The clown that is Trump has been pretending he's rich.  Stupid people buy into it and do things like join Trump University or support him in the primaries.

http://theresurgent.com/it-is-very-likely-donald-trumps-campaign-fell-below-1-million-cash-on-hand/

QuoteDonald Trump did not have his first fundraiser until the end of May. And even with that fundraiser, he closed out May with only $1.2 million cash on hand.

Looking at Trump's cash flow over the preceding months, it seems more likely than not that by the time he hit June 15th, Trump was looking at only six figures in his campaign account.

We know that Trump has been paying himself out of the campaign coffers.

We know that Trump has been paying big salaries to top staff.

We know that Trump has been reimbursing his children for travel costs and also paying his own businesses exorbitant fees.

And we also know that Trump hit June and suddenly stopped traveling around the country. He stayed stationary in New York. He curtailed the number of rides on his 757, just as Hillary Clinton started ramping up her tours to swing states.

Wow he's going to have a tough time going against Clinton. I think she has > $14M and more coming in every day.

If he - and probably his supporters - are that broke maybe they won't make it to Cleveland.

Quote from: mdgiles on June 23, 2016, 12:45:52 PM
If he - and probably his supporters - are that broke maybe they won't make it to Cleveland.

Hannity's gonna fire up the "Cleveland-or-Bust" bus for the Trump campaign...

Quote from: taxed on June 23, 2016, 01:11:20 PM
Hannity's gonna fire up the "Cleveland-or-Bust" bus for the Trump campaign...

Between Ingram, Limbaugh & Hannity - they are going to desperate lengths playing defense for Donald, it's really hilarious!

As we expected, Donald is a target-rich environment, and unlike 2 months ago, there are stories, stories and more stories - easy to find, about Donald Trump.  Like the opposition research just returned to the office, truni of the car, full of boxes, "Just pick anything & run with it, it's all good!"

A couple of the "new" articles deal with how Donald acquired his wealth - his name, "Trump" is like a franchise - he leases naming rights.

For some really interesting reading, 26 years ago, the Playboy 1990 interview.
https://www.playboy.com/articles/playboy-interview-donald-trump-1990

Try this on:

QuotePB - What would be some of President Trump's longer-term views of the future?
DT - I think of the future, but I refuse to paint it. Anything can happen. But I often think of nuclear war.

PB - Nuclear war?
DT - I've always thought about the issue of nuclear war; it's a very important element in my thought process. It's the ultimate, the ultimate catastrophe, the biggest problem this world has, and nobody's focusing on the nuts and bolts of it. It's a little like sickness. People don't believe they're going to get sick until they do. Nobody wants to talk about it. I believe the greatest of all stupidities is people's believing it will never happen, because everybody knows how destructive it will be, so nobody uses weapons. What bullshit.

Obama promised to "fundamentally transform America" - what's Trump gonna do, "hit the nuke button and hope for the best..!?!?"  And we thought Nancy Peloski was bat-shit crazy!?  Just in case you think "he's a changed man", try this one on... remember this is 1990!

QuoteDT - The bomb Harry Truman dropped on Hiroshima was a toy next to today's. We have thousands of weapons pointed at us and nobody even knows if they're going to go in the right direction. They've never really been tested. These jerks in charge don't know how to paint a wall, and we're relying on them to shoot nuclear missiles to Moscow. What happens if they don't go there? What happens if our computer systems aren't working? Nobody knows if this equipment works, and I've seen numerous reports lately stating that the probability is they don't work. It's a total mess.

PB - And how would President Trump handle it?
DT - He would believe very strongly in extreme military strength. He wouldn't trust anyone. He wouldn't trust the Russians; he wouldn't trust our allies; he'd have a huge military arsenal, perfect it, understand it. Part of the problem is that we're defending some of the wealthiest countries in the world for nothing.... We're being laughed at around the world, defending Japan—

He was saying that 26 years ago?  yup!  Here's something that might give insight into his MO, he mistrusts everyone instinctively, and likes to put them to the test.

QuotePB - And the lesson?
DT - I saw people really taking advantage of Fred and the lesson I learned was always to keep up my guard one hundred percent, whereas he didn't. He didn't feel that there was really reason for that, which is a fatal mistake in life. People are too trusting. I'm a very untrusting guy. I study people all the time, automatically; it's my way of life, for better or worse.

PB - Why?
DT - I am very skeptical about people; that's self-preservation at work. I believe that, unfortunately, people are out for themselves. At this point, it's to many people's advantage to like me. Would the phone stop ringing, would these people kissing ass disappear if things were not going well?

I enjoy testing friendship.... Everything in life to me is a psychological game, a series of challenges you either meet or don't. I am always testing people who work for me.

PB - How?
DT - I will send people around to my buyers to test their honesty by offering them trips and other things. I've been surprised that some people least likely to accept a trip from a contractor did and some of the most likely did not. You can never tell until you test; the human species is interesting in that way. So to me, friendship can be really tested only in bad times.

I instinctively mistrust many people. It is not a negative in my life but a positive. 

What comes to mind, that comment he made about killing someone in NY and people would still follow him.
It could be, many of these outlandish statements are more of a "loyalty test" than actual policy or personal positions... I wonder if the Trump-a-loons really understand him, 'cause he's admitting "playing people" is FUN.

Read the article - it's Donald speaking to "friends", and saying 26 years ago, much of the same stuff he's saying today - that's the scary part.   His political position is best summarized in "Strength" - at any cost and best when confirmed by testing. 

This guy might be crazy enough to hit Iran or North Korea with a Nuke, just to prove he's not joking.

Quote from: Hoofer on June 23, 2016, 04:52:10 PM
And we thought Nancy Peloski was bat-shit crazy!? 

I don't think she is bat-shit crazy!  I know damn well she bat-shit crazy!  No question about it.   Remember back when the republicans had a sit in?  She not only shut down the TV cameras, she also shut down the microphones and turned out the light on them.   Hell she makes Patty Murray look like a Nun.