How can Trump get away with comments like this?

[sooda]

And I'm quite sure that many of them are just as "honest" as he is. But hey, we gotta remember that he is the hedonist's best friend, and "the art of the deal" well feeds into that, thus all too often putting materialism heads and shoulders over morals. For so many of them, it's all about $ and what $ can buy, and I think we each know some of these people who do just that.

I have a problem.. Since Trump rose to power I picture him and his Grovelings (is that a word?) in pink panties.

 

[sooda]

Nor any of his successes acknowledged by his detractors.

Like Trump University?

 

[Spirit of Light]

Like Trump University?

or the lose of 10 billion in 10 years? not very successful or the 6 times he gone bankrupt

 

[Stanyon]

or the lose of 10 billion in 10 years? not very successful or the 6 times he gone bankrupt

And still become the richest President in U.S history? Businesses lose money and go bankrupt for various reasons all the time, sometimes for the overall benefit.

 

[Spirit of Light]

And still become the richest President in U.S history?

He has not provided any proves of his wealth, so for all we know he is not that wealthy.
And much of his wealth was from his father, not something he earned him self

 

[ADigitalArtist]

I agree.
But one should not let negative views of the man overwhelm
one to the extent policy is either ignored or blindly opposed.
The OP is an example of giving inappropriate significance
& meaning to a boneheaded remark.

I'm at work atm so I have not had the chance to watch this video, but I can confidently say the aggregate number of his boneheaded remarks is itself remarkable, socially and politically (which is more a gradient.) And I see those being dismissed out of hand more than anything else about him.

 

[Revoltingest]

He has not provided any proves of his wealth, so for all we know he is not that wealthy.
And much of his wealth was from his father, not something he earned him self

How do you calculate this?
I wonder how much he inherited, & what his current net worth is.
Do you have the info to back up your claim?

 

[Stanyon]

He has not provided any proves of his wealth, so for all we know he is not that wealthy.

He is under no requirement to prove anything to anyone except the IRS or loan officers etc.

 

[BSM1]

Obama didn't fawn over anyone... and he certainly didn't require the people who worked for him to grovel.

Why do you think Mattis, Tillerson, Kelly etc called trump an "effing moron"?

Is this another attempt at you trying to be serious?

 

[Spirit of Light]

How do you calculate this?
I wonder how much he inherited, & what his current net worth is.
Do you have the info to back up your claim?

He inhered about 400 million dollar after his dad, but went bankrupt 5 or 6 times, so those money are gone, then he does not pay contractors for jobs done, and the 90s he did not pay much tax at all.
Does not the rightwing people here watch news about him?

 

[Revoltingest]

I'm at work atm so I have not had the chance to watch this video, but I can confidently say the aggregate number of his boneheaded remarks is itself remarkable, socially and politically (which is more a gradient.) And I see those being dismissed out of hand more than anything else about him.

It all depends what matters to one.
His remarks appear of great importance to you.
They aren't important to me...I look at action more than words.
So I dismiss many odd/awful remarks as not worth my concern,
eg, the subject of the OP.
We have different perspectives on this.

 

[Spirit of Light]

He is under no requirement to prove anything to anyone except the IRS or loan officers etc.

Well so can not prove his wealth then.

 

[Shad]

If the men around Trump have to be diminished and look small for the sake of Trump's ego, America looks really sick.

That is US politics in general. More to my previous point. What does fawning over Obama by the Nobel committee entail especially when they regret their pandering. Do note it was awarded due to speculation not action.

Nobel chief regrets Obama peace prize

 

[Revoltingest]

He inhered about 400 million dollar after his dad, but went bankrupt 5 or 6 times, so those money are gone, then he does not pay contractors for jobs done, and the 90s he did not pay much tax at all.

His stiffing contractors & his tax records don't speak to his current net worth.
You cite bankruptcies, but you don't say whether they were personal, or were
companies where he had some level of involvement/ownership. And this too
doesn't speak to his current net worth.

The question remains....
How much has his net worth increased since his initial inheritance?
This would shed light on whether he made money on his own.

Does not the rightwing people here watch news about him?

That's not a question for me.
You'd have to ask them.

 

[Stanyon]

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He was doing it for the "shorties"

 

[leov]

Who is manipulating it & how?
Keep this discussion brief...we don't want to derail the thread.

Governments, special interests buy and sell huge amount of stocks through high frequency traders to direct market in general and/or particular stocks.

 

[Shad]

His stiffing contractors & his tax records don't speak to his current net worth.
You cite bankruptcies, but you don't say whether they were personal, or were
companies where he had some level of involvement/ownership. And this too
doesn't speak to his current net worth.

The question remains....
How much has his net worth increased since his initial inheritance?
This would shed light on whether he made money on his own.

That's not a question for me.
You'd have to ask them.

The bankruptcy were business which Trump has many of not personal. Atlantic City for example.

 

[Spirit of Light]

His stiffing contractors & his tax records don't speak to his current net worth.
You cite bankruptcies, but you don't say whether they were personal, or were
companies where he had some level of involvement/ownership. And this too
doesn't speak to his current net worth.

The question remains....
How much has his net worth increased since his initial inheritance?
This would shed light on whether he made money on his own.

That's not a question for me.
You'd have to ask them.

The Definitive Net Worth Of Donald Trump
According to Forbes Trump has 3.1 Billion in wealth

 

[Revoltingest]

Governments, special interests buy and sell huge amount of stocks through high frequency traders to direct market in general and/or particular stocks.

This is certainly the case, but I thought you were
claiming that someone was controlling the market.

 

[ADigitalArtist]

It all depends what matters to one.
His remarks appear of great importance to you.
They aren't important to me...I look at action more than words.
So I dismiss many odd/awful remarks as not worth my concern,
eg, the subject of the OP.
We have different perspectives on this.

Choosing to speak in certain ways is an action, has effects and consequences. 'The pen is mightier than the sword' isn't a euphamism for nothing. And Trump has added to if not set precedence for a toxic, misogynistic, xenophobic culture that is already and will likely continue to have far reaching consequences. By both speech as an action, and policy making.

But what's very important to me is civil rights, foreign affairs, healthcare and education. All of which the Trump administration has done abysmally at.