Posted on 05/22/2016 1:45:05 AM PDT by GonzoII
Business has boomed in Donald Trump’s financial empire during the time he has run for president, according to an analysis of his federal disclosure forms.
The documents, including a lengthy filing released Wednesday and one from last July, show that revenue has increased by what Trump campaign statements say is almost $190 million, with gains coming from golf courses to branded merchandise to book royalties.
At his tony Florida resort Mar-a-Lago, revenue nearly doubled, climbing from about $16 million in 2014 and the first half of 2015 to about $30 million since the start of his campaign, according to the forms.
Sales of his licensed bottled-water brand, Trump Ice, are up as well — from $280,000 last year to $413,000 this year, the forms show.
“Crippled America,” his book published in November, made between $1 million and $5 million in royalties, he reported.
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Great!
Go TRUMP!
ROTFLOL....now that’s funny. Good one.
Clintons’ Foundation Booms As she runs for President, Financial Disclosures Show
Where’s THAT headline?
Imagine that. Trump can even turn running for President into a money-making endeavor. Is this the man we want addressing the nation’s economic woes? Well, yeah.
And he does it through legitimate business enterprises vs. graft/bribes/robbery.....
He raised his kids right! They are doing a great job with the business.
Raising of children is a great indicator of the character of the parent. Making money is one thing, molding good character in children is done through tough love and good example.
Kids watch what their parents do in every day life, not what they tell the kids to do.
There is no faking in daily example, kids are too smart for that.
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