Trump businesses – Would you support his businesses?

[FlyerInHi]

[quote=SK in CV] He can’t negate the “racist, anti-woman image he has”, because it’s not an image. It is Donald Trump. He didn’t pick a woman because he doesn’t think of women as equals. He might understand TV, but he doesn’t understand politics. And he’s sharply underestimated how bad this campaign could be for his franchise. He could be bankrupt and broke in 5 years.[/quote]

SK, you posted on the other thread, but I’m following up here to keep in context of trump’s businesses.

Trump can’t find a restaurant for his DC hotel. And his brand now carries an ick factor. Who is going to hold a meeting at his hotels? For a man who care about money, Trump is committing serious business malpractice.

I’m thinking he owes a lot of money to the Russian mob. He may meet an ignoble ending.

[SK in CV]

[quote=FlyerInHi][quote=SK in CV] He can’t negate the “racist, anti-woman image he has”, because it’s not an image. It is Donald Trump. He didn’t pick a woman because he doesn’t think of women as equals. He might understand TV, but he doesn’t understand politics. And he’s sharply underestimated how bad this campaign could be for his franchise. He could be bankrupt and broke in 5 years.[/quote]

SK, you posted on the other thread, but I’m following up here to keep in context of trump’s businesses.

Trump can’t find a restaurant for his DC hotel. And his brand now carries an ick factor. Who is going to hold a meeting at his hotels? For a man who care about money, Trump is committing serious business malpractice.

I’m thinking he owes a lot of money to the Russian mob. He may meet an ignoble ending.[/quote]

I have no idea about the Russian stuff, I think it’s all speculation. What I have seen is reports that not a single one of his branded hotels has ever turned a profit. That’s an astounding tidbit. 2015 was the highest RevPAR for hotels ever. 2016 is really close, but there are reports that his name branded hotels are all down at least 50% from last year, when they didn’t come close to matching the market. That’s both astoundingly bad and almost to be expected at the same time.

It also turns out, his hotel in DC, a few blocks from the white house, that he was bragging about being early and under budget was actually supposed to be completed by Dec. last year. And, as you said,
he can’t find a restaurant tenant there after Geoffrey Zakarian pulled out, essentially citing violations of the morals clause in his contract. He’s losing all his kids’ money.

[La Jolla Renter]

What if Trump wins the election and has a successful term? What happens to the brand then? Does it thrive?

[SK in CV]

[quote=La Jolla Renter]What if Trump wins the election and has a successful term? What happens to the brand then? Does it thrive?[/quote]

Not a chance.

[FlyerInHi]

Here’s an interesting article on Trump’s business.
I think we’ll discover that he’s nowhere near a billionaire.

http://www.salon.com/2016/10/21/has-donald-trump-destroyed-his-brand-and-his-business-gop-nominee-stands-to-lose-more-than-the-election/

[svelte]

[quote=FlyerInHi]My prediction is that within 20 years, the Trump brand will be gone from all the buildings.[/quote]

Looks like there is a push for this right now:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/a-new-problem-for-the-wealthy-living-in-a-building-named-trump/ar-AAjeSTP?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=HPCOMMDHP15

However, that may be due to the heat of the political campaign at the moment. It will be interesting to see if this trend continues in another year or two.

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