By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close
StarDoor said:

Alright. I looked this up, and Trump reportedly paid around 8 million dollars of the campaign funds to his own businesses. Okay? Maybe this would be a big deal if he had actually profited off of this, but he still personally paid out 50 million dollars more than his businesses took in. And the money going to his businesses would still have to be distrubted among employees and other operating costs. It's a pretty big strech to call this a "personal fundraiser".

You do realize there's a big difference between doing business with someone and supporting someone in a political campaign, right? You're saying that these banks support Donald Trump because they lend money to him, which is something that banks generally do for their clients. That's like saying that Walmart supports members of the KKK because they can purchase goods there.

Anyone can see his close connections to Russia... except the FBI, apparently. If you're so sure that Trump is controlled by Russia, I wonder why no one is reporting on that now that the election is over? Oh, right, because it was never based in reality and was merely an attempt to slander Trump.

That money was loaned to his campaign, so they owe is back. This is not uncommon; how Trump overcharged for his company services was. Let's not dodge the orginal topic of where the money came from and the infamous "self-funded" rhetoric. Trump did many, many social media fundraisers (His "dinner with Trump contest" and "Trump Black Card" notifications were all over Facebook.), this happened often:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/23/sheldon-adelson-trump-super-pac-donation-25-million 

 

Trump works extremely close with them; I've worked in the NYC RE industry for 10+ years, I built the Trump Soho, and I work with his business associates. This conversation actually could not be more timely: 

http://boingboing.net/2016/11/27/nyt-publishes-damning-deep-lo.html

 

I'm not sure he's controlled by them, but people keep warning me about Russians that are repeatedly traceable back to him. What makes is more disconcerting is that these warnings had to do with business dealings and the president-elect was not even brought up in the conversations. These should give anyone pause:

http://www.deepcapture.com/2009/02/bernard-madoff-the-mafia-and-the-friends-of-michael-milken/

http://www.forbes.com/sites/richardbehar/2016/10/03/donald-trump-and-the-felon-inside-his-business-dealings-with-a-mob-connected-hustler/

 

I'm actually hoping that the recount leads to an electoral deadlock and neither Trump nor Clinton is elected.