Trump's Businesses Raked In $1.9 Billion Of Revenue During His First Three Years In Office

[BigmanPigman]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2020/09/11/trumps-businesses-raked-in-19-billion-of-revenue-during-his-first-three-years-in-office/#4037e1171e13

"But the president held onto ownership of his assets after taking office, ensuring that he would continue to generate money while serving in the White House. From 2017 to 2019, the president’s businesses raked in an estimated $1.9 billion of revenue."

"Documents from various sources—including private lenders, local governments, federal officials and overseas regulators—help show where the money comes from and roughly how much of it turns into profit. An analysis that relies on those documents and conversations with industry experts, broken down for the first time in the forthcoming book White House, Inc., provides an unprecedented look at the president’s finances, which he has worked so hard to shield from public scrutiny."

"Trump’s golf course and club portfolio produced the biggest chunk of revenue, some $753 million in three years. The Trump National Doral golf resort in Miami, Florida led the way, bringing in $228 million of revenue from 2017 to 2019, about three-quarters of the total from the 10 other golf courses Trump owns in the United States. In Europe, another golf resort named Trump Turnberry generated $70 million. Holdings in Doonbeg, Ireland and Aberdeenshire, Scotland added $53 million, while Mar-a-Lago took in $69 million."

[Claire Oh Nette]

1. claw it all back....N/t

[Igel]

2. I'd want to see 2015 and 2016.

Then we'd see how much anything changed after he won the presidency.

If it declined or was stable, then the obvious thing that changed is less likely to be responsible (i.e., being inaugurated). That's where the argument eventually ends--"he has money, we should have it" is background, but currently "he benefited from being in the WH" is the ticket. Can't help the first bit--people always assume they should have whatever somebody else has just because "how dare they?" (although oddly it never works in reverse)--but the second is something that can be discussed with data and falsified or not.

Again, few are interested in that when there's political hay to be made.