Posted on 08/15/2015 12:07:06 PM PDT by markomalley
Billionaire and Republican candidate Donald Trump said Saturday that he would spend $1 billion on his presidential campaign, if necessary, to win the White House.
Asked by a reporter at the Iowa State Fair if he would spend that sum on his campaign, Trump replied "Yes ... if I had to."
Trump afterward ended the short press conference to take children at the fair aboard his helicopter.
The brash candidate, who leads Republicans in recent polls, said that a budget for his campaign was "irrelevant."
"I make 400 million a year so what difference does it make," Trump said.
Instead of worrying about the cost of the campaign, he added, "my whole focus will be this country and making it great again."
Trump has advertised his personal fortune to voters, saying that it places him beyond the influence of other billionaires seeking to advance special interests.
While he has repeatedly claimed a net worth of more than $10 billion, it is unclear what his true wealth is. Bloomberg News estimated his wealth at $2.9 billion, based on campaign disclosures.
If Trump were to advance beyond the Republican primary, it would likely take over a billion dollars to compete for the presidency. Both Mitt Romney and President Obama spent more than $1 billion in their campaigns in 2012.
Well, duh. Even if he spends $1B and loses, he’ll make it up in a heartbeat because it was an investment in his brand name.
Doctor Benjamin Carson as Vice President
Department of State , (Return INS.) – John Bolton
Department of Justice - Trey Gowdy (Suggested by The Donald)
Department of Treasury, (includes HHS Customs) – Carl Icahn (Offered and Accepted)
Department of War, (change the name back, include VA function.) - LTC. West
Department of Interior, (includes former Agriculture, Transportation, HHS Border Patrol, and Energy legitimate functions) – Gov. Palin
Department of Labor and Commerce – ELIMINATE
Department of Health and Human Services - ELIMINATE
Department of Homeland Security – ELIMINATE
Department of Education - ELIMINATE
Department of Housing and Urban Development – ELIMINATE
Well right now the guy seems to be doing great on earned press alone.
His entire brand is built on winning. While I don't think his brand will be at all tarnished by losing, he probably does.
He doesn’t need to make it up.
In another article about his appearance at the Iowa State Fair, Trump
claims to have turned down a five million dollar donation.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3325095/posts?
Tom Tancredo as the head of ICE.
Ted Cruz for Vice President or Attorney General or as a Supreme Court Justice, along with fellow Justice Janice Rogers Brown.
Jeb Bush....Ambassador to the Bermuda Triangle.
He makes a million bucks a day.
That’s almost as good as lawyers.
What I like about Trump as president is that nobody is going to own him. No kickbacks for anybody.
This statement is sooooo true, Trump will NEVER lose he will do whatever it takes to win!!!!! Once he was in it that was it, he IS NOT a loser and neither are the people he surrounds himself with!!!! He hires only the best and the brightest he will NEVER lose not a chance!!!!!
Don’t forget the EPA! - ELIMINATE
Just saw a post on his FB page: giving free helicopter rides at Iowa State Fair.
Better!
Thanks!
“Jeb Bush....Ambassador to the Bermuda Triangle.”
ROFL ROFL
Trump's giant ego will not settle for anything less than being seen as the savior of the US, the best President in our history. Nobody would work harder at making the US great again, and getting credit for it.
Can you imagine what a bizarre four-year ride it's going to be when President Trump cleans out the garbage in DC?
This might just be enough to squish Jeb!
110 million is chump change compared to a bil.
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