One of Trumps major selling points leading into the primaries was his fabulous wealth, if we use “fabulous” in the mythical sense of the word. The credulous conservative cretins believed that he was worth $10 billion, and that that cash would be spent to make America something or other. But without a view behind the curtain, speculation has run to Trump having much, much less than that. And most of what he does own is tied up in things like jets, buildings, resorts and golf courses, all of which are notoriously hard to fit inside a wallet.
Still, the legend Trump was selling, the prestige (in several senses of that word) was that he would be self-funding, and so free of ALL evil corporate influences, save one: himself. Well, this part is true: Donald Trump is “self-funding,” just not in the generally recognized sense of THOSE words.
The recent FEC filing from his campaign has revealed that the biggest ticket items paid out in the last month are for things like jets, buildings, resorts and golf courses.
- Jets: over $300,000 to Trump’s TAG air
- Buildings: over $125,000 to Trump Tower
- Resorts: over $400,000 to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
- Golf Courses: over $65,000 to Trump National and Trump International, both in Florida
This guy’s got NOTHING on Trump.
There was one expenditure over $200,000 which did appear to be paid to someone other than himself. It was $208,000 for hats. Lots and Lots of Hats. Each one saying Make America Something-or-Other.
Trump is not self-funding in the sense of paying for his own campaign. He’s self-funding in the sense that he’s funding himself.