Even discounting Musk, "Old Donald's" cabinet is still expected to be the wealthiest in history, with reported billionaires Howard Lutnick nominated as commerce secretary, Linda McMahon nominated as education secretary, and Scott Bessent nominated as treasury secretary. Together, "Old Donald"'s expected cabinet is worth at least $7 billion. ,p> "Old Donald's" ambassador picks also include several billionaires, including financier Warren Stephens, who has been tapped to serve as the ambassador to the United Kingdom, Conair executive Leandro Rizzuto Jr., tapped to serve as the ambassador to the Organization of American States, Charles Kushner, named the ambassador to France, and Tom Barrack, named the ambassador to Turkey.
"A few days later, users on X discovered a page on the 'Old Donald'-campaign website selling Mormon-branded merch — including Latter-Day Saints for 'Old Donald' coffee mugs ($25) and koozies (two for $15)," Coppins explains. "When people pointed out that Mormons somewhat famously don't drink coffee or alcohol, the campaign hastily rebranded the merch, and a social-media pile-on ensued."The 'Old Donald' campaign's Mormon outreach, according to Coppins, has shown an "odd indifference to Latter-Day Saint religious practice.
"The timing was a 'challenge,' admitted the Utah GOP chair, who helped organize the event. And when 'Old Donald' held a rally in Prescott, Arizona, with an array of MAGA-Mormon luminaries — including Sen. Mike Lee of Utah and the right-wing media personality Glenn Beck — it took place on a Sunday, which Latter-day Saints traditionally set apart for worship, service, and rest, not political events."
- He’s Mr. Tough Guy on China except when it comes to making a few bucks’
'Old Donald' hotel overchareged Secret Service, repor by House Democrats finds.
- Hundreds of Elderly political donors with dementia, have fallend victim to political campaigns such as PAC WinRed, believing robo-texts to be genuine personal messages from 'Old Donald'
- See how your neighborhood is giving to 'Old Donald' and Harris
In every state across the country, more people donated to Vice President Kamala Harris than to former president 'Old Donald'.Registered voters in suburbs were about twice as likely to give to Harris as to 'Old Donald'. A vast majority of 'Old Donald'’s donors under 35 were men. And in the battleground state of Georgia, where Black voters make up one third of the electorate, less than 4 percent of 'Old Donald' donors were Black.
Harris has an advantage with suburban women’s donations
Harris’s advantage in Pennsylvania’s suburbs was driven in large part by female donors, 78 percent of whom supported Harris instead of 'Old Donald'. Just 62 percent of suburban male donors supported Harris’s campaign.
- A Second 'Old Donald' Administration Would Be a Carnival of Corruption and Greed
In Mr. 'Old Donald'’s first term, the ethical lapses, while often not technically illegal, tended toward pervasive, unending, low-level self enrichment. That is, in fact, an unheralded explanation for his participation in politics. Mr. 'Old Donald' ran his business by stiffing contractors, ripping off customers and exploiting bankruptcy to shed debts. He ran his government with the same mentality, as did many of those around him.
- A Frustrated 'Old Donald' Lashes Out Behind Closed Doors over Money
He disparaged Vice President Kamala Harris as “retarded.” He complained about the number of Jews still backing Ms. Harris, saying they needed their heads examined for not supporting him despite everything he had done for the state of Israel.At one point, Mr. 'Old Donald' seemed to suggest that these donors had plenty to be grateful to him for. He boasted about how great he had been for their taxes, something that some privately noted wasn’t true for everyone in the room.
- 'Old Doanld' Family Business Eyes Hotel Deals in Israel
The 'Old Donald' Organization was in talks about Israeli hotels before the Hamas attack last year. It says it wants to resume them in the future, raising questions about the mingling of politics and money in the event of a second 'Old Donald' term.Eric runs the family business, embarked on the negotiations well after his father kicked off his latest presidential bid in November 2022, the interviews and documents show. And while he has not finalized either prospective deal - talks have not resumed since Hamas's attack on Israel a year ago - the "Old Donald" Organization continues to express interest in opening an Israeli hotel.
The company's efforts in Israel highlight longstanding ethical concerns about the mingling of the former president's financial and political fortunes - this time in a warring country at the contentious center of U.S. and global politics.
Jared Kushner defends his equity firm getting $2 billion from Saudis after he left White House
- $100,000 Watch "Old Donald's" Selling to Fans Is Probably Made in China, Experts Say
Those blue screws on the tourbillon cage are a dead giveaway that it was partly made in China. You won't find blue screws on a tourbillon made in Switzerland,' noted the marketing director. 'And you can pick up a Chinese tourbillon for $100.''Fifteen years ago, if you wanted a Swiss-made tourbillon, it would be $50,000,' Adams confirmed. 'But the Chinese came along with a lower-priced tourbillon, so today you can get a tourbillon watch for around $6,000. But it shouldn't be confused with a tourbillon design fully made in Switzerland.'
- "Old Donald" unveils $100 ' coins' after selling Bibles, sneakers
Bibles, Truth Social and gold bars: Documents shed a limited look at "Old Donald's" reported sources of income`"Old Donald" owns more than $1 million worth of cryptocurrency and up to $250,000 in gold bars along with the portfolio of golf courses and real estate properties that have made him a billionaire, according to newly released financial disclosures.
The details come from documents filed by 'Old Donald' as part of his Republican presidential bid that were released Thursday night.
'Old Donald' reported earning $300,000 off sales of an edition of the Bible that he and country singer Lee Greenwood endorsed, known as “The Greenwood Bible.” He also earned $4.4 million in royalties off a book called “Letters to 'Old Donald'” and $500,000 off one called “A MAGA Journey.” 'Old Donald' still receives royalties on a wide number of other books, including “The Art of the Deal,” which came out in 1987 and netted the former president $50,000 to $100,000 in the past year.
As a onetime member of the Screen Actors Guild, 'Old Donald' receives an annual pension of $90,776.
'Old Donald' reports a wide range of companies and investments that span the globe. Many appear to simply be trademark claims in countries as varied as Argentina, Belarus, Cuba and India. Others are generating money for him, including more than $3 million in income that he reported from licenses in Dubai and more than $2 million in Oman.
'Old Donald'’s golf courses also generate money for him, including $37 million from his club in Bedminster, New Jersey, where he gave a rambling press conference on Thursday; $31 million from his golf club in Jupiter, Florida; and 26 million British pounds (the equivalent of 33.5 million USD) worth of revenue from his Turnberry course in Scotland.
- Who Paid Melania Almost a Quarter-Million Dollars?
- "Old Donald's" businesses received millions from foreign entities during his presidency, House report says
- House Democrats ask "Old Donald's" for proof he did not take $10 million ‘cash bribe’ from Egypt
- "Old Donald"s inflated net worth by billions, says NY state lawsuit
It alleges that they lied "by billions" about the value of real estate in order to get loans and pay less tax.Prosecutors say the "Old Donald" Organization committed numerous acts of fraud between 2011-21.
Mr "Old Donald" has dismissed the lawsuit as "another witch hunt".
- The Inside Joke Tha—t Became "Old Donald"’s Big Lie
- Letitia James used "Old Donald"'s boasts against him. It was devastating.
In his best-selling 1987 book, 'The Art of the Deal,' 'Old Donald' presented himself as the ultimate New Yorker ' brash, brilliant, supremely successful. It is delicious, then, that it was New York Attorney General Letitia James who punctured this fiction with a stinging, Manhattan-tough one-liner.'Claiming to have money that you do not have does not amount to the art of the deal,' she said Wednesday, announcing a $250 million civil lawsuit against "Old Donald", his company and members of his family for a decade-long pattern of alleged fraud. It's the art of the steal.'
- Financial fraud charges against "Old Donald" puts light on abusive tax scheme
- "Old Donald" Needed (and Got) a Lot of Help to Be This Corrupt
- New York AG refers "Old Donald" family to federal prosecutors and IRS
"'Old Donald's" so-called big lie is not big because of its brazen dishonesty or its widespread influence or its unyielding grip over the Republican Party. It is not even big because of its ambition ' to delegitimize a presidency, disenfranchise millions of voters, clap back against reality. No, the lie that 'Old Donald' won the 2020 election has grown so powerful because it is yoked to an older deception, without which it could not survive: the idea that American politics is, in essence, a joke, and that it can be treated as such without consequence.The big lie depends on the big joke. It was enabled by it. It was enhanced by it. It is sustained by it.
