I hear he pulled the same thing with his several wives and the size of his…ummm, hands.
So am I to understand they’re just now getting around to dispelling the myth of tRump yet again. It had no effect on his campaign when this was originally reported, but what it did do is give tRump a talking point to brag about his wealth and therefore his success in business, which his idiotic supporters fell for.
So who gives a shit. We all know it was a lie then when he claimed his wealth was greater than it was, and Forbes and whoever else that enabled this bullshit can go fuck themselves. Now he’s living off emoluments his own party won’t put an end to, campaign donations, his inaugural committee funds, robbing the treasury, and our tax dollars.
Nice job, Forbes.
I wonder why he didn’t use John Barron as his campaign manager for the election.
The only thing that Donald is good at…ok not good but does consistently…is lie.
And holy shit how embarrassing for Donald’s son that he was
named after John Barron!
I guess the point of this article is Trump’s a pathetic asshole and Forbes is a shitty magazine.
What a sad little boy.
Rule 1. You can not believe a word he says. This is a fairly common neuropsychiatric precaution.
He named his kid for his alter ego???
Wonder how his son will feel when he figures out his lying ass Dad named him after his lying ass alter ego. Same spelling and everything. I think about this all the time.
“How Trump Tried To Dupe Forbes Into Thinking He Was Super ‘Loaded’ In 1984”
Tried? Have you read the article, Mr. Headline writer? It would appear Trump's deceptions were more successful than not.I think the worst insult you could give DJT is that he’ll never be anything more than Middle Class with New Money.
That would hit him where he really lives.
It’s no accident that the only professional situation he was ever consistently successful in was playing the role of a rich businessman on a reality show. Actually doing business never seemed to work out for him.
Crazy is as crazy does. The family has known for a long time that the old fart is a half bubble off plumb.
ETA: Another accurate way of putting it is to say that his elevator skips floors. (Which it does in his property.)
Holy crap, I did not ever make that connection.
WTF?
Ever the grifter…
Is it me, or does Ivana’s hair in this photograph look like what you’d expect Darth Vader’s helmet to look like if it came in blonde?
Sorry about all your dreams tonight.
Come on, TPM, Trump didn’t “try” to dupe Forbes into thinking that. As the article tells us, he DID dupe them–totally. In fact, his stupid calls as John Barron were an attempt to convince Forbes that he was a billionaire, not only worth $100 million, as Forbes then concluded. So, no, they didn’t go along with him there. But the article also admits that Trump’s true wealth at the time was $5 million. So they over-estimated his wealth by 20 times. But he didn’t actually dupe them?
Seat belts fastened, tray tables and seat backs in the upright position, folks. Antisachetdethe flies at 2 this afternoon. (Also, cross fingers and deploy rabbit’s feet and horse shoes!)
I call gratuitous cruelty!