Donald Trump is currently facing over 70 charges related to his unlawful retention of classified documents after leaving the White House in January 2021 and hush money payments he allegedly made to Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign, with another indictment related to his failed efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election coming soon. If convicted, the 77-year-old could spend the rest of his life in prison. But at least his golf courses are raking in a sh*t ton of money, his son Eric says!
Sportico reported this week that the ex-president, who owns 18 golf courses in five different countries, raked in $555 million from his golf portfolio between January 2022 and April 2023, up from $237 million in 2020, and $224 million in 2018.
The figures come from filings with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, which monitors financial earnings of federal officeholders and candidates. As the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican nomination for president, Trump is required by law to submit his earnings.
“We have the most spectacular and iconic assets anywhere in the world, and as a company, we have never been stronger,” 38-year-old Eric said in a statement.
(Side note: That same company was found guilty on multiple charges of criminal tax fraud and falsifying business records last year and is currently ensnared in a historic $250 million civil fraud lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James that seeks to bar the Trumps from ever conducting business in the state again. But, sure, it’s “never been stronger.”)
The most lucrative of Trump’s golf courses was the Trump National Doral Miami resort, which brought in $159 million, followed by his golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, which earned $52 million, and the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey, which pulled in $46 million and where his first wife, Eric’s mom Ivana, is buried.
With all that money, you’d think Trump would be able to pay his own legal bills. But no.
Last month, the New York Times reported that he’s been funneling money from his PAC, Save America, into another PAC called MAGA Inc. to cover his mounting legal expenses, which are reported around $20 million:
Save America has been paying for bills related to various investigations into the former president and his allies. In February 2022, the PAC announced that it had $122 million in its coffers.
By the beginning of 2023, the PAC’s cash on hand was down to $18 million, filings show. The rest had been spent on staff salaries, on the costs of Mr. Trump’s political activities last year — including some spending on other candidates and groups — and in other ways. That included the $60 million that was transferred to MAGA Inc., a super PAC that is supporting Mr. Trump. And more than $16 million went to pay legal bills.
While we’re on the subject of Trump and his golf courses, here’s a super embarrassing video of the one term, twice impeached, twice indicted ex-president golfing that went viral earlier this week…
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Matthewnow
Bury him face down. We can F him the way he F’d America.
Metro135
PERFECT! ROFL
abfab
In a vat of sulfuric acid.
Mr. Stadnick
Poor Eric even Tiffany thinks he is the worst trump.
abfab
Is she still with us?
abfab
Gays For Trump. There’s that big , fat, juicy rump roast that you are still lusting. He’s a fine looking man.
Bob
ugh.. Just puked in my mouth a bit . Thanks
Mister P
Trump cheats at golf so I’m sure he cheats at golf course revenue.
Fname Optional Lname
He’s such a petty, petty man. Read about the championships plaques that are on his locker at his golf course in Florida and the 2018 “win” he declared for himself when he wasn’t even at the tournament. He was so pissed and bloated that someone else won a tournament at one of his golf courses that he asked the winner to play against him for the title. He blatantly cheated and then out of the goodness of his heart decided they would be “co-champions” of the 2018 tournament— the tournament that took place while he was out of the country. Pathetic
Mack
I wonder if it’s an infusion of Saudi cash that is helping their bottom line.
LumpyPillows
The golf courses are good for only one thing – laundering money.
PoetDaddy
When you’re known as “the stupid one” in the Trump family, you have to be REALLY, REALLY stupid, and Eric rarely disappoints. You can’t expect him to carry on appropriate adult conversations like his father does. (Right!)