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TRUMP THE BUSINESSMAN: Loser Extraordinaire
“As a businessman, Trump was the biggest loser of all.” John Cassidy
“He was putrid in business. He started with a $480M inheritance. After he hosed all that away in 6 bankruptcies, American banks cut off his credit. Deutsche Bank and the Ruskies were the only ones that would lend him a plugged nickel. So, when you hear him promise the run the country like a business, take it as a threat.” Dillon Waters
“Trump defrauds everyone he comes in contact with. If you enter into a contract with him you can bet, he will break it. Contractors who have entered into an agreement with him to work on his properties factor in the trump factor into their pricing. They know that he will not pay the last payment.” David Cable
“Trump says he wants to run the nation like he’s run his business. God help us. I’m a New Yorker, and I know a con when I see one.” Michael Bloomberg
“Trump could be the most successful con artist in American history… If we take a step back from Trump’s brazen money grabbing, the most disturbing fact of this whole sad saga is not the grifting. It is that Trump is damaging trust in American politics by turning it into nothing more than a personal slush fund to deal with his legal bills.” Juan Williams