Even better, Trump spent pretty much his own money, not stuff that other people gave him (that comes with strings).
Trump spent the money he has received in donations. Perfectly proper for him to do, but let’s dispel with the false notion he is spending his own money.
Is Trump spending anything? I thought he was relying on big rallies and the fact that he gets a lot of free press.
To be completely accurate, Trump is spending money borrowed from Goldman Sachs and various other Wall Street firms, to the tune of $580,000,000.
He really has very little liquid net worth left.
I'm curious how you think Trump will fund a general election bid. Is he going to do it without spending money? That might be a trick, once the media no longer cares about giving him time to trash the Republican field.
If he is to spend money as others have in the past, history would put that number at about $1 billion. Now Trump is a rich man, but he's not that rich. He doesn't have a $1 billion in cash or fluid assets, and even if he did, I doubt he would spend the majority of his wealth on a run.
So where will the money come from?
You all know how this works, right?
Trump “loans” his campaign money.
when the race is over, he will hold “fundraisers” and “events”, to the tune of $10,000.00 a plate dinners, etc, and “repay” himself the money he has “lent” to his campaign.
This happens all the time. All the Presidents have done so. The Clinton’s have made it a bizarre art form.
Basically, some candidates raise money to run, others borrow and get repaid money to run.
So, is the candidate beholding to the one who gave him money to run, or to those that repay the loan?
Don’t be fooled by false rhetoric