This was no doubt that Trump intended to take over and profit from the German vaccine industry.
Because the Trumps never actually add value.
Their "fortune" comes from cheating and taking advantage of situations. It's all they know how to do.
You all know the story, right?
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Because the Trumps never actually add value.
Their "fortune" comes from cheating and taking advantage of situations. It's all they know how to do.
You all know the story, right?
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Friedrich, DJT’s grandfather, left Germany in 1885. He came to the US in search of opportunity (and to avoid military service).
He went west and figured out that “mining the miners” was more lucrative than mining for gold. He ran taverns and brothels.
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He went west and figured out that “mining the miners” was more lucrative than mining for gold. He ran taverns and brothels.
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First tweet should have been "There is no doubt."
All errors are the fault of keyboard gremlins.
After earning a small fortune, he got married, and settled in Queens, NY.
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All errors are the fault of keyboard gremlins.
After earning a small fortune, he got married, and settled in Queens, NY.
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He had a premonition that Queens (then rural and sparsely populated) would see a building boom, so he bought a few pieces of real estate.
He died before he could build a real estate empire.
Fred Trump, DJT’s father, made a large fortune when he figured out how to cheat.
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He died before he could build a real estate empire.
Fred Trump, DJT’s father, made a large fortune when he figured out how to cheat.
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Returning WWII soldiers were eligible for home loans under the new GI bill.
There was thus a need for single family homes. The FHA offered building loans.
The FHA allowed builders to recoup part of their expenses, so Fred set up shell equipment companies.
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There was thus a need for single family homes. The FHA offered building loans.
The FHA allowed builders to recoup part of their expenses, so Fred set up shell equipment companies.
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He rented himself equipment at inflated prices and billed the government for tacked on expenses that never occurred.
When he submitted costs, he added a 5% architect’s fee even though there was no architect.
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When he submitted costs, he added a 5% architect’s fee even though there was no architect.
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He submitted falsely high estimates, did the work for millions less, and pocketed the difference.
When he was hauled before the Senate probe into public corruption, he escaped punishment because there were no specific laws against what he did (now there are).
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When he was hauled before the Senate probe into public corruption, he escaped punishment because there were no specific laws against what he did (now there are).
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So he got away with it.
He partnered with ‘Willie” Tomasello, who in turn partnered with some of NY’s most powerful crime families, the Genovese and Gambino families.
Through his mob connections, Fred secured masonry and other supplies at bargain prices.
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He partnered with ‘Willie” Tomasello, who in turn partnered with some of NY’s most powerful crime families, the Genovese and Gambino families.
Through his mob connections, Fred secured masonry and other supplies at bargain prices.
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His mob connections also allowed him to underpay laborers.
He had access to city bureaucrats and the most lucrative contracts.
By the time DJT took over the family business, Fred’s tactics had been outlawed.
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He had access to city bureaucrats and the most lucrative contracts.
By the time DJT took over the family business, Fred’s tactics had been outlawed.
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DJT used them anyway because he didn’t know any other way to make money.
You see, the Trumps had never actually added value; they took advantage of situations. That's what they're good at. Seeing ways to exploit weaknesses and loopholes for advantage.
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You see, the Trumps had never actually added value; they took advantage of situations. That's what they're good at. Seeing ways to exploit weaknesses and loopholes for advantage.
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It was clear from Fred Trump’s testimony in front of the Senate that he thought himself clever for finding the loopholes. And he was indignant that anyone dared accused him of crimes. Sound familiar?
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When Trump mismanaged his fortune and faced bankruptcy, we all know how he revived his fortune.
That story begins with Semion Mogilevich, who got his start as a young man in the Soviet Union (SU) scamming his fellow countrymen who wanted to emigrate.
theguardian.com/world/2008/jan…
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That story begins with Semion Mogilevich, who got his start as a young man in the Soviet Union (SU) scamming his fellow countrymen who wanted to emigrate.
theguardian.com/world/2008/jan…
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Mogilevich offered to sell their assets & send them the money, but instead, he pocketed their money.
His victims had left the country so they couldn’t do anything. By the mid 1980s, he had millions and needed to launder it.
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His victims had left the country so they couldn’t do anything. By the mid 1980s, he had millions and needed to launder it.
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(Money laundering just means putting illegally obtained money through a few complicated transactions to hide the origins of the money.)
Mogilevich knew it made no sense for a young man in the SU to have millions. In 1986, he sent his operative to buy 6 condos in Trump Tower.
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Mogilevich knew it made no sense for a young man in the SU to have millions. In 1986, he sent his operative to buy 6 condos in Trump Tower.
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Foreigners, by this time, discovered that money could easily be laundered through US luxury real estate.
@just_security did a great piece on this.
justsecurity.org/60528/understa…
It should also have occurred to Trump that a man in the SU hadn’t come by $6 million in cash legally.
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@just_security did a great piece on this.
justsecurity.org/60528/understa…
It should also have occurred to Trump that a man in the SU hadn’t come by $6 million in cash legally.
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Trump, of course, he asked no questions.
He permitted anonymous buyers to purchase his condos, so he was a magnet for dirty money.
Trump personally attended the closing of Mogilevich’s condos.
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He permitted anonymous buyers to purchase his condos, so he was a magnet for dirty money.
Trump personally attended the closing of Mogilevich’s condos.
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So it's no surprise at all that Trump is trying to exploit and profit from a pandemic. He's also willing to let people die if it makes him look good.
Does anyone else wonder where he got the "large sum" that he was offering as a bribe?
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Does anyone else wonder where he got the "large sum" that he was offering as a bribe?
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Adding @mbrockenbrough's YA biography, if you know teenage readers who want the story.
Thank you.
This article also quotes the "$1 billion" figure that Trump purportedly offered.
This article also quotes the "$1 billion" figure that Trump purportedly offered.
Here is this thread as a blog post: terikanefield-blog.com/trump-tries-to…
