Deadbeat Donny Fully Exposed!

[MineralMan]

And it ain't pretty.

He's broke and can't come up with the cash to back a bond for his appeal in NY. So, he's begging the appeals court to have pity on him and let him skate on putting up bond for an appeal he will almost certainly lose.

His billionaire costume has been snatched off his body, exposing his financial shortfalls, along with other shortcomings he wishes were not seen.

I guess he's really not all that, after all.

[malaise]

1. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

Things fall apart - I am cracking up

[MineralMan]

3. The center definitely cannot hold in this case.

[malaise]

7. And the hole as in

asshole cannot center - this is too good

[MineralMan]

10. Lots of wobbly stuff, it seems.

[Codifer]

70. "The center cannot hold"

but the downside:

"Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world".

T.S.E

[MineralMan]

73. Indeed.

[CanonRay]

78. Isn't that Yeats, "The Second Coming"?

[Codifer]

84. It is indeed.

Both are high on my list of genius.

Waaaaay back when, a time of great foolishness on my part. i took crucial final exam in English Lit. The question was:

Describe the use of poetic compression as used by Gerald Manley Hopkins.

I wrote a beautiful and brilliant essay on "The second coming".

"Turning and turning in the ever widening gyre
the falcon cannot hear the falconer....."

unfortunately,

Gerald Manley Hopkins wrote "The Windhover"

"I saw this morning, morning's
Kingdom of dapple dawn drawn falcon
riding level underneath him steady air."

Shoulda been a slam dunk but instead it was Hello Vietnam.

[Trueblue1968]

23. Ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaa, ha ha hahah!!!!!!! Broke Widdle Dirty Diaper Donnie !!!!!!!!!

[malaise]

24. This is fall down funny

Just knowing how he feels is good

[Dirty Socialist]

2. When this happens to regular people

The court throws their fucking asses in JAIL until the trial date.
NATION OF PRIVILEGE

[PCIntern]

4. You betcha!

[rsdsharp]

12. A. It's a civil case. Jail was never on the table.

B. The trial has already been held. He’s appealing the $450 million judgment.

[H2O Man]

5. Recommended.

The king's new clothes.

[Emile]

6. What a loser.

He has been living off other people's money his entire life. Successful business man my ass!

[calimary]

33. More like successful con man.

[lindysalsagal]

8. If only we could hire Mel Brooks to satirize him, we could laugh him out of the country.

How stupid does an entire party have to be to choose this failed loser as their candidate?

[MineralMan]

13. Well, now that his pants are down around his ankles, some of his followers

might just take another look at him. He's going to lose some support.

It's hard to have a champion everyone's laughing at, I think.

[peacebuzzard]

88. I haven't seen many MAGA hats or signs in deep red TN

they will pinch their noses when they vote, or they will just go shoot their guns at the remainder of the skinny skittish wildlife. and not vote at all.

[MineralMan]

98. Good news.

[erronis]

28. Perfect! A new cable show called "The Ultimate Loser"

Starring an ex-president!

Bring your tales of woes to the stage and let a panel of other losers vote on how bad you are.

And then the emcee gongs you off and declares that he's always the Ultimate Loser.

[Mr. Evil]

30. Russia.

They all believe they'll be rewarded with great power and wealth. Useful idiots are only useful... until they fall out of a window.

[AllaN01Bear]

49. love your screen nick.

hear hear, russia, saudis , china. oother american oligarchs ?

[Mr. Evil]

52. Thanx so much!

Just basic Heavy Metal humor. I'm the likable, neighborly evil.

[birdographer]

85. So funny...

I was just recently wondering what floor Donnie is living on, do the windows open or are they breakable? And wouldn't he welcome a guest from Russia? He has to have outlived his usefulness to Pootie, and he may be a liability at this point. Just thinking about his windows... 🙏

[bluesbassman]

9. That's a particularly unsettling visual.

Apt description for his current state, but unsettling all the same!

[MineralMan]

11. Even Trump is unsettled, it seems.

This is just the sort of thing that will hurt him more any anything else. He is clearly seen to be not the man he has claimed to be.

[malaise]

14. Nailed it

It was all fake - the emperor is naked, broke and humiliated and we're all here to celebrate with Tish..

[OMGWTF]

56. Everything about Shitler is fake -- including his bone spurs.

[bluesbassman]

25. Self awareness comes at some point to even the densest among us.

The thought that this is his new reality definitely offsets the visual!

[Wounded Bear]

15. There are times when you wish they still had debtors prisons...

People like trump need to spend some time there.

[MineralMan]

16. There are still criminal cases to be tried.

Those can lead to prison. It's slow work, though.

[Bundbuster]

17. Sweet music to my ears

[Duppers]

35. Perfect!

[MOMFUDSKI]

18. The New Yorkers knew from the get-go.

Flyover country believed his bullshit from the TV machine. P T Barnum said it best.

[Prairie_Seagull]

19. Flop meet sweat. nt

[JoseBalow]

45. That's what his wives and mistresses call him

"Flop Meat"

[Attilatheblond]

20. Which is probably why we read he wants to hire Paul Manafort to raise $$ again

Guessing ol Pardoned Paul has kept his Russian Rolodex out of TSF's reach.

'You want Rubles? Gonna cost ya more than a pardon Stinky!'
The DOJ really needs to get subpoenas for ALL Trump properties (including any graves) and find the rest of those missing documents. Also, re giving the presumptive GOP nominee any security briefings: Only fake info please, then nab his ass when he slips info to foreign assets.

GITMO is probably nice this time of year.

[Blue Owl]

21. Captain Pantload and the Man-o-fart

Get ready for one huge stench!

[calimary]

37. Can his passport be nullified?

Might make it harder for him to leave the country.

[honest.abe]

22. He is such a fraud.

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Fake billionaire.

[NoMoreRepugs]

26. The money will miraculously appear shortly is my guess. Phootie, the Saudi's someone who needs a trumpy president will

pony up.

[MineralMan]

39. Perhaps not, though.

A few million is no big deal. Half a billion, though, is a pretty big deal. And, worse, you can count on never seeing that money again. Trump can't and won't return it if you put it up. So, where's the deal? How does someone benefit by bailing that sorry asshole out?

[Wednesdays]

76. *cough* Classified documents. *cough* nt

[dobleremolque]

27. If it were you or me, the sheriff would be at the door

with new locks and inventory sheets for the assets seizure at the ready.

[niyad]

82. He has until the 25th. And I would imagine AG James indeed has the

necessary documents ready to go.

[dutch777]

29. Hard to see a judge walking on this after all of Trump's brags of his billions. Tough! Liquidate!

I suspect when you get into the details of the discussions between Team Donnie and would be bond issuers, you would find Donnie so limited the terms he would take or collateral he would offer that is why the issuers said no. If Donnie, put his whole empire up as collateral it would be more than ample. He simply wants to so limit the discussion just so he can tell a judge I went out to dozens of firms and no one will back me for this amount, so you HAVE to lower the amount judge!

[onethatcares]

46. it's no so much the assets he'd offer

what he's probably going through is no one trusts him to pay them back. He's made a life of stiffing everyone. Plus, Chubb already has it's claws in him so he's paying one credit card with another and the house of credit cards is getting set to crumble.

gaud,d it couldn't happen to a better asshole.

[calimary]

54. And how sweet it is - or may be.

With this snake, I’m hesitant to count any chickens before they hatch. Especially when the “snake” always seems to find his way into the henhouse.

[dutch777]

69. Maybe he gave his future address as Apartment 26, Tverskaya Street, Moscow, Russia....

...you know, the corner apartment just next to Edward Snowden's.

[returnee]

64. He may have committed perjury...

…when he testified he had $400 hundred million in cash available.

[DinahMoeHum]

31. He's a clown living on credit.

and the bill has come due.

[MineralMan]

40. Exactly.

[Permanut]

32. Hey, I've learned a lot from Mango Mussolini..

So when I get a parking ticket, I can apparently beg the judge for some leniency based on the fact that I don't have the money.

[Paladin]

34. I refuse to gloat, until the financial roof actually caves in.

I've seen way too many instances of trump walking away from shit like this.

[calimary]

51. True enough. He's been a slippery eel all his life.

Maybe somebody’s finally hooked him.

NOTHING lasts forever. Does that finally include Trump’s run of devious luck? Sure hope so.

[Deuxcents]

53. Me, too, but it's hard to do!

[calimary]

55. I KNOW!!!

Especially when one is already there!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

36. tRump may soon get $3.1 billion, but he can't sell any for 90 days

Newsweek:

"This is an urgent message for all Digital World Acquisition Corp. shareholders," Swider said in the Wednesday email. "A special Shareholder Meeting of Digital World Acquisition Corp. will be held on March 22, 2024, and your proxy vote is needed. This meeting is being convened for a pivotal purpose - to seek your approval for a proposed merger in which Digital World Acquisition Corp. will become Trump Media & Technology Group Corp, as well as solicit approval for additional proposals to facilitate the Merger."

Trump, who was recently hit with a massive $454 million penalty in the New York civil fraud case, could benefit massively from the proposed deal. Once it closes, his stake in his social media company, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), could be worth as much as $3 billion. TMTG is the parent company of Trump's Truth Social, the platform he started after being banned from sites like Twitter and Facebook in the wake of the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Because Trump would own 79 million shares in the postmerger company, the deal could give him a "financial lifeline," according to The New York Times. The stock closed on Wednesday at $40.19 per share. At that price, Trump's overwhelmingly majority stake would be worth over $3.1 billion.

Regulations would forbid him selling shares for 90 days after the deal goes into effect, but he could borrow against it as collateral. If he sold about 15% of that to pay the penalty or pay a loan for the penalty, he'd depress the stock price. The more he sells, the more it drops.

[brush]

77. The judge and NY AG Tish James aren't having it. He's gotta cough up the dough in a week...

no speculating on a possible deal that may or may not happen.

If his real estate holding don't cut it, his alleged shares in a possible deal sure don't.

[Justice matters.]

86. His record of stiffing everybody excludes him from borrowing half a billion.

In cash.

Worth is just a word. Someone known to be HONEST and TRUTHFUL can play the game of borrowing and paying back once the "worth" (or portions of it) is liquidated...

Apparently, criminal defendant hitler2-wannabe cannot be trusted...

[Bernardo de La Paz]

87. His word is less than worthless, it is toxic. . . . . nt

[IbogaProject]

99. No one will provide the bond

Professionals have evaluated any thing he could think of and 30 companies through four brokers all said nope.

[wiggs]

38. So how much of a bond can he post, and what's his urgent plan to pay the rest? Are Donny lawyers

just throwing up their hands and saying they tried or do they have a plan? Aside from appeal?

If I'm a judge looking at this I'd require Trump attorney's to list what bond companies were approached then have a clerk call and ask about the conversations, how hard Trump tried, what the sticking points are. Would they take properties as collateral or not?

If he owns properties as he claims, then he's not broke just cash poor and that's no excuse to claim he can't make payments or bonds.

Are they trying to let NY seize his assets so they can start suing and draw this whole thing out further and further?

[Hope22]

41. And to think most of these financial troubles would not have happened

If he had just kept his mouth shut. The fact of the matter is Carroll could take him back to court again because he slandered her again. He is a professional loser!

[MineralMan]

42. Trump has bluffed his way through life.

Now, his bluff has been called and he doesn't have the cards to support it. So, he loses. It's really simple.

If you can afford to do it, call the other guy's bluff. You'll often win the hand.

Trump's busted out of the game, I think. It might take a while for everyone to understand that, but this could well be the beginning of the end for Trump's run of luck.

[calimary]

57. Oooooooooooooooooooh I dearly hope you're right, MineralMan!

I keep reminding myself of that old saying that nothing lasts forever. That’s actually kept me going during this entire trump nightmare.

[Oopsie Daisy]

43. "His billionaire costume has been snatched off his body, exposing his financial shortfalls" *

* and his little mushroom garden.

[MineralMan]

44. LOL!

Yes, indeed!

[The_REAL_Ecumenist]

89. Yes, ma'am! And it's about time...

[AllaN01Bear]

47. so long you flim flam man!!!!

[usaf-vet]

48. Remember all those people you screwed over the years. WELL PAYBACK TIME IS HERE AND WILL CONTINUE.

You have been a a$$ your whole life.

You should be heading to debtor prison today.

You are evil beyond description.

[samsingh]

50. actually its pretty

pretty clear he's a loser
pretty clear he lied about having $400 million in the bank
pretty clear why he's whining all the time
pretty clear why he's angry and a traitor

[points]

58. There's already a song about it: Broke Billionaire

https://app.suno.ai/song/238546a1-8f8c-4c52-8f2c-737dc5708a10/

Enjoy!

[Deuxcents]

59. Thanks! Welcome to DU

[LetMyPeopleVote]

60. This makes me smile

Link to tweet

[Blue Owl]

80. Shartin,' not stirred....

[Martin68]

61. I hope it just keeps getting worse for him. His balls are in a vice.

His pain is so well-earned.

[MineralMan]

66. Yes, indeed!

[Baitball Blogger]

62. You all have to admit, it's been a when hell of a ride finally cornering him enough to call his bluff.

The man has been a master of deception.

[MineralMan]

67. Has been. Yes, that's what he is.

Former President Trump always!

[louis-t]

63. Wait, you mean "I'm worth $10 bil, maybe more" can't come up with a measly

couple hundred million? He's not only a liar, he's a fucking liar.

[malaise]

71. IT was all fake

Sometimes I wonder if Smelvis, tthe SF Slobfather doesn't laugh at the system because of how be has conned so many institutions and individuals for decades

[Blue Idaho]

65. Sorry Pal

Everybody pays to play. No exceptions.

[usonian]

68. Didn't he argue for reinstatement of debtor's prisons ...

without thinking it through?

[malaise]

72. It's always projection with this liar

[usonian]

74. He'd make a good projecti...

🚀 Rhymes with reptile.

[malaise]

75. ROFL

[spanone]

79. K&R

[ShazzieB]

81. OOOOOHHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Emperor has no clothes!

[Niagara]

93. Yikes! 😜

[Ray Bruns]

95. "His billionaire costume has been snatched off his body"

https://m.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

83. Behold! ...

[Niagara]

92. OMG! 😱

[cstanleytech]

90. It's not exactly that he is broke as he does have a ton of real estate he just doesn't have that

amount of cash on hand as of this moment but he could get it if he sold some of that real estate.
That's of course if he hasn't mortgaged the hell out of it in which case he is screwed and the thought of him being screwed like that makes me smile 😁

[greymattermom]

91. what does he actually own?

That is free and clear, no mortgage no liens. We're about to find out.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

94. Steve Sack gets it right...

:large

Emperor Donnie Dipshit has no clothes or perceived wealth.

[PatrickforB]

96. As odious as Trump has been, he has (is) serving a real purpose.

Bear with me:

The world bore the horror of Trump's utter incompetence when he was President.

Trump's supporters became stochastic terrorists, and of course we saw this most plainly January 6.

Then the Carroll judgement, and the $90 million.

Then the $400 million bond he now cannot come up with.

Drip. Drip. Drip.

Now we have the dictator-for-a-day thing, the Putin can 'do anything he wants' thing, and the 'it will be a bloodbath' if he loses thing.

So now, just in time for the campaign, we see that Trump has installed Lara Trump as the chair of RNC, and she got rid of all their talent that had real institutional knowledge, and will funnel all the money to Trump's legal fees. The Republican grassroots organization has been imploding across many states.

This will starve down ticket Republican candidates. Add to this Trump's boast that he was instrumental in ending Roe v Wade, and we see two huge millstones around the collective GOP neck - lack of campaign funds, and abortion access.

In the meantime, we have ABC, conservative leaning ABC, pounding on the bloodbath deal. Biden running ads using Trump's own words against him. Much better messaging.

We also have increasing evidence that Trump may well be experiencing what is called 'fluid aphasia.' I suspect Trump will have some kind of breakdown that forces the GOP to elevate some other candidate, and they have very little real bench strength at this point.

Drip. Drip. Drip.

People are waking up, Mineral Man. Right leaning independents who have in the past thoughtlessly voted Republican are rethinking their position. They are waking up.

Establishment Republicans like Ken Buck (my Rep by the way) have been fleeing the shit show the GOP Congress has become. Liz Chaney has come out against Trump. Pence has publicly said he does not endorse Trump. They are waking up.

Women have awakened. LGBTQ people have awakened. Aside from a few vocal critics from the student-left and Dearborn, MI criticizing Biden's stance on the Israel-Hamas war (unjustly, to my mind, because Biden/Harris/Blinken are in fact pressuring Netanyahu, which is causing him to be further isolated, and increasingly likely to be thrown out of power).

And we have Biden actually walking a picket line. And did you see John Oliver's student debt episode? He sure gives Biden credit for forgiveness of billions in student debt.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) has infused billions into states, and Biden is calling out GOP members of Congress who voted against it - BIL is bringing $6 billion into my state alone, in much needed funding to address infrastructure needs.

Bottom line, we do still need to get out the vote and do that work, but we as a party in are in better, stronger position than we have been in a long, long time.

I am optimistic, becuase I think Dems will sweep in 2024. Yes, GOTV is still hugely important, and everyone on here needs to do that, but...I'm optimistic.

[4lbs]

97. Dude is caught between a Catch-22, a rock, and a hard place, and I'm loving it.

Dude claimed he was worth more than a billion dollars, making him a "billionaire".

He claimed his Mar-a-Lago (MAGA Lardo?) estate was north of a billion dollars alone. He did this to get favorable loan rates in NYC.

However, for tax purposes, he claimed only a few dozen million. He couldn't BS the IRS. He had to tell them the truth, no matter how much it hurt.

After all, the IRS is the one that helped put Al Capone in prison, not other parts of the government.

Claiming and grossly overvaluing property is the cornerstone of his NYC fraud case. Trying to cover up his real net worth is another court case against him.

So, he can no longer claim he is worth several billion, when all evidence and audits are to the contrary.

This latest stunt is a huge illustration of his huge net worth loss. Or actually, no real net worth anyhow. Trying to secure that nearly $500 million bond and having trouble convincing financiers to put up that much cash is a prime example of this fact. If he truly was a billionaire, he could simply put up the money himself. But no, again, he has to try to sucker... err... "get someone else" to pony up the cash. He hates to part with money.

Remember several years ago, trying to get him to pay up you needed a Texas-sized crowbar to pry his wallet open.

That's a lot of ketchup! No amount of KFC buckets, "hamberders", or gross-looking taco bowls, will assuage that skid mark.

In the 1990s and early 2000s, he used this tactic to great benefit, using inflated values to get favorable loans, buying up properties in NY and NJ to puff himself as a great and wise person, a real estate mogul, to people. Then, when it came time to actually "pay the piper", he declared bankruptcy, and left others holding the bag.

His many bankruptcies were shown for all to see, but that and not paying taxes, he said it simply made him smart.

Uhh... no. Stupid. Not smart.

Now, there are people saying they won't vote for him again, thanks, ok, but, my question to them is...

"WTF took you so long?"

Everything you are saying as a reason why now this time, he said pretty much the same crap in 2016 and 2020. But NOW it is too much? Mmmm-kay.

Gonna really put your money where your mouth is and vote for Biden in 2024, or are you gonna "pussy out" and vote for some other person?

[IbogaProject]

100. Enough with the speculation

I'm looking forward when he is court compelled to certify under risk of perjury present an accurate and complete list all his assets and liabilities and then that gets published in the court record. We can have a field day with that all Spring and Summer and Autumn right up to the election.

[MineralMan]

101. Yes. I'm looking forward to that as well. Guess who is not looking forward to it...