Nickolai wrote:
Men like Trump never has enough. He brags that he is very rich, that he is worth $10 billion but Forbes Magazine say he is only worth 3.5 to 4 billion. His life goal is to make it to the to top of Forbes list of 400 billionaires. He got into this to rake in a few billion from fossil fuel by getting rid of Obamas economic sanctions on Russia. Sanctions Obama slapped on them for their annexation of Crimea in 2011. The sanctions killed ExxonMobill's $500 million deal with Putin to drill for oil in the Barrents sea. Exxon has 68 % of their assets in Russia but since the sanctions were imposed they have only been able to pull 1.5 % of their production from Russia the rest came from he US. Trump didn't suddenly become civic minded he never does anything unless there is big money in it for himself
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I do not necessarily disagree here, Nick.. A successful man is a man who always wants/ needs more and puts his desire to action..
A desire to become President I would think follows that huge narcissistic desire to achieve the greatest position in history.. To go down in History as a world leader vs looking at what money he can get out of?? BO had no problem leaving office 20 million more in his pocket than he came in with, right?? How is that possible on 400k a year??? Wrote a book years ago, yea I get that,but 20 million??Whats up with that???
Have you ever read Trumps financial disclosure of all business he had to give when nominated??
Here's just a little .. All you people screaming about tax records and he has annual portfolios on his businesses yearly, along with having to file his disclosure form ..Sure it's not complete in earned income, liquidity, dividends etc but it too says net accumulated worth of 10 billion.. I have read the 3.5 to 4.5 billion dollar figure as well.. And so the point is what??? Diclosure of held businesses or money he makes?? Just up to the filing of his FDF he had already made 1.5 billion and note the closing paragraph too...
Trump has not been shy about discussing his wealth.
When he filed his first financial disclosure after declaring his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination, his campaign said that Trump's personal fortune was so "massive" that it couldn't be properly detailed on the FEC forms.
The campaign statement said of the FEC forms:
This report was not designed for a man of Mr. Trump's massive wealth. For instance, they have boxes once a certain number is reached that simply state $50 million or more. Many of these boxes have been checked. As an example, if a building owned by Mr. Trump is worth $1.5 billion, the box checked is "$50,000,000 or more."
Here's the Trump campaign's full statement:
Yesterday, Donald J. Trump filed his Personal Financial Disclosure (PFD) forms with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), his second annual filing since announcing his candidacy for President of the United States in June of last year.
Mr. Trump stated, "I filed my PFD, which I am proud to say is the largest in the history of the FEC. Despite the fact that I am allowed extensions, I have again filed my report, which is 104 pages, on time. Bernie Sanders has requested, on the other hand, an extension for his small report. This is the difference between a businessman and the all talk, no action politicians that have failed the American people for far too long. I have built an incredible company and have accumulated one of the greatest portfolios of real estate assets, many of which are considered to be among the finest and most iconic properties in the world. This is the kind of thinking the country needs."
The newly filed PFD shows a tremendous cash flow, and a revenue increase of approximately $190 million dollars (which does not include dividends, interest, capital gains, rents and royalties). This income was utilized, among other things, for the funding of construction projects at various multi-million dollar developments, reduction of debt and the funding of the campaign.
Mr. Trump's income as reported in the PFD statement is in excess of $557 million (which does not include dividends, interest, capital gains, rents and royalties). Mr. Trump's net worth has increased since the last statement was filed in July of 2015. As of this date, Mr. Trump's net worth is in excess of $10 billion dollars.