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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFEC Discloses Donald Trump's Full Net Worth In 92 Page Report
Last edited Wed Jul 22, 2015, 07:12 PM - Edit history (1)
Real estate mogul Donald Trump has recently filed a personal financial disclosure for the Federal Election Commission, according to a report from The Guardian. This is the last step required for him to join the Republican presidential debate this Aug. 6. Immediately after, his campaign ad stated that his net worth is over $10 billion.
According to the report, this is well over the total net worth of 2012 GOP candidate Mitt Romney who was subsequently attacked for his excessive wealth during his presidential run. Despite Trump nearly repeating everything that troubled Romney, he has been rising in the national polls.
Trump isn't trying to hide it. According to Business Insider, immediately after he announced his intention to run for president, he stated, "I'm really rich. That's the kind of thinking you need for this country. Because you've got to make the country rich. It sounds crass ... It's not crass."
With regard to the FEC reports, Trump argued that these reports were "not designed for a man of Mr Trump's massive wealth."
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/donald.trump.net.worth.document.shows.8.7.billion/59777.htm
According to the report, this is well over the total net worth of 2012 GOP candidate Mitt Romney who was subsequently attacked for his excessive wealth during his presidential run. Despite Trump nearly repeating everything that troubled Romney, he has been rising in the national polls.
Trump isn't trying to hide it. According to Business Insider, immediately after he announced his intention to run for president, he stated, "I'm really rich. That's the kind of thinking you need for this country. Because you've got to make the country rich. It sounds crass ... It's not crass."
With regard to the FEC reports, Trump argued that these reports were "not designed for a man of Mr Trump's massive wealth."
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/donald.trump.net.worth.document.shows.8.7.billion/59777.htm
Not quite the $10 billion he claims but still...
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FEC Discloses Donald Trump's Full Net Worth In 92 Page Report (Original Post)
Initech
Jul 2015
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CK_John
(10,005 posts)1. He is just 1 payday away from homeless.
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)2. That's about $10 B more than what he is worth to society.
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)3. Did he get a deduction for hair care/growth products?
chalmers
(288 posts)4. That would be FEC
GreatGazoo
(3,937 posts)6. Let me guess, Trump called the document "lightweight" and "dumb" ?
former9thward
(31,997 posts)7. I was told over and over again on DU he would not file this report.
I was told he would file for multiple extensions and then end up dropping out when the final deadline came. They don't seem to be posting in this thread.