A jury convicted former Republican candidate Solomon Peña of conspiracy, weapons and other charges in the shootings in 2022 and 2023 on the homes of four Democratic officials in Albuquerque, including the current state House speaker.

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    I am still baffled some days that people saw that fat sack of orange shit and thought, yeah, that rich racist dude whos bankrupt half his company’s… lets make that guy our cult leader.

    I still think The Apprentice had a hand in giving him the presidency. That show made people think he was actually a savvy businessman, when he’s the furthest thing from it.

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      Pages in category “Businesses of Donald Trump that went bankrupt”

      The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (sorry I did not copy all the links)

      • Donald J. Trump Foundation
      • Golden Nugget Atlantic City
      • GoTrump. com (autolink removed through formatting)
      • Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City
      • New Jersey Generals
      • Paradox Hotel Vancouver
      • Plaza Hotel
      • TD Trump Deutschland
      • The Trump Network
      • Trump Entertainment Resorts
      • Trump Ice
      • Trump Institute
      • Trump magazines
      • Trump Mortgage
      • Trump Ocean Resort Baja Mexico
      • Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino
      • Trump Productions
      • Trump Shuttle
      • Trump Steaks
      • Trump University
      • Trump Vodka
      • Trump World’s Fair
      • Trump: The Game
      • Trumped!
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        PolitiFact uncovered two more bankruptcies filed after 1992, totaling six. Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts filed for bankruptcy again in 2004, after accruing about $1.8 billion in debt. Trump Entertainment Resorts also declared bankruptcy in 2009, after being hit hard during the 2008 recession.

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      I still think The Apprentice had a hand in giving him the presidency. That show made people think he was actually a savvy businessman, when he’s the furthest thing from it.

      Oh, 100%. There is a good chance that even after all the self-promotion that Tacostein did all during the 80s and 90s that many Americans had no clue who he was. That show he was given changed that, and gave many Americans the entirely wrong impression of this failson.

      Of course, the “liberal media” did almost nothing to disabuse Americans of that impression of Tacostein as a Bigly Important Bidness Man.

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      Mhm. I’d argue that had he actually been a savvy businessman he never would’ve had a show like that.