My theory about Trump's business success (reinforced by FIRE & FURY)

[brooklynite]

Trump has said he never had work plans, he just "went into the office and waited for things to happen". I think it's likely that his behavior then was like it is now; he went to the office and spent his time on the phone talking to friends and promoting himself to media contacts while other people did the hard planning and negotiations; then he'd show up at the end to sign the "deal".

[Girard442]

1. You suppose these "other people" liked fur hats and drank vodka?

[PdxSean]

2. Trump has never had a successful business.

Unless you count money laundering or bankruptcy as a businesses.

[Jarqui]

3. And when that didn't work out ...

the bankruptcies and failed deals ... (gigantic $ loss in the 90s ...)

the US banks wouldn't have anything to do with him ...

So he sold his financial soul to the Russians who bought him

[Orrex]

4. I'd say that that's probably about 100% accurate

I'm sure that he imagines himself to be integral to the process, much like Lucky the Leprechaun probably imagines that he personally makes the cereal that has his face on it.

[DetlefK]

5. Just look at all the work Trump put into healthcare-reform. Or tax-reform. Or the wall.

Or infrastructure.

These are his biggest campaign-promises. And he is leaving these projects to Congress, from beginning to end.

Trump was nowhere to be seen when it came to passing an ACA-replacement.

Trump was nowhere to be seen when it came to crafting a tax-reform.

[forgotmylogin]

6. "Born on third base...

"...and thought he hit a triple."

[YessirAtsaFact]

7. Tip of the hat to Anne Richards

Funny politician

[forgotmylogin]

8. Thanks! I knew it was a quote...

but didn't know from whom.

[YessirAtsaFact]

10. She spoke at the 2000 Democratic convention

The quote was about W.

It applies to Trump even more than Bush.

Anne Richards was a former governor of Texas at the time.

[marylandblue]

12. More like standing at home plate and thinks he hit a home run

[forgotmylogin]

14. Yeah, and

didn't bother running the bases because it would be too tiring.

[TexasProgresive]

9. Sorta like the way Dumbya made his business "successes."

I argued with supporters of both that if they wanted a business man to run the government at least pick one who was successful on his own. So the pick Dumbya and tRump and could've picked Carly Fiorina another business "success."

Mama sez, "Stupid is as stupid does." How did our nation end up being lead by a stable of "Stable geniuses?"

[unblock]

11. you could see this from "the apprentice".

he only cared about winning by any means.

if the contest was two teams set up a lemonade stand and whoever makes the most money wins, and one of the contestants calls his rich uncle who buys $10,000 worth of lemonade, then hey, that team wins.

i don't think he even understands that that's "cheating" or defeats what anyone else would think the whole point of having a contest was. because to him, that is the whole point of having a contest because he's the one pocketing the $10,000.


then he gets to fire someone and it's all about who can insult their colleagues the best. the biggest mouth with the most outrageous insults an lies gets to name the person who gets the ax.


it's clear he couldn't make lemonade himself, but he could call up someone and get them to pay $10,000 for a cup of warm piss. hey, that's business the donnie way.

[geardaddy]

13. I would say, that's pretty obvious based on what

we've been hearing over the past two years.

[Bleacher Creature]

15. You should watch this video.

It's pretty clear from watching it that the theories about his current mental state are on to something. You don't see him relying on filler words like "great," "tremendous," "huge," etc. That said, it's also clear from watching it that he's never been more than a salesman.

[Johonny]

16. Both the Obamacare replacement and the tax plan show this

It was clear Trump had no clue what was in either bill and couldn't care less what was in them so long as he got to pretend to have lead the charge when he signed it. In the case of the Obamacare it didn't even make it that far.

Could you imagine even Nixon having this little knowledge of actual legislation in congress? He's a disaster.

[AlexSFCA]

17. looks perfectly normal in that 1980 video

and seems knowledgeble about real estate in NYC and pretty solid advice about investing in inner cities (gentrification). I wonder when the decline in his mental health has started? When was the scalp reduction surgery performed?