• ferrule@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    The real question is, does he think he can run a legit business or is his only skill in stealing candy from the pockets of kids as they jump into life rafts of the ship he caused to sink?

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      2 days ago

      He thinks that exploiting the bankruptcy system IS running a legit business, and worse, he thinks he’s a genius for doing it.

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        1 day ago

        I get that. But it is amazing when you see interviews of him back in the 90s and he very obviously couldn’t run a business to save his life. It was always about scams and when called on it his brain would break.

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          Right, while his casino bankruptcies were an actual business model, that was in the business he was actually best at - real estate development.

          Whatever money he made on his bankruptcy scam, he lost on all those other stupid businesses, which were nothing more than stupid rich guy get-rich-quick schemes. Regular people get caught up in Herbalife or Mary Kay, but for a dolt like Trump, he has to blow big entry money on dumb businesses like Vodka, or Steaks, or a University, and lose his shirt.