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Atman

(31,464 posts)
Tue Sep 26, 2017, 12:35 PM Sep 2017

Trump declared bankruptcy in Puerto Rico, defaulting on municpal bonds, teacher pensions... [View all]

"Donald Trump was one of the principals in the Trump International Golf Club in Puerto Rico. It was an elegant resort, with a 46,000-square foot clubhouse and two 18-hole courses.

Unfortunately, Trump borrowed $26.4 million in municipal bonds for new construction. He defaulted on a payment of $119,814 to the bondholders in August 2014, then declared bankruptcy on July 13, 2015, due to “financial difficulties.”

In declaring this bankruptcy, Trump defaulted on municipal bonds that contained teacher pension funds from Puerto Rico.

In other words, Trump built a golf course for other rich Americans, using Puerto Rican land and Puerto Rican money. Then when the deal fell apart, Trump declared bankruptcy…and the people of Puerto Rico were left holding the empty bag, and paying for the Trump’s debt."


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Is this twittering yet? Control-Z Sep 2017 #1
I'll give it a try... Atman Sep 2017 #2
Retweet. Follow. Get this out there. Atman Sep 2017 #3
Thanks, Atman. Control-Z Sep 2017 #9
Retweeted. nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #14
Trump screws EVERYBODY! Nothing and no-one is left untouched. octoberlib Sep 2017 #4
Good grief Timmygoat Sep 2017 #5
First rate malignant sociopath. 58Sunliner Sep 2017 #6
I believe he used that as a distration, as well. C Moon Sep 2017 #10
Bloodthirsty leech dalton99a Sep 2017 #7
what a Son of a Bitch and Trump knows what a Son of a Bitch is Angry Dragon Sep 2017 #8
+1 dalton99a Sep 2017 #11
Politifact's take Native Sep 2017 #12
Millionaires and Billionaires should not be allowed to declare bankruptcy. SamKnause Sep 2017 #13
Yes. tecelote Sep 2017 #35
I don't understand why this is allowed. yardwork Sep 2017 #38
Because millionaires and billionaires make the rules. Atman Sep 2017 #40
As usual NO info on this shit DK504 Sep 2017 #15
It makes me furious. yardwork Sep 2017 #39
Fortune magazine says Trump didn't own the golf course. lildDemz Sep 2017 #16
Trump never OWNS anything. Atman Sep 2017 #17
This is a good point. murielm99 Sep 2017 #20
Your post is what is known as "moving the goal posts" nt vkkv Sep 2017 #31
If not for having been left a wad of money madokie Sep 2017 #18
This post IS NOT FACTUAL roomtomove Sep 2017 #19
Feel free to explain why it is not factual. Atman Sep 2017 #21
The resort was already in trouble before Trump came in the manage it. vkkv Sep 2017 #27
Trump CONTRACTED to turn it around. He took lots of fees from the resort. Atman Sep 2017 #28
Yes, Trump is a scumfuck. vkkv Sep 2017 #30
It's not accurate because borrowing muni bonds doesn't make sense A HERETIC I AM Sep 2017 #34
Facts? What are those? slumcamper Sep 2017 #23
It is at least "HALF FACTUAL." Atman Sep 2017 #25
Okay. The asshole is complicit. USER and ABUSER. That's a FACT. slumcamper Sep 2017 #32
Time to define this for what it is. slumcamper Sep 2017 #22
Well said! Trickle up success, Trickle down failures. KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2017 #36
How did I not know this? superpatriotman Sep 2017 #24
Let's be more accurate: The resort was already in trouble before Trump came in the manage it. vkkv Sep 2017 #26
I don't think this FB post is accurate::: vkkv Sep 2017 #29
Let's not lose sight of the big picture: Trump made millions, and then filed bankruptcy. Atman Sep 2017 #33
republican "values" are straight from the low side of Hell Achilleaze Sep 2017 #37
And then he sneers at Puerto Rico NastyRiffraff Sep 2017 #41
He also sneers at them because they fell for his scheme. They are not as NCjack Sep 2017 #42
A Facebook post says so, so it must be true. ROFLMAO. L. Coyote Sep 2017 #43
First of all, it was not "a Facebook post" any more than a link within a DU post is "a DU post." Atman Sep 2017 #44
Not exactly true NobodyHere Sep 2017 #45
This message was self-deleted by its author Atman Sep 2017 #46
Knowing how Trump does business, imagine this... Atman Sep 2017 #47
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