I hope Trump is pocketing the money

[WillyBrandt]

I have no good will for Donald Trump. I didn't wish him Happy Birthday on his 70th birthday (l also didn't wish Fidel Castro such on his 90th, unlike some deluded DUers.)

But it's interesting. You've seen the HuffPost article:

Hillary bought $13.6 million worth, while Donald Trump has bought none. In fact, since garnering the Republican nomination, he’s spent $0 on TV. Nonetheless, the Trump campaign spent $63m in July. What happened to it?

Lots of possibilities. Massive waste. False numbers. Money being stored in a secret account, and then BAM! a huge spend a week before the election.

But I think, and I hope, that Donald is just taking the money. And if that's what it is--simple grift, with little cover--then, fuck it, I'm happy for him. Every dollar he got came from a donor who is cynical, racist, or crazy, and I like the idea that he's just pocketing it--there's something poetic in that.

Is that an evil way to think?

[liberalmuse]

1. Trump is going to air ads in battleground states.

Starting this Friday. They'll be in PA, OH, FL and NC. Should be interesting.

[WillyBrandt]

3. Sigh. I'm sure it'll be a toxic pack of lies. nt

[liberalmuse]

12. Definitely.

But he probably got the RNC to pay for them, so there's still the question of where the millions are really going since he's only starting to air these ads.

[Johnny2X2X]

2. Wow!!!

How do you spend $63 Million without buying a single ad? Without ads you would think you'd spend a fraction of that. And he has very little in the way of a ground game.

Where is the money going?

He is funneling it to Trump owned businesses at ridiculous rates.

[Agnosticsherbet]

4. Trump repaid the loans he made to his campaign?

That would be legal.

[WillyBrandt]

5. He said he forgave them...

[Agnosticsherbet]

6. As I understand it, there must be paperwork submitted

Stating the loan was forgiven.

Trump says a lot of stuff. Most if it is shit and lies.

I would not be surprised to discover hs repaid himself.

[Adrahil]

7. Trump is, of course, funneling it to himself and family members.

And my guess is the public figures he releases are exaggerated.

Don the Con is just being who is he is: A con man. and he's conning the marks for all they are worth.

[Old and In the Way]

8. Sarah Palin must be envious.

This is how the pro's grift. To be self identifying as a Republican today means, "I am a moron, take advantage of me."

[moonscape]

9. No, I don't hope he's pocketing the $$ of

ignorant, limited, low-IQ constituents.

Thievery is thievery - though I suspect that's exactly what he's doing.

[FSogol]

10. Me too. That'll be less cash available for scummy GOP candidates downticket. n/t

[bullimiami]

11. 50 mil or so to pay back his loans. several mil to trump, family and friends for their labors.

few mil to various trump ventures that hosted campaign activities.
some to pay for trump travel / jet.

the few millions left pay for staff and crony campaign ventures.

pretty soon you have spent 63 mil.

well find out on the 20th i suppose.