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liberal N proud

(60,332 posts)
Sun Oct 23, 2016, 10:45 PM Oct 2016

Billionaire Richard Branson Says Trump Told Him His True Goal In Life, And It’s Pretty F***ED UP

According to Branson, many years ago during a one-on-one lunch in Trump’s Manhattan apartment, Trump confessed his disturbing life’s ambition to the entrepreneur. He said that he wanted to spend the rest of his life finding a way to get revenge on five people who refused to help him in the past.

“Even before the starters arrived he began telling me about how he had asked a number of people for help after his latest bankruptcy and how five of them were unwilling to help,” Branson wrote.


“He told me he was going to spend the rest of his life destroying these five people.”
Branson described the encounter as “bizarre” and expressed serious concerns regarding Trump’s “vindictive streak,” which he believed would not yield positive outcomes with regards to sensitive global affairs.

http://newcenturytimes.com/2016/10/21/billionaire-richard-branson-says-trump-told-him-his-true-goal-in-life-and-its-pretty-fed-up-video/

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Billionaire Richard Branson Says Trump Told Him His True Goal In Life, And It’s Pretty F***ED UP (Original Post) liberal N proud Oct 2016 OP
Wounded Narcissism is extremely dangerous. Warren DeMontague Oct 2016 #1
I wonder who the five are? kimbutgar Oct 2016 #2
Hillary and Bill Clinton? ronlit1 Oct 2016 #3
No, because he was looking for someone to bail him out of his bankruptcies, and they were not rich tblue37 Oct 2016 #5
Apparently he didn't tell Branson the names. ColemanMaskell Oct 2016 #10
That is the same sort of petty vindictiveness that Chris Christy practices in politics, tblue37 Oct 2016 #4
Temperamentally unfit. That's the biggest problem with a trump ecstatic Oct 2016 #6
Does anyone know who the 5 people are? I know it doesn't matter, but I'd like to know. napi21 Oct 2016 #7
Most likely KentuckyWoman Oct 2016 #8
No, he didn't give the names - but apparently the list is a lot longer now ColemanMaskell Oct 2016 #11
Wow. Thanks for posting. ColemanMaskell Oct 2016 #9
Who are the five people? Dorian Gray Oct 2016 #12
Branson did not give the names liberal N proud Oct 2016 #13
$10 says Rosie O'Donnell is one of them. Initech Oct 2016 #15
Trump is a dangerous loser. dalton99 Oct 2016 #14

ronlit1

(13 posts)
3. Hillary and Bill Clinton?
Sun Oct 23, 2016, 11:15 PM
Oct 2016

I wonder if Hillary or Bill Clinton are one of the five he wants revenge on?

tblue37

(65,215 posts)
5. No, because he was looking for someone to bail him out of his bankruptcies, and they were not rich
Sun Oct 23, 2016, 11:28 PM
Oct 2016

enough to do that for him.

ColemanMaskell

(783 posts)
10. Apparently he didn't tell Branson the names.
Mon Oct 24, 2016, 03:20 AM
Oct 2016

Found this:
"Branson didn’t mention who these five people were, so we have no idea of knowing if Trump was just blowing off steam, or if he has actively engaged in trying to ruin the lives of these five people."

from http://www.redstate.com/sweetie15/2016/10/22/richard-branson-suggests-trump-enemies-list/

I Googled for "Trump enemy list" and apparently the list has grown since Branson spoke with him.

tblue37

(65,215 posts)
4. That is the same sort of petty vindictiveness that Chris Christy practices in politics,
Sun Oct 23, 2016, 11:27 PM
Oct 2016

only on steroids, and giving Trump the power of the presidency to act out his revenge fantasies would be insane.

ecstatic

(32,641 posts)
6. Temperamentally unfit. That's the biggest problem with a trump
Sun Oct 23, 2016, 11:57 PM
Oct 2016

presidency. His temperament would put us all in grave danger.

napi21

(45,806 posts)
7. Does anyone know who the 5 people are? I know it doesn't matter, but I'd like to know.
Mon Oct 24, 2016, 01:27 AM
Oct 2016

It's probably people I've never heard of but curiosity and all that.

KentuckyWoman

(6,679 posts)
8. Most likely
Mon Oct 24, 2016, 01:53 AM
Oct 2016

Bankers or contractors that refused to float him on new credit at the same time he was burning them for $millions

ColemanMaskell

(783 posts)
11. No, he didn't give the names - but apparently the list is a lot longer now
Mon Oct 24, 2016, 03:23 AM
Oct 2016

Google "Trump Enemy list" - it seems to be agreed that he has such a list, but there wasn't an actual list anyplace I saw

ColemanMaskell

(783 posts)
9. Wow. Thanks for posting.
Mon Oct 24, 2016, 03:07 AM
Oct 2016

I sort of like Branson. Goes around the world in his balloon, branching out into space tourism, interesting guy.

Dorian Gray

(13,479 posts)
12. Who are the five people?
Mon Oct 24, 2016, 07:35 AM
Oct 2016

I want to know because they just shot up on my "Respect" list, despite being anonymous.

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