Trump, laden with $400 million debts, plans to cash in on his post-presidency with a book deal, medi

[UpInArms]

Trump, laden with $400 million debts, plans to cash in on his post-presidency with a book deal, media appearances, and selling rally tickets, according to a report

President Donald Trump, with top aides and allies, has discussed ways he could cash-in on his role as former president when he leaves the White House in January, The Washington Post reported.

In public, Trump has continued to stir allegations of election fraud, for which he has produced no convincing evidence, and insists that he is the real winner of the election, which media organizations called for Democrat Joe Biden more than two weeks ago. Trump has even attempted to pressure GOP officials to delay certifying the election result in a bid to subvert the result of the election.

But in private conversation with aides, the Post reports, Trump appears to have acknowledged he will be leaving office in January, and is planning his next moves.

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"Trump also has been exploring ways to make money for relatively little work, such as giving paid speeches to corporate groups or selling tickets to rallies," reports the Post."Also, he may try to write a score-settling memoir of his time as president and appear on television, in a paid or unpaid capacity."

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https://www.businessinsider.com/facing-400-million-debts-trump-plans-cash-in-on-presidency-2020-11

[soothsayer]

1. Ain't nobody but a money launderer gonna pay him

That book would suck.

[leftieNanner]

3. Who's gonna write it for him?

He can't even READ a book, let alone write one.

Wonder how long it will take for them to end up in the dollar pile?

[kimbutgar]

15. I was in a bookstore recently and saw mf45jrs book.

After reading a page it was obvious he didn’t write it.

[Poiuyt]

29. You mean it had complete sentences?

[OAITW r.2.0]

10. His base can't read too many words, especially in book form.

Those that can, won't. Has to be a RW operation to use dark money to buy up case loads of this paper scrap.

But I look forward to the smart folks that post here and on Twitter to highlight the absurdities that will be printed in this sad attempt to do a rewrite of reality, 2016-2020.

[42bambi]

28. He could write his book on a T-Shirt, his base would buy it - and wear it too! USA-USA!!

[OAITW r.2.0]

30. The one marketing idea I will credit Trump.

One night - around 2014 - Trump was taking a dump and tweetin'.....and it came like a vision.....Make America Great Again. The rubes believed this bullshit.

[intrepidity]

2. Who would pay to hear him talk about

how great he thinks he is, and how unfair everything is for him? That's all he ever talks about.

It's one thing while he's POTUS. But after? Why?

[smirkymonkey]

16. +1000

It's always the same old schtick over and over again. No corporation is going to hire him to bore their executives or employees. No respectable organization will either. Nobody with the money is going to waste it to have him come in to deliver one of his unhinged rants.

The only people who want to hear him are his hillbilly cult members and they aren't going to be able to afford the big bucks he's hoping to rake in. Not when they were getting it for free, and even then most of them were bored to tears.

Who would ghost write his book? It would be a nightmare having to put up with his incoherent babble and chances are they wouldn't get paid in full anyway. And I doubt it would sell. The cult doesn't read and again, there would be nothing new revealed.

I think it's over for him. He isn't going to get another comeback this time.

[Ahpook]

42. They'll eat it up

Chapter 1: I was president of the US. It was great

Chapter2: I was the most beautiful and most wonderful ever

Chapter 3: I won 2020, but people were mean to me and I poo poo my diapy.

The end

[LakeArenal]

4. Donors will have to buy them in bulk.

“Hey Kenny, we have a very special Christmas bonus for you this year!”
😬

[Docreed2003]

5. A picture book deal????

Cause his ass can't write a book and what ghostwriter would be able to tolerate listening to him drone on and on about himself and how everything in his presidency was so "unfair"

[Budi]

6. Better slap a "FICTION" Label across the front of his book cover

[sprinkleeninow]

7. More like a delusion...

'Just An Illusion'

[BeyondGeography]

8. "Trump also has been exploring ways to make money for relatively little work..."

Talk about your big life changes.

[OAITW r.2.0]

14. LMFA off.

Thank you for that bit of "so what else is new?".

[Frustratedlady]

9. Doesn't that seem so strange for a billionaire to have to sell tickets to his rallies?

Write a book? He'd have to hire a ghost writer, since he can't spell or come up with words beyond a 5th grader's ability. Having filed for bankruptcy so many times, what company would be interested in anything he has to say? Few networks would be interested in any lies he has in his spiels, so he can forget that. Besides, he's slammed so many of the media, they wouldn't have anything to do with him.

He doesn't have many talents to prostitute himself with. Just sayin'.

[soothsayer]

17. Oh right. He's rich. Ha

[C_U_L8R]

11. Given his history screwing over writers

it looks like Ivanka may have to write it.

[Moostache]

20. A dream screw job for the pervert (nt)

[PJMcK]

12. Trump won't even be able to have his precious rallies

After 12:00 noon on January 20, 2021, Trump will be yesterday's news. The media won't care about Trump any longer because he won't have any effect on the current events. The media will focus on the Biden Presidency, the Congress and world affairs.

It will come as a tremendous shock to Trump that the world has moved onwards from his narcissistic domination of the news cycles. But that's what will happen.

Accordingly, Trump's influences over the Republican Party will diminish and the GOP will fracture into two camps. As a life-long Democrat, that's fine by me!

[StarfishSaver]

13. Must add to the $400 million (and probably more) in debt the amounts he will

continue to rack up with his outrageous lifestyle, spending habits and horrific business sense.

Within a very short time, that $400 million will look like pocket change.

[NJCher]

37. not to mention the lawyers' bills

for all the cases he has to face when he can no longer use the Justice Department and Bill Bahr as his personal attorney.

[StarfishSaver]

39. Yep

[Blue_true]

18. There are close to 74 million Americans that believe that Trump is a

real multi-billionaire, rather than a guy who ran two casinos into bankruptcy. Unfortunately, there is a lot of money out there for him to scam. He is going to bleed his followers dry, and be a thorn in the side of democracy during and after that time.

[CatMor]

19. 400 million in debt ..

that's a lot of books to sell from the marked down sales bin and endless rallies. He lives in a make believe world.

[belpejic]

44. It's just not gonna happen.

Ultra elite performers, like Taylor Swift and Beyonce, might be able to gross ~$100m for worldwide concert tours that are comprised of hundreds of sold out shows in front of huge audiences. They work HARD. They also charge premium prices for tickets. Think this is going to happen with maggot rallies, or that Donnie Dollhands has the work ethic for it? Ha!

President Obama might have gotten a ~$40 million advance for his book. He made sure that it was interesting and literate, and he has a large, educated audience who will actually buy (for $10-$30, depending on the format) and read it. He is also working his butt off on a media tour. Trump "readers?" You'd be lucky to get them to buy a $1.00 commemorative Trump edition of the National Enquirer at the grocery store checkout line. NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

Bailouts from big banks? Deutsche Bank was the last one. They're reportedly done with him. UNH UH.

Money laundering? How far up his butthole do you think the feds and relevant state and municipal authorities will be after he's dragged kicking and screaming out of the White House? HA HA HA.

Development deals? I think Pol Pot has a stronger brand than Trump does these days, unless you're a brainwashed cult member from East Dumbfuckistan.

I can't remember the stupid Ahnold movie, but I remember the phrase: "Prepare for a bitter harvest. Winter has arrived!"

* minor edit for clarity

[JI7]

21. So much can he make off rally tickets ?

The people who have been going didn't have to pay for it but how many will go once they do have to pay ?

And you need to consider the costs of renting the place and security and anything else. How much could he realistically make ?

And which corporations are going to pay him to give speeches ?

And how will he get money from media appearances ?

And how much would he get for a book deal ? Will the RNC buy the books ?

[OAITW r.2.0]

31. No worries, the RNC, now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Trump Org, will be handling the

events, In fact, all money raised through individual contributions/dark sources will be washed and available to Trump as his ego dictates. Do you think Rona is gonna complain?

[Raven123]

22. Relatively little work? As opposed to what? Certainly not the past 4 years.

Pretty much an admission that the Trump brand is in shambles. No one will pay him to hoist his name front door of their establishment. Most reputable attorneys are running away, and everyone else will probably demand cash up front for their services. It should be interesting to see who will pay him for anything.

[Autumn]

23. The RNC will be buying all his books to give away or start fires? I doubt anyone else will buy

some book about a loser not written by said loser.

[keithbvadu2]

24. His rallies as candidate/Prez were free to attend, weren't they?

His rallies as candidate/Prez were free to attend, weren't they?

His supporters even had to pay some to attend.

How much will his believers now pay to see a loser?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214266508

"ABC News has confirmed that attendees to Trump WH Rally were paid."

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/candace-owens-blexit-group-pays-attendees-travel-trumps/story?id=73531036

[TeamPooka]

45. I can't wait to see him try to sell tickets to his trashy followers. Trump's new paywall.

[Gothmog]

25. Can Trump supporters read?

Good luck in finding a publisher

[lpbk2713]

26. Look for copies of Trump's book on the clearance rack at the Dollar Store.

The hard core twenty percenters will snatch them right up.

[tavernier]

27. I'll give him a penny a book because with the internet

we always run out of newspaper for the fireplace.

[tulipsandroses]

32. I doubt that he can make money on rallies. How much is he going to charge to make a profit?

Venues are not cheap. He's notorious for leaving cities holding the bag when he has his klan rallies. So how much will he charge them to cover the cost of a stadium or convention hall, his travel expense, he sure as hell won't be flying commercial. I'm sure he'll want to fly private jet, including his staff, lodging and all the other expenses. I doubt that this would be a $20 or $25 ticket. These people are used to getting their trump ramblings for free. Are they going to want to pay lets say 50 bucks or more

[Grasswire2]

33. Other reports tell us that publishers have NO INTEREST in his memoirs.

ZERO.

[malaise]

34. He has three options

croak, become a pariah or end up in prison.. I'm wishing for a trifecta.

[Klaralven]

35. I doubt that he could write a book. Not even tell intelligible stories to a ghost writer.

[sdfernando]

36. Orange Fkface can't read or write

and never wrote a book in his life. Who would want to ghostwrite it?....better get the CASH up front and make it a lot of CASH.

[DavidDvorkin]

38. I'm sure he'll get a big book deal with some rightwing publisher

Regnery, perhaps.

The publisher will choose the ghostwriter. The cult will buy the book, and rightwing organizations will buy copies in bulk.

It's absurd, but that's what will happen.

I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think I am.

[llmart]

40. Brings to mind that old adage...

a fool and his money are soon parted.

Nobody is more a fool than a trump cult member.

[DavidDvorkin]

43. Yes, indeed

Trump has been relying on that for decades.

[crickets]

41. I'm hoping he'll be too busy in court to run around blathering at crowds and the media.

I'm hoping many court appearances will be keeping him busy. He can write his precious memoirs later--in jail, house arrest, or exile. One way or another, here's a cheer that he's going to go away soon. Whee!

[Zeus69]

46. DT was a brand before he was President.

And he'll have offers post Presidency. Not that he will sell anything to any of us, but the ridiculous swagger is required for the 10% who adore him. That makes for a 33,000,000 member customer base. Not bad for someone who is a douchebag asshole.