These Former "Students" Say Trump University Was a Scam

[PoliticAverse]

Did you know that Donald Trump used to have his own university? Well, “university” is a stretch: The unaccredited program offered courses and seminars on how to do real estate deals in true Trump fashion. But some of Trump’s former “students” are pretty unhappy about the education they received. In fact, some allege it was all a scam.

Trump University was founded in 2005 but had to change its name to the Trump Entrepreneur Initiative in 2010, after the state of New York pointed out that it was misleading for an organization which didn’t hand out degrees to use the word “university” in its name.

By 2011 the New York State Attorney General was investigating Trump U and in 2013 that office filed a $40 million lawsuit claiming that over 5,000 people didn’t get the Trump-branded education in real estate sales that they had paid for. People attended Trump U seminars with the hope of learning how to flip houses. Instead, some say that they were simply pressured into buying education packages for tens of thousands of dollars.

Read the rest at: http://gizmodo.com/these-former-students-say-trump-university-was-a-scam-1726235122

[shenmue]

1. Fraud is a crime

[valerief]

6. Not if you're "really, really rich." nt

[KT2000]

2. why are people supporting this con artist?

four bankruptcies! That is a deadbeat.
His goods are manufactured in China.
His "school" was a scam.

My neighbor just sent me the most twisted top ten reasons why America is an embarrassment with Trump as the savior.

[chillfactor]

3. good god...

your neighbor needs a shrink to figure out what is wrong with her...

[KT2000]

5. a him actually

a one time superintendent of schools in a district in California. I really can't figure out what has happened to this country.

[Old Crow]

4. I actually remember this when it occurred.

The Young Turks, as I remember, did a segment on it. The Donald had this fancy logo with a seal and family crest on it, "Trump University," making it look like it was Oxford University, for heaven's sake.

The man is 100% image, ego, and self-hype.

I find it hysterical when he talks about his political platform. It's like a... well, a shady real estate agent marketing an overpriced condo to the nouveau riche:

"You're gonna love it. You're gonna have such a strong military that everyone else is going to be jealous. And your infrastructure? It's going to be fabulous. Your infrastructure is going to be a quality infrastructure, with none of those cheap shortcuts. And your economy? Don't even get me started about how great your economy is going to be. It's going to be gold-plated and first-class. You're going to love it. Trust me."

Unbelievable. And yet countless idiots can't wait to vote for him.

On edit: Here's The Young Turks' segment on Trump University below. Worth watching.