• Flying SquidM
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    641 year ago

    The real question is: How did Trump run a casino that went bankrupt?

    • @EatYouWell@lemmy.world
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      661 year ago

      Because it was used to launder money. And, bankrupting a business is actually a way to avoid taxes, especially when you regularly lie on your tax filings.

      • SuperDuper
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        171 year ago

        Also he’s a terrible businessman and was using it as a personal piggybank, as he is wont to do with any business he runs.

        • @Burninator05@lemmy.world
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          81 year ago

          Don’t forget that his dad gave him an illegal gift by purchasing $3.5 million in chips never intending to use them or cash them back in.

    • BOMBS
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      341 year ago

      Because he opened a second casino on the same strip, effectively competing for limited customers with his first casino, ensuring that both casinos failed. I’m serious. He really did that lol