He’s rich. He’s really, really rich. He’ll fund his own campaign. He can’t be bought.
Keep repeating that on a loop. It’s all we heard through the primary season by his loyal Branch Trumpidian cultists.
Now, in the midst of a day that has been rife with reports of infighting and turmoil within Trump’s ranks, the firing of campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, and resignation of top adviser and head of communications, Michael Caputo, we get news of just how barren the cupboards are with Trump’s campaign finances.
Trump’s campaign only has $1,289,507 cash on hand. that is completely nuts.
— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) June 21, 2016
This would explain the urgent call for finances over the weekend.
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Trump campaign expenses in May, per @FEC report:
Hats: $208k
Online advertising: $115k
Data management: $48k
Communications consulting: $38k— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) June 21, 2016
Recipients of payments from Trump campaign with “Trump” in name, through May 31. Doesn’t include Mar-a-Lago/planes. pic.twitter.com/JF6skaWYGF
— Derek Willis (@derekwillis) June 21, 2016
This scam of a campaign would make Ponzi blush.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) June 21, 2016
Trump campaign spent $737,059.96 at Trump owned businesses in May, which was more than twice what it spent on payroll $321,586.86
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 21, 2016
Trump Ice?
According to Invesopedia:
Trump Ice is a bottled water brand owned by Donald Trump. The winner of “The Apprentice” season two, Kelly Perdew, served as executive vice president of the organization until recently. Currently, the company’s website has been taken down and the product can no longer be found in national grocery chains and stores.
Trump Ice was distributed by Mountain Spring Water in the East Coast. The company was used as a gimmick in season one of “The Apprentice,” where contestants had to market and sell the product. Since then, it has fallen on hard times and out of distribution.
And CNN says:
Yes, Trump has his own bottled water, available at shops and mini-bars in hotels and casinos bearing his name. What’s so special about Trump Ice? His name and image, of course, which are on the label.
The water originates in Vermont and is bottled in New York, according to the label, which describes its contents as “one of the highest quality spring waters in the world, with an optimal mineral content.”
The mineral content is actually “very low,” according to Michael Mascha, publisher of the Web site FineWaters and author of “A Connoisseur’s Guide to the World’s Most Distinctive Bottled Waters.” Mascha also said that the fact that it’s in a plastic bottle, not glass, is an obvious sign that Trump Ice is not a luxury product.
But Mascha’s main critique of Trump Ice is that the mogul’s image is more important than the “epicurean” experience of enjoying high quality water from a special source.
“The brand is clearly not about the water but rather a vehicle for the Trump image,” he said. “I think this is what gives bottled water a bad reputation: asking a premium for the image on the bottle rather than focusing on the water and the source.”
There’s also an issue with ambiance, he said. “I personally would not like to see Trump’s face on a plastic bottle if I’m at a fine restaurant having a nice dinner.”
I got an email a day or so ago from the Trump Campaign (don’t know how they got my name) wanting money. I sent a reply to take me off their list, I will never vote for him. The reply I sent came back as undeliverable. So, I marked his email as spam and now I won’t see his emails.
As I think about it, it may be the Texas Republican Party sent him names who have worked for the party and my name and info. would be on there. I detest Trump.
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