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hkp11

(275 posts)
44. and worried about his re-election..
Thu Apr 2, 2020, 05:17 PM
Apr 2020

from vanityfair: [link:https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/04/inside-trumps-decision-to-back-off-of-his-easter-coronavirus-miracle|

Trump learned that his close friend, 78-year-old New York real estate mogul Stan Chera, had contracted COVID-19 and fallen into a coma at NewYork-Presbyterian. “Boy, did that hit home. Stan is like one of his best friends,” said prominent New York Trump donor Bill White. Trump also grew concerned as the virus spread to Trump country. “The polling sucked. The campaign panicked about the numbers in red states. They don’t expect to win states that are getting blown to pieces with coronavirus,” a former West Wing official told me. From the beginning of the crisis, Trump had struggled to see it as anything other than a political problem, subject to his usual arsenal of tweets and attacks and bombast. But he ultimately realized that as bad as the stock market was, getting coronavirus wrong would end his presidency. “The campaign doesn’t matter anymore,” he recently told a friend, “what I do now will determine if I get reelected.”

Recommended. H2O Man Apr 2020 #1
Wait! I thought this guy was a mega billionaire! TheBlackAdder Apr 2020 #18
I know...Write a check like Bloomberg Donnie. #fakebillionaire..nt helpisontheway Apr 2020 #26
Donie, election 2020 coming fast. Show us your tax returns and financials. NCjack Apr 2020 #53
May have to file bankruptcy again. nature-lover Apr 2020 #2
He must get frequent flyer miles with those by now. ...nt 2naSalit Apr 2020 #6
Can it get anymore embarrassing? I mean the president is begging a foreign bank for time to pay. brush Apr 2020 #30
I don't think there's a single American bank Golden Raisin Apr 2020 #58
That would be rich! Lonestarblue Apr 2020 #34
If he does, he will spin it as being a victim of the pandemic like the rest of us. Gag nature-lover Apr 2020 #38
Awww, too bad! 2naSalit Apr 2020 #3
Deadbeat is one word ;) (nt) mr_lebowski Apr 2020 #4
KnR. Awaiting the outcome -- with interest. Putin backs the "Trump Dept" at Deutsche Bank... Hekate Apr 2020 #5
What will Putin require Deadly Donnie to do? Hermit-The-Prog Apr 2020 #63
Pay Wall leftieNanner Apr 2020 #7
Well he did bankrupt several casinos... Wounded Bear Apr 2020 #8
Not Several ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #12
It takes some real talent to bankrupt a casino! /nt sdfernando Apr 2020 #22
He tried to sue Merv Griffin for one of those bankrupt casinos. He was laughed out of court. marble falls Apr 2020 #24
Seriously, the odds are always with the house..... paleotn Apr 2020 #40
There is overhead and if you borrow too much you can bk a casino. Lucky Luciano Apr 2020 #46
Running a business competently may be too much for Donnie... paleotn Apr 2020 #50
Oh he's a total fuckup for sure, but recessions do kill casinos too. Lucky Luciano Apr 2020 #56
And, it costs to pal around with the mob and screw their prostitutes. They get on the payroll, NCjack Apr 2020 #62
It's very easy to bankrupt a casino, if you love shiny things jmowreader Apr 2020 #48
Not Just That, But... ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #65
From the Daily Beast... Eugene Apr 2020 #36
Oh boy, Wellstone ruled Apr 2020 #9
Look at what SoftBank just did to WeWork C_U_L8R Apr 2020 #10
This is what what will eventually bring him down. DEbluedude Apr 2020 #11
Use part of your U.S. government Polly Hennessey Apr 2020 #13
So now, this explains Trump's somber "tone" at that press briefing this week. Marie Marie Apr 2020 #14
Well, you KNEW......... MyOwnPeace Apr 2020 #17
and worried about his re-election.. hkp11 Apr 2020 #44
Careful, Deutsche Bank. Everybody's watching. nt crickets Apr 2020 #15
Scumbag. Foreclose on his properties. SWBTATTReg Apr 2020 #16
What, no more Reichsmarks available? bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #19
That cheers me up a bit. Hope they refuse. rurallib Apr 2020 #20
I'm sitting here saying please please please please please please please please. Dem2theMax Apr 2020 #61
It would be ironic if someone named Sanders was involved in an unfortunate situation rurallib Apr 2020 #70
US Treasury Secretary to the rescue with his check book. Pepsidog Apr 2020 #21
The Trumps and their companies are specifically exempt from the fund. marble falls Apr 2020 #23
But Trump has specifically exempted the fund from IG oversight. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #28
He thinks. He's looking for another impeachment. Some Republicans already see the writing on the ... marble falls Apr 2020 #33
They should've thought of that when they had their chance to remove him lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #35
If they hadn't put their noses so far up Trump's fundiment, they'd have seen it coming. marble falls Apr 2020 #37
Yep, no congressional oversight per signing statement to bill. Trump has stonewalled oversight at Pepsidog Apr 2020 #54
Pelosi has plans. I don't think she's going to let that money just walk out the door. crickets Apr 2020 #71
What, don't you trust Justice Beerbong? lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #72
Take a loan from JaVanka. Traildogbob Apr 2020 #25
Drop in some of that inaugural foreign cash. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #29
Who wants to bet Dotard stops donating his salary? Pepsidog Apr 2020 #55
Well at least Chainfire Apr 2020 #27
When I was young and complained about something, my dad used to say: Paper Roses Apr 2020 #31
A silver lining. Duppers Apr 2020 #32
I really FEAR that tRUMP (family) will take full advantage of the stimulus package! bluestarone Apr 2020 #39
Chickens come home to roost empedocles Apr 2020 #41
Good article.... BigmanPigman Apr 2020 #42
He'll just file for bankruptcy again (#5?) COLGATE4 Apr 2020 #43
But...but...but...Trumpy Dump is a fucking mega ga-zillionaire!!!! TruckFump Apr 2020 #45
Remember Deutche. No other financial institution will touch them. paleotn Apr 2020 #47
Eric Trump in 2014: 'We have all the funding we need out of Russia ... keithbvadu2 Apr 2020 #49
Calling "Bud" (Harry Dean Stanton) the Repo Man. DemoTex Apr 2020 #51
One thing's for sure -- tRump did those crimes Blue Owl Apr 2020 #73
Kick burrowowl Apr 2020 #52
Is he cozy enough with the Saudis to ask them? Talitha Apr 2020 #57
Most likely Chainfire Apr 2020 #60
Is this in some way tied to Donnie's Russia-OPEC oil production cuts he announced today? bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #59
You've got to establish that you're in trouble financially before you can ride that... LudwigPastorius Apr 2020 #64
Start seizing the properties used to back up those loans. Then, offer to sell them at bargain.... machoneman Apr 2020 #66
he probably can meet those payments. but any time he has the opportunity to Pillow talk Apr 2020 #67
The vig's still gotta be paid to his masters ;) Hestia Apr 2020 #68
What A Loser colsohlibgal Apr 2020 #69
If, even on a much smaller scale, these were Obama's loans... Blue Owl Apr 2020 #74
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