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Jedi Guy

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92. Because he had a reality TV show! - Trump Voters, Probably
Tue May 7, 2019, 11:14 PM
May 2019

Trump had all the trappings of wealth and success with none of the substance. People who stopped and thought about it for more than a moment figured out that he was a phony. Those who didn't were taken in by his act.

The sad thing is that so many of those people know they were hoodwinked, but are so embarrassed that they won't admit it. Instead, they'll double down in their support and insist that it's fake news.

Let's compare those numbers with the ones he handed other banks and insurance companies htuttle May 2019 #1
yep! lanlady May 2019 #29
Could he play both ends against the middle? Marthe48 May 2019 #68
Maybe, but remember he really is the dumbest adult alive, worst businessperson who ever lived Eliot Rosewater May 2019 #76
I think we'd be making a mistake to underestimate Tiny..... if nothing else he's a shrewd conman groundloop May 2019 #91
Exactly what Cohen said he did. It was like a game Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #101
Right. And that is how his followers will still claim he was being smart. dameatball May 2019 #111
X1000 agree. nt SayItLoud May 2019 #119
I agree with your line of thinking. This KKKon plays SayItLoud May 2019 #118
That is exactly how his family business was set up by Fred Trump & refined by Don & siblings Hekate May 2019 #127
Today Forbes released, online, its 1990 story about removing Trump from the Forbes 400 More_Cowbell May 2019 #129
great find thanks for posting! coeur_de_lion May 2019 #131
WoW!!! Chin music May 2019 #2
Funny Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #102
LOL! Soon there won't be enough DeminPennswoods May 2019 #3
We knew that. Sort of. We knew in the 90s Trump was more valuable applegrove May 2019 #4
The year Art of the Deal came out he lost 4 million dollars. Out of the 10 years that applegrove May 2019 #15
Wow!!!! 1 Billion loses. Duppers May 2019 #5
Liar in chief ...... trueblue2007 May 2019 #41
Nice smile, Dotard. Positively Gacy-esque. John Fante May 2019 #98
But then.....daddy died. SergeStorms May 2019 #81
What year did his father die? Was inheritance ever announced? Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #103
He died in 1999. SergeStorms May 2019 #107
Holy Shit! BigmanPigman May 2019 #6
Cross post in GD, please. Duppers May 2019 #7
will do! lanlady May 2019 #30
In 1991 he lost 1% of what the entire country lost NightWatcher May 2019 #8
Art of Losing the Deal tinrobot May 2019 #9
Promises kept! Running the country just like he did his businesses. n/t brewens May 2019 #10
Anyone know what that would be in today's money? Tech May 2019 #11
If 1994 is the base year, it's 1.72B DeminPennswoods May 2019 #115
I was hoping to hear about more criminal activity mucifer May 2019 #12
You will. n/t Harker May 2019 #93
KR NT ProudProgressiveNow May 2019 #13
The Biggest Loser. kairos12 May 2019 #14
No sleep for Red Don tonight! wolfie001 May 2019 #16
Waiting for the rage-tweets... The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #17
Can we say...Tax Fraud? ProudMNDemocrat May 2019 #18
So is that when he decided to launder money for the livetohike May 2019 #19
BINGO! Nt maddogesq May 2019 #31
He lost more than twice the #2 biggest loser! mobeau69 May 2019 #20
Well, there's one big accomplishment for him. lagomorph777 May 2019 #124
Yeah, but is it really "losses", or just reported losses woodsprite May 2019 #21
The last paragraph is priceless. nt spooky3 May 2019 #22
Billionairn't. (n/t) forgotmylogin May 2019 #90
+1 Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #104
As NY Times previously reported, he lost another $915.7 million in 1995 Jarqui May 2019 #23
Didn't we know this from the return he leaked from 2005, I think Pepsidog May 2019 #24
That was only one year. DrToast May 2019 #36
By every metric he is a loser of a businessman. He is a master con man and carnival barker. Pepsidog May 2019 #49
And THAT is... 3catwoman3 May 2019 #99
That proves it... LOSER45!! 2naSalit May 2019 #25
In the Red, keeps with the Red Russia theme. sarcasmo May 2019 #26
Am I missing something here? llmart May 2019 #27
He lost big money. Remember trump airlines? It went belly up in that time period. That's just one... brush May 2019 #50
He lost money, but, if I understand DeminPennswoods May 2019 #114
Yeah, this is breaking, I'd say. gristy May 2019 #28
Wow! Great journalists! Duppers May 2019 #32
2 of the writers won Pulitzers Marthe48 May 2019 #74
Very deserving journalists! Duppers May 2019 #78
Amazing work! Kudos to NYTimes. DrToast May 2019 #35
He's not in bed with the Russians! He's broke! DrToast May 2019 #33
he's in bed with the russians BECAUSE he is broke. mucifer May 2019 #39
Good point! Agree. DrToast May 2019 #45
+1 nitpicker May 2019 #109
Absolutely! nt Duppers May 2019 #79
It's worth using one of your ten free NYT articles just to bask in the pithy writing! fierywoman May 2019 #34
It's worth clearing your history to start over again if need be. mobeau69 May 2019 #44
Ummm ... Luddite old lady here. How do you do that? fierywoman May 2019 #52
Depends. mobeau69 May 2019 #58
Use the drop down menu and look for your browsing history. littlemissmartypants May 2019 #59
I use Google to access my history Marthe48 May 2019 #69
Thank you and xoxo's to all three of your for the info! fierywoman May 2019 #84
Trump is a phony! earthside May 2019 #37
Liberals can hold our heads high. We were 100% dead on! ffr May 2019 #43
Ya and they may never even know of this. I flipped Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #105
1% of all losses individual taxpayers reported to the I.R.S in 1991 came from individual, Trump. ffr May 2019 #38
Loser! Bigly, Glimmer of Hope May 2019 #40
Trump The Great Businessman? Vogon_Glory May 2019 #42
Because he had a reality TV show! - Trump Voters, Probably Jedi Guy May 2019 #92
Let us not forget that Trump was very willing to share all of his business acumen GetRidOfThem May 2019 #123
Loser!! klook May 2019 #46
I bet he doesn't tip Marthe48 May 2019 #71
Why do you think he eats McDonald's? jmowreader May 2019 #89
Reportedly he eats at McD's because he's a germophobe DeminPennswoods May 2019 #116
Let's consider this just one piece of the legacy of a career liar and criminal and con-artist. Evolve Dammit May 2019 #47
We turned the channel from the first time we saw him on the news Marthe48 May 2019 #132
I wonder that as well. The corruption is staggering, largely because the odds on getting caught are Evolve Dammit May 2019 #133
WHO IS THE BIGGEST LOSER? milestogo May 2019 #48
Ironic, isn't it? IggleDuer May 2019 #51
HILLARY FUCKING TOLD US ALL. WhiskeyGrinder May 2019 #53
Almost beyond my comprehension - he lost ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR! rurallib May 2019 #54
That's just stunning Gregory Peccary May 2019 #62
good thing he worked for himself rurallib May 2019 #63
If NY AG Letitia James got these returns she ought to be Time's rurallib May 2019 #55
Wow, that was back when 1 billion dollars was a lot of money... AJT May 2019 #56
Now we know why he wanted to be President! DrToast May 2019 #57
I'm betting a lot of these "losses" are tax fraud. TomSlick May 2019 #60
Good point. Tax evasion/ tax fraud. Duppers May 2019 #86
The Fart of the Deal. All hot air and a mighty bad smell. calimary May 2019 #61
I like the old cowboy saying: maddogesq May 2019 #64
That, too! calimary May 2019 #96
Didn't Mark Cuban say this about trump in 2016? still_one May 2019 #65
Ann Richards said it about bush jr Marthe48 May 2019 #73
Kudos to the Times mcar May 2019 #66
Maybe they are false losses to pay no tax. nt Hotler May 2019 #67
You're probably onto something meow2u3 May 2019 #70
FBI & CIA both employ forensic accountants as agents/analysts. Just one more reason for ... Hekate May 2019 #130
He had income of 52.9 mil in 1991 generated from stocks bonds investments etc Thekaspervote May 2019 #72
Yeah---and zentrum May 2019 #75
Oh look, Hillary is right, ONCE AGAIN! Dawson Leery May 2019 #77
Bwah Fucking HA HA HA HA HA!!! Blue Owl May 2019 #80
k and r. nt. Stuart G May 2019 #82
And tomorrow's headline durablend May 2019 #83
4 banruptcies by Trump is proof...nt at140 May 2019 #85
"Trump appears to have lost more money than nearly any other individual American taxpayer" dalton99a May 2019 #87
Finally! We found the one thing Trump really is DeminPennswoods May 2019 #88
He's a loser in every aspect of his entire life...... dixiegrrrrl May 2019 #94
Good but lengthy read. JohnnyRingo May 2019 #95
Worst President In History Progressive2020 May 2019 #97
Stable genius CountAllVotes May 2019 #100
"The Apprentice" had to craft Trump's mythic image from whole cloth. Beartracks May 2019 #106
Like every organized crime figure, I am sure he exagerated his losses to scam paying less tax. sarabelle May 2019 #108
Who didn't see that Cha May 2019 #110
This what a corrupt criminal con man and illegitimate duforsure May 2019 #112
I'm dying to know HOW the NYT got hold of this. Enquiring minds want to know. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #113
If the bankers hadn't let him get away with his "sport," we wouldn't be in this mess now. Vinca May 2019 #117
But all the conservatives have been telling me for years he's a financial genius? Blue_Tires May 2019 #120
How do people not understand that this is all a con? Oneironaut May 2019 #121
LOL at that! Blue_Tires May 2019 #122
Billion Dollar Loser blue neen May 2019 #125
I love the smell of printer's ink in the morning. All hail the First Amendment & kudos to the NYT! Hekate May 2019 #126
I've long said trump wont release his taxes because they'd embarrass him, oldsoftie May 2019 #128
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