Robert Reich
8.23.2016
A contribution to Trump’s campaign is a contribution to Trump’s personal wealth. Evidence: Trump nearly quintupled the monthly rent his presidential campaign pays for its headquarters at Trump Tower to $169,758 in July, when he was raising funds from donors, compared with March, when he was self-funding his campaign, according to a Huffington Post review of Federal Election Commission filings. The rent jumped even though he was paying fewer staff in July than he did in March.
In addition, since mid May when he locked up the GOP nomination and he struck a fundraising deal with the Republican National Committee, Trump has paid his golf courses and restaurants more than $260,000. On May 18, the day the fundraising deal was announced, Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach was paid $29,715; Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida, was paid $35,845; and Trump Restaurants LLC was paid $125,080, according to FEC records.
Which raises two questions: A. Why would anyone in their right mind want to contribute money to enrich Donald Trump? B. Does Donald Trump really want to win this election or just burnish his brand?
Answers:
A. They’re too dumb to know where their money is really going.
B. It’s all about the Trump brand.
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