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(70,103 posts)the revolutionary guard laundered a lot of money through that project.
that's the one that looks like a big vagina.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)properties. Like he has heard they might be targets, and thought it was worth it? To l
gain some sympathy votes? Surely he's not that degenerate? But, from Iranian perspective, would be a good target...not like really retaliating on US but close enough.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)gab13by13
(21,337 posts)That's the tower where money was laundered for the Republican National Guard of Iran. I believe no one ever moved into the tower, there isn't even a decent access road to it.
calimary
(81,265 posts)trump probably loved the design. Probably considered it a self-portrait.
ICK!!!
central scrutinizer
(11,648 posts)hatrack
(59,585 posts)tinrobot
(10,900 posts)He'd also act like a martyr and demand sympathy for his loss.
Win/win in his mind.
getagrip_already
(14,750 posts)Put hundreds of troops in them to defend them, and charge triple the going rate for each room and meal.
They would be more fortified than an embassy. And we would pay the full bill.
If we aren't already.
mopinko
(70,103 posts)sure shouldnt cover your losses when you started the war.
Captain Zero
(6,805 posts)And civil disturbances. Just sayin'.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,692 posts)But he'd probably be glad to get that white elephant off the books anyhow (assuming he even owns it instead of just licensing the name).
AZ8theist
(5,461 posts)scarytomcat
(1,706 posts)HissyFit
(12 posts)Interesting angle...I had not considered it. He's probably got all his properties insured for at least double their values, but...isn't there an exception...something about claims having to do with "acts of war?"
Yes, he might take a significant financial hit, but it's all the poor folks who staff his properties who will pay the ultimate price....
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)War risk insurance may cover perils such as kidnappings and ransom, sabotage, emergency evacuation, worker injury, long-term disability, and loss or damage of property and cargo. Also, some policies may cover event cancellations due to war.
onethatcares
(16,168 posts)tax returns
hughee99
(16,113 posts)Last edited Sat Jan 4, 2020, 02:20 PM - Edit history (1)
I had on my tax returns. Is that a new thing?
machoneman
(4,007 posts)They will vacate pronto.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)getagrip_already
(14,750 posts)He doesn't own most properties with his name on them. It's just a marketing arrangement. And if he does own some, he would seize the units for non-payment of management fees, which would go up for "security" reasons, which the us is paying for anyway.
Then he would use the units for money laundering ops.
Wouldn't hurt him at all. His business model doesn't care if anyone lives in his buildings.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)How Many Hotels Does Trump Own? The Number Is Not What Youd Think
By JESSICAH LAHITOU
May 10, 2018
The Trump Organization lists just 11 hotel properties on its website. The flagship property is in Trump's hometown The Trump International Hotel and Tower New York. The other U.S. hotels are located in Chicago, Miami, Waikiki, Washington, D.C., Las Vegas, and the Albemarle Estate at Trump Winery in Virginia. Internationally, the Trump Organization owns two hotels in Scotland, one in Ireland, and the most recently built, Trump International Hotel and Tower Vancouver.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)empedocles
(15,751 posts)scarytomcat
(1,706 posts)He has property in Turkey and some other oil country I think. He wants Moscow and Saudi Arabia too.
genxlib
(5,526 posts)He might lose some payments on his licensing but has no real skin in the game on those properties.
What he gains in outrage would more than make up for that hiccup.
I would certainly not want to be living in one of those buildings now ( or anytime for that matter)
getagrip_already
(14,750 posts)The market value for those properties has tanked. People can't get what they (over)paid for them.
They are stuck for now, no matter how dis tasteful they find it. Some building boards have opted to remove his name from the buildings. At least that minimizes the toxin, but he still gets paid until the contracts expire.
genxlib
(5,526 posts)But my sympathies are limited.
Even before he became a toxic politician, he was clearly a con-artist huckster. Anyone who bought into that (quite literally) should have known better.
Eyeball_Kid
(7,432 posts)Hotels and apartments would be emptied, and the money laundering would be too easy to detect.
Besides, Trumpy's wealth is sustained through branding that's already taken a huge hit. That properties associated with his name would be the target of attacks would further erode the upside of his brand.
uponit7771
(90,338 posts)marble falls
(57,081 posts)ancianita
(36,055 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
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Cosmocat
(14,564 posts)soft targets, and hit what he truly cares about.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)everyone in the world will know it's them. Non-violent retaliation of some sort?