Were They Renting Rooms--Or Buying a President?

Fantine

Dona Quixote
Supporter
Jun 11, 2005
37,039
13,063
✟1,077,460.00
Faith
Catholic
Marital Status
Married
Politics
US-Democrat
But once Mr. Trump was in the White House, his family business discovered a lucrative new revenue stream: people who wanted something from the president. An investigation by The Times found over 200 companies, special-interest groups and foreign governments that patronized Mr. Trump’s properties while reaping benefits from him and his administration. Nearly a quarter of those patrons have not been previously reported.

The tax records — along with membership rosters for Mar-a-Lago and the president’s golf club in Bedminster, N.J., as well as other sources — reveal how much money this new line of business was worth. The Swamp That Trump Built

Just 60 customers with interests at stake before the Trump administration brought his family business nearly $12 million during the first two years of his presidency. Almost all saw their interests advanced, in some fashion, by Mr. Trump or his government.

The NY Times article, including charts and infographics, is, of course, lengthy, well-researched, and comprehensive--probably another Pulitzer prize winning series.

Were they renting rooms, or buying a President? The more important question is this: "Is he working for you or them?"
 

Goonie

Not so Mystic Mog.
Supporter
Jun 13, 2015
10,050
9,608
47
UK
✟1,141,465.00
Country
United Kingdom
Faith
Atheist
Marital Status
Single
Just 60 customers with interests at stake before the Trump administration brought his family business nearly $12 million during the first two years of his presidency. Almost all saw their interests advanced, in some fashion, by Mr. Trump or his government.

The NY Times article, including charts and infographics, is, of course, lengthy, well-researched, and comprehensive--probably another Pulitzer prize winning series.

Were they renting rooms, or buying a President? The more important question is this: "Is he working for you or them?"
But Hillary!!
 
Upvote 0

KarateCowboy

Classical liberal
Supporter
Aug 6, 2004
13,390
2,109
✟140,932.00
Country
United States
Faith
Catholic
Marital Status
Private
Uhhhhhh, Trump's net worth has decreased by half since entering office, and he donates his presidential salary.

There are plenty of things for which you can legitimately criticize him. Getting rich off the presidency is not one of them
 
  • Like
Reactions: Arc F1
Upvote 0

Belk

Senior Member
Supporter
Dec 21, 2005
28,243
12,997
Seattle
✟895,643.00
Faith
Agnostic
Marital Status
Married
Uhhhhhh, Trump's net worth has decreased by half since entering office, and he donates his presidential salary.

There are plenty of things for which you can legitimately criticize him. Getting rich off the presidency is not one of them


According to whom?
 
Upvote 0

KarateCowboy

Classical liberal
Supporter
Aug 6, 2004
13,390
2,109
✟140,932.00
Country
United States
Faith
Catholic
Marital Status
Private
Upvote 0

Belk

Senior Member
Supporter
Dec 21, 2005
28,243
12,997
Seattle
✟895,643.00
Faith
Agnostic
Marital Status
Married
Upvote 0
This site stays free and accessible to all because of donations from people like you.
Consider making a one-time or monthly donation. We appreciate your support!
- Dan Doughty and Team Christian Forums

Fantine

Dona Quixote
Supporter
Jun 11, 2005
37,039
13,063
✟1,077,460.00
Faith
Catholic
Marital Status
Married
Politics
US-Democrat
Since he has never revealed his tax returns, we can only go by what we can glean from the NY Times. His properties are highly leveraged. The loans are owned by unsavory foreign operatives, posing a national security risk.

His licensing deals are less valuable because the world sees Trump as he really is, and like American progressives, are repulsed.

The COVID pandemic has hurt his hotels--so he keeps trying to exploit his position to fill rooms.

His salary is a tiny fraction of the expensive travel expenses he racks up.

His wallet is as empty as his heart.
 
Upvote 0

Pommer

CoPacEtiC SkEpTic
Sep 13, 2008
16,346
10,240
Earth
✟137,598.00
Country
United States
Faith
Deist
Marital Status
In Relationship
Politics
US-Democrat
The NYT has a history of making stuff up. So if that’s the source.....LOLOL
Gee...I’d think that if a newspaper printed false stuff one would be able to sue that newspaper’s publishers into oblivion.

And yet we do not see this action being taken by President Trump.

One wonders why that might be?
 
Upvote 0

The IbanezerScrooge

I can't believe what I'm hearing...
Sep 1, 2015
2,449
4,167
50
Florida
✟239,630.00
Country
United States
Faith
Atheist
Marital Status
Private
Politics
US-Democrat
hE dONaTes hIs PResIdEnTiaL SaLArY[!]

Trump's cost to the tax payers just for his golf trips TO HIS OWN GOLF CLUBS is currently in excess of $135,000,000. When he goes to these places, which are his own properties, some portion of that tax money goes to pay for food and lodging at the golf club, that Trump owns. i.e. it's going into Trump's pocket.

The measly $400,000 salary that Trump "donates" is chump change compared to what he is costing us just for golfing.
 
Upvote 0

RocksInMyHead

God is innocent; Noah built on a floodplain!
May 12, 2011
6,813
7,420
PA
✟317,269.00
Country
United States
Faith
Catholic
Marital Status
Single
Politics
US-Democrat
Uhhhhhh, Trump's net worth has decreased by half since entering office, and he donates his presidential salary.

There are plenty of things for which you can legitimately criticize him. Getting rich off the presidency is not one of them
No one's accusing him of succeeding at getting rich off of it - political campaigns are expensive to run, after all, and he's been running his re-election campaign since his inauguration. But he's certainly trying.
 
  • Agree
Reactions: whatbogsends
Upvote 0
This site stays free and accessible to all because of donations from people like you.
Consider making a one-time or monthly donation. We appreciate your support!
- Dan Doughty and Team Christian Forums

KarateCowboy

Classical liberal
Supporter
Aug 6, 2004
13,390
2,109
✟140,932.00
Country
United States
Faith
Catholic
Marital Status
Private
Trump's cost to the tax payers just for his golf trips TO HIS OWN GOLF CLUBS is currently in excess of $135,000,000. When he goes to these places, which are his own properties, some portion of that tax money goes to pay for food and lodging at the golf club, that Trump owns. i.e. it's going into Trump's pocket.

The measly $400,000 salary that Trump "donates" is chump change compared to what he is costing us just for golfing.
That number for the cost of golf is pulled out of thin air.

Try again
 
  • Like
Reactions: Arc F1
Upvote 0

RocksInMyHead

God is innocent; Noah built on a floodplain!
May 12, 2011
6,813
7,420
PA
✟317,269.00
Country
United States
Faith
Catholic
Marital Status
Single
Politics
US-Democrat
That number for the cost of golf is pulled out of thin air.

Try again
No, it actually isn't. As of Feb 15th this year, Trump had spent $133.8 million in taxpayer money on golf trips. Now, to be fair, most of that isn't actually going into his pocket. Taking Air Force One, which he's done for around 2/3 of his golf trips, means a seven-figure bill before he's even made it to the resort.

Trump’s 29th Trip To Mar-a-Lago Brings Golf Tab To 334 Years Of Presidential Salary
 
Upvote 0

KarateCowboy

Classical liberal
Supporter
Aug 6, 2004
13,390
2,109
✟140,932.00
Country
United States
Faith
Catholic
Marital Status
Private
No, it actually isn't. As of Feb 15th this year, Trump had spent $133.8 million in taxpayer money on golf trips. Now, to be fair, most of that isn't actually going into his pocket. Taking Air Force One, which he's done for around 2/3 of his golf trips, means a seven-figure bill before he's even made it to the resort.

Trump’s 29th Trip To Mar-a-Lago Brings Golf Tab To 334 Years Of Presidential Salary
Ok, so, assuming this isn't in the same vein as "he called Nazis very fine people", it seems to be on par (hehe) with prior presidential extravagance. All of which is obscene. Nevertheless, this does not constitute "getting rich off the presidency"as so many claim
 
Upvote 0

cow451

Standing with Ukraine.
Supporter
May 29, 2012
41,108
24,128
Hot and Humid
✟1,120,276.00
Country
United States
Faith
Non-Denom
Marital Status
Married
Politics
US-Others
Just 60 customers with interests at stake before the Trump administration brought his family business nearly $12 million during the first two years of his presidency. Almost all saw their interests advanced, in some fashion, by Mr. Trump or his government.

The NY Times article, including charts and infographics, is, of course, lengthy, well-researched, and comprehensive--probably another Pulitzer prize winning series.

Were they renting rooms, or buying a President? The more important question is this: "Is he working for you or them?"
Trump bnb
 
  • Haha
Reactions: Fantine
Upvote 0
This site stays free and accessible to all because of donations from people like you.
Consider making a one-time or monthly donation. We appreciate your support!
- Dan Doughty and Team Christian Forums

SimplyMe

Senior Veteran
Jul 19, 2003
9,613
9,331
the Great Basin
✟325,989.00
Country
United States
Faith
Christian
Marital Status
Married
No one's accusing him of succeeding at getting rich off of it - political campaigns are expensive to run, after all, and he's been running his re-election campaign since his inauguration. But he's certainly trying.

But Trump, unlike what he claimed in 2016, has not paid anything for his own campaigns. Sure, he started out "paying" for his campaign -- in that he took loans out to get the campaign started -- but he paid back the loans with the money people donated to his campaign.

It is also worth noting that a great deal of his campaign expenditures is paid to Trump, Inc. He has tended to rent campaign office space, furniture, equipment, etc. from his companies.
 
  • Agree
Reactions: whatbogsends
Upvote 0