Inside the Bailout That Saved a Debt-Ridden Trump Organization | The Choice 2016 | FRONTLINE

Go inside the era when Donald Trump's business empire almost collapsed in this excerpt from "The Choice 2016."

From veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker Michael Kirk, "The Choice 2016" is FRONTLINE’s acclaimed two-hour film investigating what has shaped Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, where they came from, how they lead and why they want to take on one of the most difficult jobs imaginable.

FRONTLINE is made possible by PBS and CPB. Major support is provided by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Park Foundation, the John and Helen Glessner Family Trust, the Wyncote Foundation and Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation.

[JRock]

The scary thing for me is that 70+ million americans still believe in this guy🤯

[hammond]

I remember when all this was happening. How anyone could trust him is beyond me.

[JimmyGSB]

"It doesn't seem like he took economics or accounting in college" + "I think the bankers looked at him like a promoter, not like a CEO". Scarily accurate quotes in hindsight.

[uncleg]

How in the HELL could Anybody believe he was a good

[cjhoover]

He's a billionaire, or as he thinks being billions in debt is the same as being a billionaire, that's why he loves debt

[zyzzyvacation]

"If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem" - so true in today's climate

[TOPOTWO]

I love how his former employees have nothing nice to say about him. Interesting

[gordonadams]

IOW, his butt and business was saved because he is such a BS artist. Not because of any business acumen.

[mtalentagency]

If you watched this first and then voted for this orange clown, there's something really, dangerously wrong.

[pocketrocket]

‘No matter how powerful you are, and no matter how much money you think you have, no one is above the law.’ NY AG, Letitia James.

[byron]

As someone who is a gambler and frequents casinos, I've said it before and I'll say it How do you bankrupt a casino?

[vincentmaldon]

That's why he's fighting to prevent his taxes being released up to the Supreme Court.

[gh]

This man is never prepared to hear the truth, listen to advisors or humbly step down from incompetence. Not then, not now.

[kaiw]

And people said “He ShoULD Be PrESidEnt Bc hE WAs A BuSInESs MaN” now look at where we are.

[perfect]

"He sorta blamed the people around him for what went wrong, instead of himself". "He started blaming people. He started firing people. Started yelling at people. He said I can be a screamer and he certainly was according to various accounts." Hmmmm. Who could have guessed that he'd be doing THE EXACT SAME THING IN 2020?

[Brett_S_]

Trump as Barnum: selling the circus tickets and bringing clowns.

[fundude]

$3 billon dollars to the banks? Shit I can't imagine what this guy might do to our economy.

[sunsetpalms]

All Trump had to do is take all that money he inherited and put it into low risk investments and he would actually be rich now instead of massively in debt. The man is the definition of buffoon.

[stevec]

Guy is nothing more than a big con. Calling him P.T Barnum was perfect.

[vidguy]

Even though today Trump is proving beyond doubt he’s the guy we knew he was, there still is 70 million that want more of it