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Trump is the most recognized name in international business, he has ties with everybody.
You know who he doesn't have ties too? The DNC, and that's all that matters for now.
Liberals world wide are the most scary entity on the planet. They are the scourge that Europe must expunge if the planet is to survive.

Tenpoundbass says

Trump is the most recognized name in international business, he has ties with everybody.

What? He's well known now because he's President. He was best known before because of a TV show. He's not and never has been a major international businessman.

He was best known before because of a TV show to fresh punks that don't know their ass from a hole in the ground.

Tenpoundbass says

He was best known before because of a TV show to fresh punks that don't know their ass from a hole in the ground.

Yeah, yeah. What giant international business empire do you believe he ran in your imagination?

I don't know because he wont realease his Tax Retuns! Welcome to Hell Buddy!

www.youtube.com/embed/TpiP_Iz1XGM

Tenpoundbass says

I don't know because he wont realease his Tax Retuns! Welcome to Hell Buddy!

You don't need tax returns to find out what interests he has around the world, so feel free to try again.

Rashomon says

so feel free to try again.

http://www.investopedia.com/updates/donald-trump-companies/

Donald Trump has dabbled in an array of businesses from bottled water to luxury hotels. The President-elect's personal financial-disclosure report is extensive and lists Trump as a trustee, president, chairman, or member for more than 530 entities. Almost half of these companies listed have Trump's name as part of the company name. Trump's brash brand has earned him lucrative licensing deals; however, not all of his businesses have been successful, and several of his enterprises have been hit by his controversial comments. (For more insights on how Trump built his empire, read: This is How Donald Trump Became Rich).

Tenpoundbass says

Donald Trump has dabbled in an array of businesses from bottled water to luxury hotels. The President-elect's personal financial-disclosure report is extensive and lists Trump as a trustee, president, chairman, or member for more than 530 entities. Almost half of these companies listed have Trump's name as part of the company name. Trump's brash brand has earned him lucrative licensing deals; however, not all of his businesses have been successful, and several of his enterprises have been hit by his controversial comments. (For more insights on how Trump built his empire, read: This is How Donald Trump Became Rich).

Wow, he licenses his name. Quite the international businessman. Isn't his actual business reputation built on real estate? How many properties does he own or lease? Feel free to include those buildings he's up to his eyeballs in debt with. It must be quite the list seeing as he's "the most recognized name in international business, he has ties with everybody."

Rashomon says

Tenpoundbass says

Trump is the most recognized name in international business, he has ties with everybody.

What? He's well known now because he's President. He was best known before because of a TV show. He's not and never has been a major international businessman.

A billionaire w hotels all over the world isn't a major international businessman? If you ever wonder whether your concept of trump is a pure biased fantasy, go read what you wrote again. Then read it again until you get it.

CBOEtrader says

A billionaire w hotels all over the world isn't a major international businessman?

You sure he's a billionaire? And I'm not quite sure what you mean by 'all over the world.' Care to clarify? Also, how many hotels etc. does he actually own vs simply licensing his name to someone else? If I recall correctly, it's not that many at all, so no, he's not a major international businessman let alone what TPB claimed.There is a very big difference between being famous and being a major international businessman.

ohomen171 says

All of Trump’s Russia ties, in 7 charts

A visual guide to the many links between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

What is the real story of Donald Trump and Russia? The answer is still unclear, and Democrats in Congress want to get to the bottom of it with an investigation. But there’s no doubt that a spider web of connections—some public, some private, some clear, some murky—exists between Trump, his associates and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Allegations are allegations

Evidence is evidence

As has been said- "in God we trust, everyone else bring evidence".

Rashomon says

There's a very big difference between being famous and being a major international businessman

Actually of course this is not true.

"Marketing" is what narrows the line between these two objectives.

Entitlemented says

Actually of course this is not true.

"Marketing" is what narrows the line between these two objectives.

Only if your marketing actually has a concrete end product. He's famous. He's not a major international businessman. His interests abroad beyond attempting to license his name are pretty minimal.

Rashomon says

Only if your marketing actually has a concrete end product. He's famous. He's not a major international businessman. His interests abroad beyond attempting to license his name are pretty minimal.

He was rich enough to win the election on his own.

Tenpoundbass says

Rashomon says

Only if your marketing actually has a concrete end product. He's famous. He's not a major international businessman. His interests abroad beyond attempting to license his name are pretty minimal.

He was rich enough to win the election on his own.

Non sequitur.

Aint' got nuthin.

Either Big Mouth Billionaire Trump can keep mega-money deals secret from the entire International Media, the intelligence services of scores of countries, the CIA, the FBI, the NSA that collects all digital information, and the entire Obama Administration, or there's no there there.

At this point in Watergate people were already convicted.

The Trump=Putin line was invented out of whole cloth - probably inspired by "Wouldn't it be great to get along with Russia?" by Podesta and the DNC last winter and pushed to friendly media groups.

I give a two week deadline to come up with something substantial that merits an investigation or STFU. There isn't even a wisp of smoke that hints at a fire.

Interesting that liberals don't draw charts with Hillary, Podesta, etc. links to Saudi Arabia - which are backed by Official Filings and Lobbyist Registrations.

It's real odd, pushing the "Russia=scary" angle. Seven years ago when HRC was pushing a "reset" button, the US hoped for better Russian relations. Then about five years ago it all changed and we actively began poking the bear. Since then it's all about how Russia is so scary, so in their world where Russia is the boogie man, the worst thing they could say about someone is that they're a RUSSIA-LOVER!
But guess what? So was HRC just before she wasn't, with no real explanation for the switch. So now we are counting ties and possible connections between the heads of Russian and American state. And the implication is that they shouldn't have any connections!
But aren't heads of state SUPPOSED to have connections with other heads of state, for diplomatic purposes?
The DNC and this Russian-hate machine are just ridiculous.
Nobody is afraid of Russia! The only people remotely interested in Trump's Russian connections are the ones trying to invent a reason to oust him from the Presidency.

WaPoIsHitler Lipsovitch says

There isn't even a wisp of smoke that hints at a fire.

bwahahaha. I like that you don't even hide your bias anymore.

Quigley says

Then about five years ago it all changed and we actively began poking the bear.

Uh, it wasn't the US that changed. It was the aggressive moves of Putin.

Rashomon says

Tenpoundbass says

Rashomon says

Only if your marketing actually has a concrete end product. He's famous. He's not a major international businessman. His interests abroad beyond attempting to license his name are pretty minimal.

He was rich enough to win the election on his own.

Non sequitur.

Lol its hilarious watching Rash argue up is down, right is left. According to him, anyone less than Bill Gates isnt a major international businessman. Semantic straw-man BS.

ohomen171 says

All of Trump’s Russia ties, in 7 charts

If this is everything, then indeed there is nothing. Wake tf up before we have no liberty left. Trump is your last, best hope to save our nation from these vampires. Look at how these tyrants have turned our own CIA into a tool of absolute control. All of this fake news shit is the dying deep state wildebeest lashing out at Trump. It means we're headed in the right direction.

Hillary did not lose because of a pile of hacked emails, regardless of who is responsible. Hillary lost because a substantial number of rust belt state democrats (who voted for Obama twice) finally got sick of seeing the Democratic Party, who they always thought were the party of the hard working American, care more for foreign jobs, foreign opinions, and foreign relations than their own American family.

It should have been a Democrat screaming that Donald Trump was a filthy rich silver spoon boy who would cut every one of them loose if the right "deal" came along.

It should have been a Democrat promising them to put American workers first again, to bring the blue collar jobs back to the USA, to rebuild the factories, and to stop the tide of slave labor goods from China and elsewhere.

But the Democrats don't really care about the blue collar workers. Well, maybe if they are Mexican. But they certainly have put political correctness and global governance ahead of the tax-paying, multigenerational, and underemployed hard worker.

That's because they thought they had that demographic in the bag. Nothing to worry about. It was hardly a Russian Red that turned those five key midwest states to a Republican red - It came from 30 years of rust and neglect.

CBOEtrader says

Lol its hilarious watching Rash argue up is down, right is left. According to him, anyone less than Bill Gates isnt a major international businessman. Semantic straw-man BS.

Amusing coming from you given the kind of approach you've demonstrated in your posts. Care to explain how TPB's post logically follows from what I said? And remind me again what TPB said initially and then describe to me all the international business dealings that Trump is involved in (particularly things that involve a bit more than just selling his name for example). Trump isn't even a particularly big player in New York real estate anymore let alone internationally.

WaPoIsHitler Lipsovitch says

Interesting that liberals don't draw charts with Hillary, Podesta, etc. links to Saudi Arabia - which are backed by Official Filings and Lobbyist Registrations.

Yes, this is quite amazing hypocrisy.

Not just Hillary and Podesta, but you can also link Obama and Bush to Saudis far more clearly than you can tie Trump to Russia.

Hell, in the case of Bush, Saudi dick was so far up his ass it was coming out of his mouth.

Quigley says

with no real explanation for the switch.

You posted previously the most plausible explanation, the pipeline deals.

BTW, there had also been an effort to rehabilitate the reputation of Kadaffy, including oil deals and Tony Blair visiting and praising him. That got derailed along with the Russian "reset."

Petrodollars enable KSA to deploy their most lethal falcon, i.e. the American eagle, against any prospective competitor. Nixon's Petrodollar deals have enabled powerful careers based on deficit spending. That swamp runs very deep.

www.youtube.com/embed/zWkg6Cdkd10

@Ironman, care to go through that list and highlight the ones he actually owns versus the ones that are simply a license-partnership - in other words him just selling his name?

You have to laugh. You even quoted my comment about licensing his name before copying your list. You posted the list, so why not clarify how many he owns and how many are him licensing his name? And perhaps you should check the list as collapsed projects and ones yet to be built hardly bolster your argument.

You and CBO are clearly not two of them.

CBOEtrader says

Rashomon says

Remind me again what TPB said

OK.

Tenpoundbass says

Trump is the most recognized name in international business,

Today that is a true statement. 2 years ago he was a top 50 recognizable name, maybe top 25.

Rashomon says

remind me of all the international business dealings that Trump is involved in (particularly things that involve a bit more than just selling his name for example).

So let me get this straight... the fact that Trump is able to sell his name to 3rd party hotel/tower management groups for $millions all over the world means he isnt a recognizable business man. LOLz.

The fact that you care to even argue this shows your bias.

CBOEtrader says

Today that is a true statement. 2 years ago he was a top 50 recognizable name, maybe top 25.

It's clearly not true. He's a recognised name but not for international business.

Rashomon says

Amusing coming from you given the kind of approach you've demonstrated in your posts

Requiring fact based evidence is tough to follow if you are used to CNN assumptions based news, im sure. You'll get there :)

Rashomon says

I don't watch CNN or read their website so feel free to try again.

Good start. You'll get there :)

CBOEtrader says

So let me get this straight... the fact that Trump is able to sell his name to 3rd party hotel/tower management groups for $millions all over the world means he isnt a recognizable business man. LOLz.

Who's playing the semantic games now? And I'd say they're playing off his celebrity more than anything, wouldn't you? And as for now, his business model clearly raises obvious conflicts of interest given the murky world of real estate.

CBOEtrader says

Good start. You'll get there :)

But thankfully not as far as Breitbart and Infowars.

Rashomon says

And I'd say they're playing 9ff his celebrity more than anything, wouldn't you?

Does it matter why they are paying him? I just read that the baseline minimum Trump accepts in these deals is $5 million. Trump's brand is incredibly valuable.

This is such a stupid argument. I'm judging myself for engaging at all

CBOEtrader says

Does it matter why they are paying him? I just read that the baseline minimum Trump accepts in these deals is $5 million. Trump's brand is incredibly valuable.

In business terms that is small potatoes, so how does that equate to TPB's claims?

CBOEtrader says

This is such a stupid argument. I'm judging myself for engaging at all

You should seeing as you seem to be trying to defend TPB's initial ridiculous claim.

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