Donald Trump's 'Self-Made' Claims Are Bogus

The President's claim that he's a self-made billionaire has always been suspicious, and a report in the New York Times now confirms that Trump is more 'silver spoon' than 'up from the bootstraps.'

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[edwinjames]

Why I don't Vote Republican

During a civil political conversation
"I made a comment recently where I claimed that Republican administrations had been much more criminally corrupt over the last 50 plus years than the Democrats. I was challenged (dared actually) to prove it. So I did a bit of research and when I say a bit I mean it didn't take long and there is no comparison.
When comparing criminal indictments of those serving in the executive branch of presidential administrations, it's so lopsided as to be ridiculous. Yet all I ever hear about is how supposedly "corrupt" the Democrats are. So why don't we break it down by president and the numbers?
Obama (D) - 8 yrs in office. Zero criminal indictments, zero convictions and zero prison sentences. So the next time somebody describes the Obama administration as "scandal free" they aren't speaking wishfully, they're simply telling the truth.
Bush, George W. (R) - 8 yrs in office. 16 criminal indictments. 16 convictions. 9 prison sentences.
Clinton (D) - 8 yrs in office. 2 criminal indictments. One conviction. One prison sentence. That's right nearly 8 yrs of investigations. Tens of millions spent and 30 yrs of claiming them the most corrupt ever and there was exactly one person convicted of a crime.
Bush, George H. W. (R) - 4 yrs in office. One indictment. One conviction. One prison sentence.
Reagan (R) - 8 yrs in office. 26 criminal indictments. 16 convictions. 8 prison sentences.
Carter (D) - 4 yrs in office. One indictment. Zero convictions and zero prison sentences.
Ford (R) - 4 yrs in office. One indictment and one conviction. One prison sentence.
Nixon (R) - 6 yrs in office. 76 criminal indictments. 55 convictions. 15 prison sentences.
Johnson (D) - 5 yrs in office. Zero indictments. Zero convictions. Zero prison sentences.
So, let’s see where that leaves us. In the last 53 years, Democrats have been in the Oval Office for 25 of those years, while Republicans held it for 28. In their 25 yrs in office Democrats had a total of three executive branch officials indicted with one conviction and one prison sentence. That's one whole executive branch official convicted of a crime in two and a half decades of Democrat leadership.
In the 28 yrs that Republicans have held office over the last 53 yrs they have had a total of (a drum roll would be more than appropriate), 120 criminal indictments of executive branch officials. 89 criminal convictions and 34 prison sentences handed down. That's more prison sentences than years in office since 1968 for Republicans. If you want to count articles of impeachment as indictments (they aren't really but we can count them as an action), both sides get one more. However, Clinton wasn't found guilty while Nixon resigned and was pardoned by Ford (and a pardon carries with it a legal admission of guilt on the part of the pardoned). So those only serve to make Republicans look even worse.
With everything going on with Trump and his people right now, it's a safe bet Republicans are gonna be padding their numbers a bit real soon.
So let's just go over the numbers one more time, shall we? 120 indictments for Republicans. 89 convictions, and 34 prison sentences. Those aren't "feelings" or "alternate facts." Those are simply the stats by the numbers. Republicans are, and have been for my entire lifetime, the most criminally corrupt party to hold the office of the presidency.
So those are the actual numbers. Feel free to copy and paste!"

[KingOfMadCows]

Even ignoring the money, Trump's dad still gave him business contacts, prospects, access to investors, insider information, etc. Information and relationships that are just as valuable as money.

[magnetiktrax]

I couldn't get through even the first series of The Apprentice because it was so obvious that Plump was no businessman, just a professional bullshitter.

One thing I'll grant him - he's the greatest con man I've ever seen. He even got America to make him president.

[AndiDuck]

Republicanism -- the unshakeable belief that those privileged from birth achieve success all on their own.

[jenpenn]

I can't even imagine what it would be like to think 1mil is a "small loan" or being so entitled and delusional I could get hundreds of millions and still think I was self-made.

[itwasagoodideaatthetime]

*"Let me get this straight at one time Donald Trump was a extraordinary wealthy toddler & today he is still that."*
*~ Stephen Colbert*
ROTFLMAO! 😂 Oh man whoever wrote this deserves a raise! 💰💲💵

[kimjongfun]

Trump :"I'm a self-made man, my father only gave me a small loan of 413 million dollars."

Kim Jong Un :"I'm also a self-made dictator, my father only gave me a small loan of 25 million slave labor."

No wonder these two are in love.

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[carrotjuse]

The guy has never worked a day in his life!

[Kitson]

You're just finding this out? Come on America!

[TheRealZulu]

For those keeping track at home, that's enough to pay off 3, 176 porn stars.

[ziqi]

he somehow still manages to lose most of it

[tamikoestomo]

"...barely enough to silence 8 porn stars!" 🤣🤣🤣 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻Stephen!!

[pahulgill]

Dude, WTF, this is illegal! And Trump has some balls to lie about this!

[TBONESIDEOFLIFE]

We're not good with money either, not really having any could be why that is. hey, Donnie, how about one of those small loans since those trickle-down tax cuts didn't reach us, huh? come on Mr. self-made, be a pal.

[backwoodsjunkie]

Why do regular Joes like trump??? They say he's the average Joe but far from it!!

[kimjongfun]

_"Only two things are infinite, the universe and Donald Trump's lies, and I'm not sure about the former."_ - _Albert Einstein_

[faceoff]

Make America great again Impeach Donald J Trump

[Tsuka-bnhq]

His fake company would overcharge... pocket the profits then use those doctored receipts to for example: increase rent on tenants or rely on govt subsidies. America, for real... what happened to you guys?

[karenkaren]

Even if a person totally believes in the Conservative agenda, how could they justify their support for such a person?