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32. Mr TurdSlinger isn't a negotiator he is a thief

Fri Dec 27, 2024, 01:01 PM

Dec 27

Here is a rare negative editorial about him from 2016. It still blows my mind that anyone from the Delaware Valley, especially contractors support him.

Trump's Atlantic City windfall left others broke | Editorial

There is still a lingering misperception that Donald Trump is some kind of business wizard, but it's actually easy to identify one of his key strategies for success: He excels at ripping people off.

The Associated Press pulled back the curtain on his ruined casino empire in Atlantic City last week and exposed a gold-plated scam, in which survivors from the Taj Mahal disaster - a long parade of naive artisans who still have Trump's skid marks on their backs - all told similar stories, cautionary tales that make you wonder how anyone would consider him trustworthy enough to hold elected office.

Their consensus: Trump is a master grifter, who uses bullying and arrogance as negotiating methods, before ending the relationship by withholding payments and making contractors settle for far less by threatening them with litigation - knowing the cost of litigation would eat up most of the money in the dispute.

And frequently, these exploited contractors were left ruined after the Taj went bankrupt in 1991, the AP found.

https://www.nj.com/opinion/2016/07/trumps_ac_windfall_left_others_broke_editorial.html

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I negotiated for a living. What Trump is doing is not negotiating [View all] Pototan Dec 27 OP

My father advocated for "compromise" in resolving controversies and disputes. no_hypocrisy Dec 27 #1

that is pretty much how negotiations go with my wife rampartd Dec 27 #2

I'm the boss in my house COL Mustard Dec 27 #18

nice of her.... obviously a diplomat......nt DoBW Dec 27 #29

A few years ago, I gave my husband a big coffee mug that says... 3catwoman3 Saturday #46

Hey, I want one of those for MY husband. calimary Saturday #47

I just "Googled" that phrase... 3catwoman3 Saturday #50

My Son was a Business Agent for his Engineers Union True Blue American Dec 27 #3

Crime Roy Rolling Dec 27 #44

There is a US military base in Greenland. And it has been there at least since the 1950's. tetedur Dec 27 #4

In my AF days, I worked with a couple of people who did a remote one year tour there. Prof. Toru Tanaka Dec 27 #8

Renegotiate the base agreement OrangeJoe Dec 27 #11

That would make Russia happy. yardwork Monday #54

The SlobFather is one of those "tough guys" that NEVER got in a real fight in their life, never served, totally NoMoreRepugs Dec 27 #5

Something changed Nasruddin Dec 27 #10

Trump is the guy True Blue American Dec 27 #13

He never negotiated. He sent in others, blew up their deals at the last minute, made others clean up the mess, AND THEN Maeve Dec 27 #6

I figured it out. To support/voted for Trump, You have to be a special kind of Stupid. Dan Dec 27 #7

Am I the only one boonecreek Dec 27 #12

😜🥴🫤🤪 True Blue American Dec 27 #14

I heard that in Sam Elliott's voice. NotHardly Dec 27 #15

Chaos is the goal. Trump is Putin's puppet. yardwork Dec 27 #9

I heard a commentator say that, too NJCher Dec 27 #25

Agree. The tariff threats are serious but the rest I think it is in large part "flooding the zone" to divert attention Bernardo de La Paz Dec 27 #16

I wonder if Homan is on a cartels radar? BidenRocks Dec 27 #34

My response to Homan lonely bird Saturday #49

Parents who buried their kids? spapeggy Monday #53

Trump never compromises. He expects capitulation, and will use whatever device he can to get there. patphil Dec 27 #17

re Canada: 0.5 pc of Mexican fentanyl, 9 pc trade imbalance v 129 pc China. Oh and 55 Electoral College votes Bernardo de La Paz Dec 27 #19

I negotiated for a living. What Trump is doing is not negotiating MLWR Dec 27 #20

My point Pototan Monday #51

He needs the continuing rage of his Fox-fueled base. mn9driver Dec 27 #21

My best guess is that his loud jackass comments are deliberate distractions struggle4progress Dec 27 #22

China understands Mblaze Dec 27 #23

Trump picks on the weak Pototan Monday #55

Angela Merkel Beck23 Dec 27 #24

Thank you Nelg Dec 27 #26

Welcome to the Fourth Reich! moondust Dec 27 #27

trump is a bad negotiator LetMyPeopleVote Dec 27 #28

He's trying to break our integrity with our allies and trade partners. Bluethroughu Dec 27 #30

The media talked about the 'tone' between trmp & Biden's Christmas greeting. spanone Dec 27 #31

Mr TurdSlinger isn't a negotiator he is a thief IbogaProject Dec 27 #32

Dictators and Tyrants Do NOT Negotiate! MineralMan Dec 27 #33

All that's missing in Trump's "negotiations" is the horses's head.....so far. Ping Tung Dec 27 #35

Horse's head from a horse's ass? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 27 #41

Forunately, the horse's ass is safely settled in RFKjr"s Road Kill freezer. Ping Tung Dec 27 #42

And distracting attention from what the other hand is doing mahina Dec 27 #36

Not only is he not a negotiator, he's interupting the Holidays Ohioboy Dec 27 #37

Mob boss rule. Loyalty and fiat. "My way or the highway," "Suck up. Kick down" are other phrases to describe the style. Evolve Dammit Dec 27 #38

Part of what's going on in Canada is Trump trying to hurt Trudeau yliza Dec 27 #39

There would be literally no down side to Trump dying painfully on live, national tv Orrex Dec 27 #40

If he ever produced a sentence based on truth... rasputin1952 Monday #57

Sure he's falling back to his comfort zone AZ8theist Dec 27 #43

It's like calling Al Capone a negotiator. nt Grokenstein Saturday #45

the moron is not a good man period. pansypoo53219 Saturday #48

He bludgeons his opponents to death. leftyladyfrommo Monday #52

Many years ago I was a Shop Steward (SEIU Local 6)... rasputin1952 Monday #56