelling - failed
Trump Games - failed
Trump apparel - failed
Trump Vodka - failed
Trump cologne - failed
Trump Toronto - failed
Trump Vancouver - failed
Trump Panama - failed
Trump SoHo Hotel - failed
Trump’s World Fair at Trump Plaza - failed
Trump Washington - sold at a loss
Trump Tampa - failed
Trump Tower Charlotte - failed
Trump Baku Hotel - failed
Trump University - failed
Trump Institute - failed
Trump Chicago - valued at $0
Trump Charity - closed because of fraud
Trump Presidential Inauguration fund - found guilty of fraud
The Trump Taj Mahal - bankrupt
Trump Plaza - bankrupt
Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. - bankrupt
Trump Castle - Bankrupt
Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts - bankrupt
Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino - bankrupt
Trump Hotel Rio De Janeiro - failed
St Vincent Golf Resort - failed
Trump International Hotel Baku - failed
Trump Tower Batumi Georgia - failed
Trump Tower Pam Beach - failed
Trump International Golf Puerto Rico - failed
Television City NYC - failed
USFL Football - disastrous failure
Trump radio - failed
Trump diets - failed
Trump Mattress - failed
Truth Social - tanking as you read
Trump Entrepreneur Initiative - forced to shut down for fraud
Trump Baja Condo - failed with a huge number of pending lawsuits
Trump New Jersey Golf Resort - failed
Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Casino - forced out because of ineptitude
Swifton Village apartment complex in Cincinnati - failed
Broadway play Paris Is Out! - bombed and closed
Trump Tower Dubai - failed
Riverside South, Manhattan - failed
New York Stock Exchange Tower - failed
Television City Tower - failed
Columbus Circle / Coliseum Site - failed
Trump Financial - failed
Trump Fire - failed
Trump Power - failed
GoTrump.com - failed
Trump Hollywood - failed
Trump Fort Lauderdale - failed
100 Central Park South - Loss in court for cheating tenants
Jamaica Estates - sold at a loss to pay off legal fees
Trump Management Corporation- sued for discrimination by the State of NY
Trump Yacht - sold to pay bank debts
Trump Air (helicopter service) - failed
Trump Car Service - failed
Atlantis Paradise Island - sold to pay off debts
Trump International Hotel and Tower in New Orleans - failed
Trump International Hotel & Residence in Phoenix - failed
Trump Tower Europe in Stuttgart - failed
Elite Tower - failed
Sentient Jet - sold to pay debts
Trump Productions - failed
Trump Ice - failed
Taliban surrender - disaster
Mexico wall payment - disaster
NFTA renegotiation - lost more than he gained
Obamacare replacement - still in the concept stage after 9 years
Infrastructure week - never happened
COVID virus handling - killed 1,218,000 Americans (3X more than died in Canada)
Lowering the National Debt - 8 trillion + dollars added to the US debt in a single term
Hiring the best - 11 trump associates charged with serious crimes over the past 5 years
China Tariff Wars - Cost 254,000 American jobs and $32 billion in annual produce sales
Cdn Softwood tariff - Increased the cost of new US homes by 25% and kicked off inflation
Employment - Only president to ever leave office with lower employment numbers then when he started
No a gold spoon 😂
He ran out of the apprentice money, that's one of the reasons he ran
BORN FAILURE!
Biggly… like no one has ever seen before… people say sir how can you be such an amazing loser?!
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Voting by mail is the most convenient way.Vote HARRIS/WALZ 2024.
I prefer my early ballot dropped in the early box in the courthouse myself, mostly because Bunker Baby cries about that sort of voting while voting by mail himself.
Hospitality? Least hospitable person ever.
Trump's name appears in Project 2025 - 312 Times
But he knows nothing about. I love Jasmine Crockett so much
I heard 340!!
But he knows nothing about it…
@@aisle_of_view you didn’t read it lol
THANKS FORTHE INFO
He is not a good businessman or person
45 is a horrible human being, very disgusting and needs to be in jail...
He was never a good President.
Exactly!!!!
You don’t have 4 billion net worth
@@OceditionI would have MORE than 4 billion dollars if I was given all the headstart money trump was given. Considering the bar for that would have been to just throw it in the S&P 500 since he didn't actually make any money
Imagine ruining your life for a confirmed NY grifter who cheated on all 3 of his wives, doesn't pay his taxes, doesn't pay building contractors, tried to re-write his Dad's will to rip off his own family, barges in on teenage beauty contestants, defaulted on billions in loans and steals government documents that 100% do not and never belonged to him! Embarrassing.
The corporate news media ignores his most glaring corporate crimes.
Well said....
Don’t forget Trump is an adjudicated rapist.
That's a lie! He didn't "Try" to rewrite that will. That's was the final time. He DID rip off his own family. Lol 😆
Embarrassing for people with souls
First!! Lol
Guy gets millions of dollars and says he can RELATE to middle class
Only things he relates to are dictators, and LOSERS...
and squanders most if it hhehhe.
Boarding school bully since 5yrs old .. yeah, that's middle class alright 😅
@@brianburgess3231 Trump was a *private-school bully* from the age of five, but didn’t become a *boarding-school bully* until he was twelve or thirteen. Fred Sr. was on the board of the private school Donald attended before being shipped to the New York Military Academy.
What's worse is that his supporters believe that he's just like them simply because he gives voice to their hate
Exactly!!!!
*Not a businessman and not a billionaire. Anyone who has done the research understands this.*
Owes $2.4bn. Loses $10m/day. Poorest person on the planet!
Damn Trump
If you're a businessman, vote blue and like here!
In one line Trump is the worst aspects of American culture distilled into one man.
UGLY BUGLY America encapsulated in one very ignorant man
This isn't just one million. This was $400 million, and he still filed bankruptcy 5 times after cleaning out all the assets others invested.
Bankrupt 6 times...
@@Susankerchner125 morally bankrupt a countless number of times.
@@Susankerchner125 morally bankrupt countless times
He put the max amount of money into trusts for all the kids every year. He also had apartment complexes that funneled money to all of them
If I remember correctly, the amount he got from his dad was equivalent to $413+ million when adjusted for inflation (2018 dollars), or roughly $525 million today. That was over the course of a few decades, though, between loans, gifts, and ultimately the inheritance when Fred Trump died. Donald Trump’s early career did involve quite a bit of pretending his father’s money was included with his own, though.
I bet he thinks flipping the bird in his picture was so smart...
"If you elect a serial liar and conman, a narcissist, bully, wannabe mobster, with the vocabulary of an emotionally insecure 9-year-old, you can’t really be shocked at how it turned out, can you?" The fact that Trump, and his family, sat at that level of government is the complete and total humiliation of a nation.
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@@The.Real.Dittzx-z5h spot on 💯
You got that right!
And it was the left who got him elected.
A cautionary tale to be sure!
I’m reading this now 😎😎
There he is on the phone with his middle finger he's saying FU while on the phone hoping you won't notice! I hate it! Lydia 🎉
I learned most of this from Mary Trump's book, "Too Much and Never Enough".
Agree. I read that book when it was published in 2020.
If ever there was a dysfunctional family! Talk about creating a monster.
Mary Trimp is a loser. Never speak disparaging of family - you willv only look bad and nobody will attend your funeral. Loser
Excellent book! I got the audiobook version. Great story. I learned so much about Donald and his father. Narration of audiobook is first rate.
He never felt the need to pay the taxes the rest of us pay.
Seems to get away with everything else
His team of high-priced lawyers enabled it.@@katalac
If he sticks around , he will be the butt of the joke forever . He's too fragile and will RUN AWAY. , turn yourself in or shut up!!! 🪦🩵❤️🩹💙
No one else mentions this: When Trump changed the tax code, he unilaterally removed the theft loss deduction. That means, if you are walking on the street and someone steals your Rolex (or latest I-Phone), you cannot deduct that loss on your taxes; which would at least return you about 33% of the value.
Like the photo of his middle figure on his eye. Tells the whole story right there!
Trump got his buddy on the NJ gaming board to deny the gaming permit the Taj Mahal Bob Guccione's Casino. So Guccione filed for bankruptcy and Trump bought it for .10 cents on the dollar brand new. Trump then promptly bankrupted the Taj Mahal. If you're such a "great businessman" how do you bankrupt an ATM that you didn't pay for in the first place?
His Taj Mahal was financed with mostly high risk junk bonds. The income from his casino couldn't keep up with the debt and also being fined millions of dollars by government for money laundering with Russia violations. Eventually it got sold to his billionaire friend Carl Icahn, labor strikes erupted due to Icahn being financially disagreeable with union health benefits. The property closed, everyone lost their job, the county of Atlantic then became known for the highest mortgage foreclosure rate county in the USA. Then eventually it got sold to Hard Rock who pledged $500 million in upgrades. Trump was known for not spending money on casino upgrades. He ran them into the ground then got out of town.
trump is a loser in all areas. It amazes me how people still buy into trump's lies & his spin on all things that really matter! 💙💙💙Harris/Waltz 2024💙💙💙
It is so sad😢😢😢😢😢complacency is pathetic
They are paying his legal fees
It helps in understanding the centuries old belief in witchcraft, doesn't it? It is like he casts spells on people.🇺🇸🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🇺🇸
Fred Trump , a beneficiary of social democratic policy
Vote Blue ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Now, the biggest American lie is the Donald is a good businessman, This man had 1 successful venture in his whole life and that's his show
My friend was a script writer for the Apprentice. Trumps success was an illusion.
And this is why Mary Trump will always be an American Hero.
NO, INHERITED CONARTIST, THE MONEY MADE HIM. EVERYONE WANTS A FRIEND TO GET NOTICED. ALL IS MONEY IS OVERSEAS, IN DIFFERENT NAMES. MOST HE HAS TO GIVE MELANENIA CUS SHE DOES HAVE HIM BY THE ⚾'S
He uses his family members to launder money for the family. The money that he puts in Melania’s name would also be safe from any civil judgements and liens that Trump has or may incur.
Desperation shows in him selling his watches & what nots.
Trump's always done that. He sells his name. He did it way before running for office. Trump water, steaks, university, etc. They all pretty much failed or were sued. But with running for president and now being a, past president, he gets so much money from his base from his grifts.
Exposed? Just now? Gasp. Wtf?
How has Trump's incompetence not been common knowledge since he rode down a fucking golden escalator?
That's why us people in the know, were shocked when he won! I thought everyone knew about his crooked past, bad business deals & his despicable behavior.
He is and always has been the OG scammer
Anyone who isn't a cult member knows this. There's a book called Failing Upwards...this is not news.
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If you're a reporter, vote blue and like here!
With 6 bankruptcies I would say Trump is NO businessman. MAGA needs to get a grip on reality.
If you're a father, vote blue and like here!
So turns out the only good business deal trump made was pretending to be a successful businessman on tv 😂
Truth Social media pretty much tells the story of anything Trump touches. Opening Monday below 10$ per share.... down 🔻 from 70$ per share four months ago!
Does Trump actually have money? Or, is it all a myth?
Myth
In 2020 Deutsche Bank released a statement that Donald is BROKE & has been for a very long time! They would know, they've "handled" his money since the early 80's!
He lives off other people's money (grifting, fake charity, fake university, etc.) & he gets money from Russia, etc. Eric Trump said money poors in from Russia. He said this when Trump started running for office back in 2015. Trump is mortgaged to the hilt and is always cash-strapped. His golf courses don't make a profit, and if they do, it's very little. Trump raised all the annual membership dues to Mar-a-Lago, etc. months before each election, knowing foreign heads of State & rich donors will pay more to gain access to him if he wins. Just think. He hasn't paid a dime in legal fees. All are paid by his supporters buying his coins, gold shoes, NFT playing cards, donations, etc. Trump is the first president to grift off the presidency. Presidents specifically, are not supposed to do that. Another protocol Trump ignored. Another rule, the Hatch Act, Trump refused to follow. Trump didn't follow ethics, protocol, rules, regulations, precedent, etc. while he was in Office. First president ever, to be so lawless.
Trump's fragile ego will always be bigger than any wealth he holds
Who's going to buy that watch? If it's a genuinely good watch it's worth about $20,000 or so. Putting trumps name on it doesn't make it worth $100,000.
He’s not totally useless.
He is arguably the most successful conman in history
Look no further than Truth Social stock price to understand Trump's business capabilities.
If you're an author, vote blue and like here!
Trump is just delusional about everything
Donald has lived in his own private reality for most of his life.
i just love Susan ❤️ she is so brilliant
What’s worse is what does this say about us as a country that 70 some odd million people voted for the guy this last time?
If you're an investigative reporter, vote blue and like here!
Not a reporter just stay informed no Kool aid here😂
@@cathyfred9575 Voting blue? And what's your job?
Imagine being his apprentice. What would he teach you?
By the number of times that he's been down and managed to hoodwink or defraud people to get back up, the answer is probably necromancy.
How to be despicable in business! I swear he taught our young & they now use his dirty tactics in the corporate world. Always lie. Allows inflate/deflate the numbers to your advantage. Never tell them your agenda. Don't negotiate. It's I win, you lose. Always. Let me tell ya. You can't solve a problem in the corporate world, using Trump's business tactics. But Trump never worked in the corporate world. He has his family business of what, 8-10 employees? The rest of the staff that manage his properties, all contracted out to other companies.
The contributor appears to have had a charge to get the hair to stand up. Puerile comment on my behalf.
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This needs an extra "exposure"? The man went bankrupt with FOUR casinos, not 1, 2 or 3, FOUR! Anyone who thinks that #45 is a successful businessman has no clue about business.
This Man Has His CREDIT CARDS Declined. No One Gives CREDIT To This Guy Because He Doesn't Pay. Some One Else Does. He Still Has A Mounting Of Lawsuits. 🙀😱😩
That's why he has to sell all that junk.
I'm tired of hearing people that were born on third base bragging about their home runs.
His gandfather, an immigrant, was a much better businessman - creating a network of successful brothels. It is a fact.
He bankrupted casinos. That alone makes him the worst businessman ever. How the hell you bankrupt a casino is beyond anyone with a logical functioning mind.
I accept Trump as a once successful liar, now, he can't lie convincingly anymore.
The Art Of The Deal: 1. Rent naming rights on a building. 2. Borrow money by claiming to own buildings with your name on it. 3. Sue anyone who asks for loan repayments. It's all in the financial statements.
Born a billionaire , scammed hard to remain a millionaire.
Troth Senshul is already on life support anyway
How does Trump Media & Technology Group lose hundreds of millions of dollars? Embezzlement?
laundry laundering and other illegaling
Of course he would have done better if he simply invested in the S&P. We should not only consider his wealth but also all the money others have lost due to his bankruptcies. He is the biggest loser! And so are all the people who have supported him and continue to do so despite all the evidence that he is such a loser, grifter, convict and the rest.
I read his book in 87 as a teenager because I was focused on money back then and he went on and on about how great and smart he was and then finally he mentions that his Dad gave him an apartment complex and a absurd amount of money.
Ethical people do not become millionaires. That is axiomatic.
Great work, Susan Graig. That's journalism. Deep.
Everything Trump touches turns to dust. Hate holds no weight. 🇺🇲💙
Trump is the kind of billionaire that only Hollywood could create.
Like Father Like Son. However this son only learned how to do bad business. Spent more time being being a womanizer and a criminal.
I can’t wait for ‘The Apprentice’ movie to come out next month. He’s not going to be happy and that makes me REALLY happy
did you ever notice that in many photos, Dump is giving the bird to the world?
I think we found out that answer when we compared Donald Trump to Mark Cuban.
He learned to lie from Roy Cohen his mean lawyer
No, he already knew how to lie. He learned how to lose his soul from that guy for sure though
Correction: Not Roy Cohen - it was Roy Cohn; Pronounced Roy CON - same as CON-Artist.
@@nancystowell4877 no need to be snipperty you know exactly who I'm talking about
Raised w a silver spoon in his mouth. Got 440 million inheritance, and even more from his Dad before he passed. Thinks you need an ID to buy groceries cuz he's never grocery shopped in his life. Doesn't know how to drive cuz he's always been chauffeured. Filed bankruptcy 5 times. And the rural poor thinks he's their Savior.
It's bad enough that people vote for Trump, but so many actually worship the man. It is very disappointing.
The irony is that after his Apprentice series he was indeed a popular reality TV star and he could have run for President and won. All he had to do was be a nice guy, get elected as a Republican and played the game. He could have just appointed top class people, not crooks, listened to his best advisors, not taken classified documents to Mar a Largo, made considered and appropriate decisions, not lauded tyrants and dictators, and not lied 30,000 times. There would have been a good chance that he would have won a second term in 2020. He would not have had to try to stay in office or incite an insurrection. But even if he had lost, he could have accepted defeat gracefully and then run in 2024 with likely increased approval against the tired and aged Biden. As it is he is going down as the worst President in living memory and likely of all time. I can't imagine any future President will be as appalling as Trump has been.
Kramers sister
I've said this over and over in the last 10 years or so to anyone that would listen- my father was a stockbroker in california for 45 years, he was very conservative and republican. He knew about Trump in the 80's because all his bosses were on wall st, and they used to complain about trump all the time because he had screwed over a lot of people while doing business in NY. My dad despised trump as far back as 1984, and was telling people that trump was only worth $100million when he claimed to be worth a $ 1billion publicly! It was well known in the financial community that he inflated and lied about his net worth that far back- it was an open secret! and he was already famous for cheating at golf too. My dad was a golfer and he had heard the stories about trump's cheating. Of course my dad voted for trump in 2016, because he was republican, but he was the only one of his friends who admitted that he hated the guy. 6 months into his presidency he said trump was a mistake and that he had already messed up a sure thing. He died in 2018, but he said he wasnt going to vote for him again if he had the chance. Its been truly baffling to see his rise to prominence, knowing this information-
I remember watching a Netflix documentary about trumps wealth during the 2016 election, and, it had stated (as far as I can remember) that it is both very difficult to narrow down Trump's financial situation and that it was unlikely that prior to being elected president that he was worth more than $250 million USD, now given the scandals that took place during his term & the ocean of legal problems he is currently in and I can see why he would be doing things like selling stupid coins, sneakers and NFT's.
and then people will defend him saying "well you can't criticize his business tactics, he is a billionaire afterall!" as if you can't make that kind of money ripping off the gullible...
I heard that there's legislation in congress specifically written so that, if elected, Trump can't pardon his way out of all of the litigation and potential judgements that are coming against him. And all I have to say is, It's freakin' about time this guy doesn't have a way to weazel out of the consequences. That said, with a slim Republican majority in the House, there's a big question around if it can squeak its way through.
Re wealthy families: My mother always said shirt sleeves-to-shirt sleeves in three generations, meaning, those who inherit will be back to selling tomatoes in no time. Seems true.
Didn't he steel money from his brother?
STEAL
What a crook.
I have a detailed plan of what I’d do with a million dollar gift from my dad. I could stop working with that kind of money.
It goes faster than you think! That's really not much by todays standards.
Did she just say that Trump’s own grandfather died from the Spanish flu??
I love this woman’s hair, it’s so electrifying ⚡️
MAGA doesn’t care what trump does or says
Even Trump has said this in so many words 😄
@@terryhatfield1758can you believe it? 💙💙💙
Just finished the book. It's a great read, really compelling
Susan is clearly intelligent, and obviously has a beautiful heart and personality. But, can someone who loves her, get her an amazing hair and makeup assistant?
Thanks David, I purchased the Audio version of the book Lucky Loser this week and would recommend it, it’s very thorough and provides an historical overview of DonOLD’s financial situation. Love Suzanne Craig’s investigative journalism. She’s over the top on details!
Fred Trump was such a jerk that Woody Guthrie wrote a song about what a jerk he was!!
Mrs Craig is a solid American. Refreshing to the core - thank you. Lets vote blue in 2024.
Very good interview...I've learned a lot today.
Trump’s true wealth is on paper. He is not really worth as much. Is he rich, yes. Is he all that? Come on now…🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Trump is a stocking horse for bibi and has a lot of credit. great interview
I'm so tired of being so tired of him. Will this nightmare never end?
Can this lady explain how it is that Trump is able to pay his personal legal fees (reportedly hundreds of millions of dollars)
from his campaign funds.
Mark Burnett owes the people of the United States a huge apology, at the very least. Without him, Trump would have been an obscure former billionaire with no national name recognition and no chance of being voted for by people who fell in love with an "As Seen on TV" bully, bigot and supposedly successful businessman.
It’s also interesting how Trump never stops rambling about inflation except when he’s talking about his own “small” loan. He never adjusts that to put it into context that it would be equivalent to like an 8 million dollar loan today. 🤔 I’m sure he just forgot
I wouldn’t vote for any businessman they all focus on the economy to much they think economy good country good I mean if the economy is good that’s a good thing if that’s true but there’s so much more to being president then the economy
I just finished the book and though interviews are great, the book is really important. It digs VERY deep into Fred's shenanigans. The details that Susanne and Russ have documented are incredible. I highly recommend it.
DID SHE JUST PUT HER FINGER
IN A LIGHT SOCKET !
oh god, it must be terrible earning a living studying and writing about Trump, he makes me sick but to look inside his business life and to write about, ah....horrible.
If Donnie 😢was truly as greatly he claims he would know business are required to keep records and documents for seven years, not 40