I’ve been talking about this since June. Look at the evidence. Read Trump’s deposition from the lawsuit he lost against a well-researched book that showed evidence he has between $250 million and $350 million.
"Donald Trump sued the author of a book over the question of his net worth....
......Throughout the deposition, Trump sparred with O'Brien's lawyer, Andrew Ceresney, over how the real estate tycoon determined what he was worth.
Trump: My net worth fluctuates, and it goes up and down with the markets and with attitudes and with feelings, even my own feelings, but I try.
Ceresney: Let me just understand that a little. You said your net worth goes up and down based upon your own feelings?
Trump: Yes, even my own feelings, as to where the world is, where the world is going, and that can change rapidly from day to day ...
Ceresney: When you publicly state a net worth number, what do you base that number on?
Trump: I would say it's my general attitude at the time that the question may be asked. And as I say, it varies.
But the deposition shows Trump's valuation of his properties can be at odds with others' views."
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CNN LARRY KING LIVE - Interview with Donald Trump - Aired April 15, 2009
KING: There are a lot of great topics. One of them is Barack Obama. In fact, the list at the back of the book on the topics, the number one is, "Barack Obama's election ushers in a different world."
How do you assess him?
TRUMP: Well, I really like him. I think that he's working very hard. He's trying to rebuild our reputation throughout the world. I mean, we really have lost a lot of reputation in the world. The previous administration was a total disaster, a total catastrophe.
And, you know, the world looks at us differently than they used to. And I think he's trying to restore our reputation within the world. And he was handed a pretty bad deck of cards. I mean, he was given a pretty tough situation.
And I'm not saying I agree with everything he's doing. I do agree with what they're doing with the banks. Whether they fund them or nationalize them, it doesn't matter, but you have to keep the banks going.
Beyond that, I'm not so sure I agree with it, because I...I am worried, ultimately, about inflation. If you take this much money and keep pouring it into the economy, I worry about what's going to happen in two years with respect to not only interest rates, but inflation.
KING: Do you have any regrets about endorsing McCain?
TRUMP: No. I've known John for a long time. And I've never met our current president. And I look forward to doing it. But I've known John, really, for a long time. He's a good man. He's a quality man. So certainly I have no regrets about that."....
This is why he tweets “not worth it” when spending his own money.
Next we’ll hear him go all Plato’s Republic and say, “I don’t need to campaign. If you want to elect me, then vote for me. I’m your servant if you want me, but I’m not going to beg for it.”
Oh yeh now we are in fantasy world. Trump’s accounting firm submitted a 100 page lie about his finanances? Yeh that’s the ticket. His plane cost at least $150 million.
The reason he only loaned himself $12 million is because that’s probably all he needs. He gets all the free airtime he can stand. That and travel are the biggest expenses. He’s a smart guy he’s not going to spend one more dime than he has to in the GOP race. He needs it for the general election.