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Tommy_Carcetti

(44,498 posts) Mon Oct 3, 2016, 10:49 AM Oct 2016

Even as a kid, Donald Trump's wealth baffled me. [View all]

I remember hearing about him filing for bankruptcy, and yet I kept pictures of him flying in his private jet and living in his golden palaces. I kept on wondering why he'd continue to live so ostentatiously and frivolously if his business was bad.

Even back then, before he got super political, I knew how to smell a rat.

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Even as a kid, Donald Trump's wealth baffled me. [View all] Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2016 OP

i remember his creditors needed to put him on a personal budget. unblock Oct 2016 #1

Really? Marc Rich baffled me. The rich really are different. virgogal Oct 2016 #9

Kinda like ENRON TexasProgresive Oct 2016 #2

I ridiculed this commercial years ago. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2016 #3

"Mr. Trump's proceeds from 'Trump: the Game' will be donated to charity. Chiyo-chichi Oct 2016 #4

It probably went to the Trump Foundation (formed in 1987) and... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2016 #5

HuffPost: Trump Said He Gave $1 Million To Charity From His Board Game. There�s No Sign He Ever Did. teach1st Oct 2016 #7

Thanks! Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2016 #8

I know one little local shitweasle that pulls the same kind of crap the brewens Oct 2016 #6