Trump is almost 2 billion in debt and the amount is growing

[YessirAtsaFact]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Emile (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: CNN

Former President Donald Trump's debt obligations currently amount to around $1.8 billion, and that amount is growing every month. CNN's Erica Hill speaks with Forbes senior editor Dan Alexander about Trump's financial situation.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/31/politics/video/trump-debt-growing-dan-alexander-ebof-digvid

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The big news here is that CNN is actually talking about this less than a week before the election.

This debt would prevent Trump from getting any kind of security clearance for a government contract or job.

[C_U_L8R]

1. With all his grifts and schemes

You'd think he'd be flush with cash.
He won't live long in the Kingdom on credit cards.
He must have some overseas stashes
that the IRS doesn't know about. Yet.

[Mr. Evil]

16. Yup.

They're called Russia and Saudi Arabia.

[Emile]

2. Piss poor business man.

[Ferrets are Cool]

3. But just think about how much he could pay off with selling National Secrets once he is back in office....AND

it will be LEGAL. NOT A FUCKING THING COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. Thank you SCOTUS.

[GB_RN]

15. Aside From Dredd Scott...

And Korematsu v United States, this is one of the worst decisions ever. And likely, the most dangerous legal decision in the history of the US.

[Hekate]

23. This

[BattleRow]

18. Could ??

[twodogsbarking]

4. Rudy, Don and Pillow Guy in a van down by the cesspool.

[Clouds Passing]

7. Matt Foley

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse1.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.-T54Y-HZSlQRx3J81CGdqgAAAA%26pid%3DApi&f=1&ipt=ea79ae29c47fcb3e2ecef7c925366ee6c95ea74955beee90fdcfdd13f4259c13&ipo=images

Sorry I can’t get it to post the gif

[BattleRow]

28. The Unholy Trinity.

[Clouds Passing]

5. Time for debtor's prison for Dump. Deadbeat Dump.

[Harker]

6. "No puppet... no puppet... you're the puppet. " n/t

[Jacson6]

8. I look into my crystal ball and see a BK filing in DJT's future.

He has been stiffing corporations and people all of his life.

[FakeNoose]

24. If he files bankruptcy again, he still owes federal & state income taxes, am I right?

[Qutzupalotl]

9. I think that's why he loves tariffs.

They give him the power to make exceptions for any company willing to bribe him.

[generalbetrayus]

10. "Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?"

[wolfie001]

11. What The Heritage Foundation and Leonard Leo doesn't cover.....

.....Russia and the Saudis will.

[BWdem4life]

12. Time for a Saudi loan! nt

[meow2u3]

13. I knew he was a billionaire in reverse

and that he would misrepresent his debts as his "net worth", or in his case, net worthlessness.

[BattleRow]

17. Isn't everything in "Dumpsterverse" in REverse?

Like a carnival mirror?

Btw,does anyone remember a tv commercial from back in the day,where there was a very ordinary looking couple,gazing into a side show mirror ,reflecting not themselves,but a smoking hot young couple?

Trump and his pack must have cornered the market on those magic mirrors.

[ZonkerHarris]

14. What, the sneakers, watches, coins, NFTs, and trading cards aren't selling?

[BattleRow]

20. Don't forget the Chinese Bibles...

[JT45242]

19. If Fox business talks about it would be a big deal

Glad that CNN is finally acting like a news agency, even a little bit, rather than as fox light propaganda.

[YessirAtsaFact]

22. MSM has been standing on their heads to avoid criticizing Dim Donald

It's refreshing for a major outlet like CNN to publish this.

I don't know how damaging it will be, a lot of people on the left already knew he was a debt--riddled fraud, but it may sway some undecided voters.

The cult probably won't ever see it and if they do, they will likely say "fake news" and forget about it.

[Demobrat]

21. I wonder what the grift will be after he loses.

He’s going to need the rubes to dig deeper than ever. Deeper than a lousy hundred grand for a cheap tin watch. So what will it be? Will he turn the rooms at one of his roach motels into time shares and offer them at the bargain price of $10 million?

Or will he resort to just plain threats?

I’m going with threats. Pay me protection money or the migrants are gonna get you type stuff.

He knows his audience.

[FakeNoose]

25. Well Musk could bail him out, if he wanted to

Or maybe we'll see new Chinese and Arabian owners of Chump's properties soon.

Whoops, there goes the kiddies' inheritance!

[Demobrat]

26. Once Trump loses Musk will be long gone.

And what will he have to offer the Saudis or the Russians? Nothing.

It will have to be the rubes who pay the bills.
They are the only ones dumb enough to keep donating to a failed campaign after the election is over.

[FakeNoose]

27. Yes you're correct that only the rubes will give him money

The Arabs and Chinese might buy property from him though. Problem with that is Chump has mortgaged EVERYTHING to the hilt. Whatever he sells off, he owes to the banks and creditors.

[Demobrat]

30. And why would they? There's no dearth of properties

for sale in the US and around the world. There is absolutely no reason to deal with Trump, never mind do him any favors.

There’s no quid in the pro quo. He’s got nuttin’.

Up until now there’s been the possibility that he could regain power, and that’s kept the Pukes in line. But he’s old and deteriorating fast, and there’s no way he runs again in four years. So overnight his influence there is gone, poof.

So what has he got? Nothing but the rabble that makes up MAGA.

[Bayard]

29. I thought presidential candidates had to pass a credit check

This looks like another great ad for Kamala, courtesy of the Lincoln Project. Doesn't she already have a clearance as VP?

[HereForTheParty]

31. International Bank of Putin?

[Emile]

32. After an alert and discussion with the hosts, the consensus is to lock.

Not a news story, but a link to a video. Belongs in Cable News Clips, not LBN.