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Donald Trump Is Paying Himself to Run for President
The Daily Beast ^ | 2/29/16 | Olivia Nuzzi

Posted on 03/04/2016 7:05:16 AM PST by Liberty Tree Surgeon

At the bottom of the article: Millions of dollars are funneling into his campaign, both from himself and from his followers, “and a lot of it is going back into his pocket indirectly,” the attorney said.

“It’s basically recycling.”

(Excerpt) Read more at thedailybeast.com ...


TOPICS: Cheese, Moose, Sister
KEYWORDS: conartist; good; trump; trumpcampaign; trumppayshimself
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To: Liberty Tree Surgeon

It’s a nothing story. Besides, they teach that I’m day one at Trump University.


81 posted on 03/04/2016 8:11:40 AM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: Religion and Politics

Anyone running for President is getting paid by their campaign. That’s why the guys at the bottom hang on so long. It’s a good gig. They drop out when the expenses exceed what is coming in in contributions and it is no longer a profitable enterprise.


82 posted on 03/04/2016 8:11:50 AM PST by Flint
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To: Larry Lucido

On day one


83 posted on 03/04/2016 8:12:25 AM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: Diogenesis

Mrs. Bill can’t wait to defeat Trump, and it won’t be pretty. Mr. Bill might even help out a little.


84 posted on 03/04/2016 8:13:52 AM PST by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: Liberty Tree Surgeon
I understand what your saying, but all the money from people around the country that send in a few dollars, he stated from the very start, that money goes into his Veterans Charity Fund...

He took out x amount of dollars from his business for this campaign, and that is what he is using for his campaign, all other monies that people are donating, and by people, my 85 year old neighbor sends him a card every month with $10.00 inside, and that $10.00 goes into his Veteran Charity fund...not to him....

Now that you have seen how this all works, you can see why he says in all his rallies, I don't want your money, I want your vote....he doesn't need money, he has his own, he would rather people didn't send him money, but how can you send that money back to my neighbor without hurting her feelings? If you have any kind of heart, you can't....

85 posted on 03/04/2016 8:14:12 AM PST by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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To: fireman15
Why, she is the smartest and most insightful person on the planet. She is a rock star, """"......

Well yes as a matter of fact she is, cause she says so. An Trump is the smartest man living...and a Rock Star cult personality. same/same

Why those two should just divorce their spouses and marry each other and clean up the whole world with their megalomaniacal domination.

Trump/Hillary household discussion: "I'm the smartest, no I'm the smartest"... I'm the prettiest, no I'm the prettiest". "I make more money", "No I make more money", "I'm Richer, No, I'm Richer"....."Your a Liar", No, Your a Liar" (well that one/two has already been determined, rofl) "Your Fat & ugly", "No, your fat, ugly and grumpy" etc.etc.etc. (just using their campaign talk/insults is enough)

GAG

86 posted on 03/04/2016 8:17:45 AM PST by annieokie
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To: Flint

I have been informed of my error, but thank you for your reply (and the fact that you made it without any insult - a rarity on what once was a well reasoned site).


87 posted on 03/04/2016 8:22:30 AM PST by MortMan (Let's call the push for amnesty what it is: Pedrophilia.)
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To: Liberty Tree Surgeon

And your point?

BTW...What is your guy doing, other than losing?


88 posted on 03/04/2016 8:36:33 AM PST by Awgie (truth is always stranger than fiction)
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To: Utmost Certainty

Exactly right.


89 posted on 03/04/2016 8:37:32 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Awgie

Read my posts on this thread for my point.


90 posted on 03/04/2016 8:40:35 AM PST by Liberty Tree Surgeon (Mow your own lawn!)
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To: Liberty Tree Surgeon

This differs from every other candidate in the history of American politics... HOW?


91 posted on 03/04/2016 8:42:15 AM PST by Lazamataz (I'm an Islamophobe??? Well, good. When it comes to Islam, there's plenty to Phobe about.)
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To: Lazamataz

It doesn’t differ - that’s the point. Trump is NOT any different from any other candidate trying to make a buck as part of his life in politics.


93 posted on 03/04/2016 8:47:48 AM PST by Liberty Tree Surgeon (Mow your own lawn!)
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To: McGruff

Trump isn’t like every other candidate. He’s actually had a real job. In the real world.”””

Jeb Bush blew thru over $100 million of other people’s money...

HIS campaign manager got over $18 million of that. No skin off Jeb’s nose—nor any los to his bank accounts.

Trump has used about $25 million, and the majority of that is from a loan from himself.

Who is the better person to run this country???

How much is Cruz getting paid by his campaign? HE is still drawing a salary from the Senate——how many times has he been there???

Same for Rubio.....

At least Donald’s money in the pot shows that he REALLY has a dog in this fight.

Cruz, Rubio, Shrillary & others are using someone else’s dogs!!!!


94 posted on 03/04/2016 8:53:34 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: Gaffer

So what? The contributions virtually all his Do Cruz and Rubio still get Senator pay?


95 posted on 03/04/2016 8:55:43 AM PST by stocksthatgoup (My first choice is Trump If the candidate has worked in DC, I don't want them.)
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To: dinodino

I don’t know or care how much either one is paid. Neither is claiming that they are funding their own campaign, Trump is claiming that. It is not self funding if you get reimbursed for your expenses.

Frothy?


96 posted on 03/04/2016 9:03:22 AM PST by jstaff
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To: MortMan

But there would still be an issue of illegal contributions””

Funny how no one seems to remember that Obama’s election records showed that he took money from a source listed as being from GA. The election people were not very smart——That didn’t stand for Georgia, USA.

They posted the phone number on the records, and it clearly showed an international phone number, and it turned out to be GAZA. The Middle East.

NO A DAMN thing was done against Obama for taking these funds & others from out of the country-—which is a complete violation of American campaign laws.

How much money is being funneled into the Clinton Foundation from overseas and then pushed into Shrillary’s campaign? As a bookkeeper, I would bet that there is some serious tangling of records.


97 posted on 03/04/2016 9:04:01 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: bert

We have no legitimate anything from 0 except expenses to fund raise (for?) and play golf....


98 posted on 03/04/2016 9:04:16 AM PST by mcshot (The "Greatest Generation" would never have allowed the trashing of our Republic.)
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To: MortMan

But there would still be an issue of illegal contributions””

Funny how no one seems to remember that Obama’s election records showed that he took money from a source listed as being from GA. The election people were not very smart——That didn’t stand for Georgia, USA.

They posted the phone number on the records, and it clearly showed an international phone number, and it turned out to be GAZA. The Middle East.

NOT A DAMN thing was done against Obama for taking these funds & others from out of the country-—which is a complete violation of American campaign laws.

How much money is being funneled into the Clinton Foundation from overseas and then pushed into Shrillary’s campaign? As a bookkeeper, I would bet that there is some serious tangling of records.


99 posted on 03/04/2016 9:04:23 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: Trumpinator

Yes, you can, you just have to say “paid for by the candidate”, not “paid for by the committee to elect...”


100 posted on 03/04/2016 9:06:16 AM PST by jstaff
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