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bluescribbler

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45. Is he really a billionaire?

Mon Dec 17, 2018, 06:54 PM

Dec 2018

I think that's an important question. Since he refuses to release his tax returns, we have only HIS word, (for what it's worth), yhat he is as wealthy as he says. I'm beginning to doubt.

Don the Con, SHOW US THE MONEY!

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Why no Trump concert halls, hospital wings. University halls [View all] Demovictory9 Dec 2018 OP

Real Billionaires are different.... (n/t) Moostache Dec 2018 #1

In that they have billions of dollars, correct? jmowreader Dec 2018 #48

yup...n/t Moostache Dec 2018 #59

There's Trump Dump lagomorph777 Dec 2018 #2

Not built for the public. Demovictory9 Dec 2018 #3

But that's how Trump sacrifices. He builds commercial real estate. lagomorph777 Dec 2018 #4

Lol. Ok Demovictory9 Dec 2018 #5

Is that a public toilet? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2018 #19

he doesn't have the money. he doesn't give to charity or any other public benefit JI7 Dec 2018 #6

That actually makes me feel a little better about our governor here in IL mucifer Dec 2018 #7

And these "naming rights" for mainly publicly-funded properties are a crime erronis Dec 2018 #52

He's a cheap bastard. brush Dec 2018 #8

Carnagie and the libraries irisblue Dec 2018 #9

Donald J. Trump State Park (For real!) TreasonousBastard Dec 2018 #10

I think it is appropriate that dotard's name is associated with abandoned wasteland demtenjeep Dec 2018 #18

Everything drumpf touches dies Takket Dec 2018 #26

Even William J. Le Petomane donated for a thruway in Blazing Saddles LiberalArkie Dec 2018 #47

Criminals never share their ill-gotten loot meow2u3 Dec 2018 #11

THIS is how Trump puts his name on stuff. Trademarks, not donations. no_hypocrisy Dec 2018 #12

Kremlin Barbie trademarked her name decades ago. Haggis for Breakfast Dec 2018 #50

Real billionaires don't hustle steaks, scam people using a fake university, and steal from charities dalton99a Dec 2018 #13

Where is the link for that? former9thward Dec 2018 #21

"Philanthropy Score - 1" A HERETIC I AM Dec 2018 #29

michele wolf correspondants dinner..... trump not rich but comfortable dembotoz Dec 2018 #14

Well he has created lots of jobs in the doc03 Dec 2018 #15

There is a nursing/rehab center in Queens called Trump Pavillion oberliner Dec 2018 #16

Shoot, even the DeVoses built hospitals MrScorpio Dec 2018 #17

exactly! everytown has their rich family that slaps their name on PUBLIC works, not just private Demovictory9 Dec 2018 #42

He's never really had the wealth to share. JDC Dec 2018 #20

MArk Cuban said billionaires don't act like Trump- dawg day Dec 2018 #22

He really does Demovictory9 Dec 2018 #34

they definitely don't hawk bottled water and christmas ornaments Demovictory9 Dec 2018 #43

Simple... the checks didn't clear - LOL. Totally Tunsie Dec 2018 #23

Actually there is a hospital wing... brooklynite Dec 2018 #24

Ok. Didn't know that. Thanks Demovictory9 Dec 2018 #25

His mom paid for it, not Donnie Dearest. Shrike47 Dec 2018 #30

Good point. Some wealthy folks have pledged to give away most of their fortunes. Liberty Belle Dec 2018 #27

Now here is a real laugh: the Trump Library! GulfCoast66 Dec 2018 #28

Red velvet wall paper and gold (colored) faucets. Shrike47 Dec 2018 #31

And "trump" stamped in gold on every book Demovictory9 Dec 2018 #33

It will have the best books, believe me. 7wo7rees Dec 2018 #56

He's never been a billionaire...all smoke and mirrors HipChick Dec 2018 #32

He could have been a billionaire NewJeffCT Dec 2018 #61

No one likes Trump. C_U_L8R Dec 2018 #35

Someone in Nevada should start a Trump brothel. Spread the name around. LOL. Vinca Dec 2018 #36

+1 bluescribbler Dec 2018 #46

Well, there was ... left-of-center2012 Dec 2018 #37

Because that would require Trump to be benevolent. Initech Dec 2018 #38

That's easy. He isn't capable of thinking about anything besides himself. n/t sarge43 Dec 2018 #39

And the university scam doesn't count! n/t Chemisse Dec 2018 #40

no, Lebron James isn't charging kids 30K at his new schools. He is providing everything Demovictory9 Dec 2018 #44

trump is a cheap bastard who only cares about himself Gothmog Dec 2018 #41

Is he really a billionaire? bluescribbler Dec 2018 #45

Tax returns wouldn't prove his billionaireness one way or the other jmowreader Dec 2018 #49

Why? Simple. Those are non-profit entities... Wounded Bear Dec 2018 #51

Alex, I'll take "Headlines from The Year 2150" for $2,000 please. aeromanKC Dec 2018 #53

Apart from the fact that philanthropy is a foreign concept to him, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #54

He has no money to pour Polly Hennessey Dec 2018 #55

he actually did fix the Central Park skating rink for free (not really - the contractor Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2018 #57

he crashed a charity event funded by donors other than him and took one of the seats on stage Demovictory9 Dec 2018 #64

A self promoter of epic proportions. Without even knowing or realizing he is doing it. Like Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2018 #66

Turns out his only foundation was/is fraudulent--focused on TAKING money from "suckers," ecstatic Dec 2018 #58

But.....Trump "University"! Nitram Dec 2018 #60

I'm afraid there is. zentrum Dec 2018 #62

Oh, what makes anyone think he'd ever doing anything decent. There's Doitnow Dec 2018 #63

I forgot to rec this last time. Fixed that. Maru Kitteh Dec 2018 #65

He's selfish. He's cheap. He's not as rich as he pretends to be. smirkymonkey Dec 2018 #67