'10 monkeys with flamethrowers would not have burned through money like Trump'

[My Pet Orangutan]

How Donald Trump plowed through $1 billion, losing cash advantage

President Donald Trump’s sprawling political operation has raised well over $1 billion since he took the White House in 2017 — and set a lot of it on fire.

Trump bought a $10 million Super Bowl ad when he didn’t yet have a challenger. He tapped his political organization to cover exorbitant legal fees related to his impeachment. Aides made flashy displays of their newfound wealth — including a fleet of luxury vehicles purchased by Brad Parscale, his former campaign manager.

Meanwhile, a web of limited liability companies hid more than $310 million in spending from disclosure, records show ... (hello spawn!)

Now, just two weeks out from the election, some campaign aides privately acknowledge they are facing difficult spending decisions at a time when Democratic nominee Joe Biden has flooded the airwaves with advertising. That has put Trump in the position of needing to do more of his signature rallies as a substitute during the coronavirus pandemic while relying on an unproven theory that he can turn out supporters who are infrequent voters at historic levels.

“They spent their money on unnecessary overhead, lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-famous activity by the campaign staff and vanity ads way too early,” said Mike Murphy, a veteran Republican consultant who advised John McCain and Jeb Bush and is an outspoken Trump critic. “You could literally have 10 monkeys with flamethrowers go after the money, and they wouldn’t have burned through it as stupidly.”

https://floridapolitics.com/archives/375794-how-donald-trump-plowed-through-1-billion-losing-cash-advantage

[Laelth]

1. k&r for the article's headline.

That’s funny.



-Laelth

[no_hypocrisy]

2. And that's not even counting the money that Trump embezzled into his personal accounts.

And commercial accounts (hello, emoluments!)

[My Pet Orangutan]

3. "a web of limited liability companies hid more than $310 million in spending from disclosure"

Grift, giferty, grift.

[underpants]

6. $42million at Trump properties and on Trump merchandise

$1.6M to run ads in DC so he’d see them.

[Le Roi de Pot]

4. Meanwhile, a web of limited liability companies hid more than $310 million in spending

That is not spending ..


That is probably siphoning off of money to secret accounts

[live love laugh]

5. Trump faked bankruptcy during divorce why not the same now? nt

[dalton99a]

7. What would a mob boss do with all that money?

[My Pet Orangutan]

8. Hide it.

[tikka]

9. I just hope the taxpayers aren't getting stuck with his campaign travel costs

He already owes the USPS $28m for covid postcards sent out with his name on them.