As I’m sure you’re aware, Donald “I’m really rich” Trump is having major problems coming up with the money to stop enforcement (collection) of the damages he owes to NY state after losing his state fraud trial. If he can’t put the cash he owes in escrow or come up with bond to delay enforcement/collection during his appeal come next week (specifically March 25) then NY Attorney General Letecia James can start the collection process. Between the actual judgement, plus 10 percent and interest Trump has to come up with 454 million and he’s admitted to the court he a) doesn’t have the cash, and b) he can’t get anyone to put up the bond for what he owes. And Fox News host/”personality” Mark Levin in pitching a fit Trump’s billionaire “friends” haven’t stepped up to help!
That’s right folks. Leaving aside the fact Trump doesn’t have an actual friend in the world other than his reflection in the mirror, none of his ultra-rich conservative cronies who Levin seems to think have tons of money to burn (almost literally because that’s what they be doing with money they put up to cover Trump’s 454 million) have chosen to do him a solid. He’s “Shocked! Shocked! I say!” and actually pretty pissed off. (Maybe someone should ask how much HE is willing to toss in?)
According to Mediate, to Levin’s way of thinking if no one uber rich conservative is willing to cover Trump’s tab, the least someone can do is round up a group to each kick in tens of millions (or more) into the kitty. A (slush) fund to bail Trump out of losing his assets. And even worse, for Trump at least his image as being a fabulously wealthy guy. (Uh, Mark? I think that particular ship has sailed)
Levin took to twitter, or X or whatever one wants to call it to vent:
Why are there no Republican multi-billionaires offering to lend President Trump the funds to file his appeal in the outrageous case in NY state? Are none of them liquid enough to help or join with others to help? This is an outrage.
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) March 18, 2024
Levin might have taken to that particular platform to “shame” Elon Musk into coughing up the money. He (Musk) did after all meet Trump recently. Then again, if was AFTER the two of them had their sit down that Trump’s lawyers up in New York were pleading to the appellate court that Trump couldn’t come up with the money. It’s not generally a good idea to bet everything on what some appellate court will do, but I rather doubt Trump’s “trust me – I can and will pay up if I don’t win my appeal” held much sway. In fact, it was probably all they could do to keep a straight face. But, back in chambers they were probably laughing so hard their sides hurt.
Well, Trump has until the end of business Monday. Who knows what might happen between now and then? I still think all those mega rich people kicked in a lot of money on Trump twice already. It paid off for them in 2016 but not in 2020. They see election results from 2018 on, including the fact that the supposed 2022 “red wave” turned out to be a pinkish trickle and don’t think Trump will win. That he won’t be able to do anything more for them so why shell out a bunch of money to him now? They know damn well he wouldn’t be able to pay them back even if he felt like doing so.
It’s even possible some of them are looking ahead like Charles Koch has been doing. If they are seeing what the rest of us see, that the old GOP is “MAGA-tized” and imploding they’ll be shelling out a LOT of money to create a new and viable conservative political Party. These a-holes aren’t as rich as they are because they’ve gone around throwing away many tens, or even hundreds of millions of dollars on lost causes.
Levin thinks these people owe Trump. However as I said they paid plenty to get him elected in 2016 and in the attempt to get him re-elected in 2020. They got a nice tax cut and more deregulation but that was the “deal.” As far as they’re concerned they’re “square” with Trump and don’t owe him a thing. If they don’t see Trump as a good bet this year they’ll spend political money by directly giving to down ballot candidates. Not in bailing Trump out of legal messes of his own making!
So rant away Levin. I say keep doing so on twitter. Maybe Musk will think (probably with good reason) you’re trying to shame him into bailing Trump out. And he’ll ban YOU from his site. Now THAT would be freaking awesome. In the meantime, Trump can keep begging and pleading. Maybe at the last minute someone will come through for him. Or maybe not. We’ll have to wait and see.
Someone needs to tell Levin that the ultra-rich didn’t get that way by making bad investments.
Exactly. As stated, “These a-holes aren’t as rich as they are because they’ve gone around throwing away many tens, or even hundreds of millions of dollars on lost causes.”
Anyone can see he’s a loser, why waste the money?
Not only is the legal peril a situation of his own making, so is his financial state.
aw, but marky boy-your turd emperor is worth billions. Or so he says. If he’s not worth Billions after stating he’s worth Billions (with a “B” marky boy) why in the f*ck would anyone give him anything other than the one finger salute? I imagine people who actually do have the wherewithal to help the lying p.o.s. are watching, and have been for years, how the dumb s.o.b. has stiffed people, stiffed banks, stolen from charities, and also watched him do brain-dead shit like bankrupt casinos ( how in the f*ck do you do that?). They’ve watched him over the years declare bankruptcy in several of his “business” enterprises. They’ve watched his daddy bail him out numerous time. If daddy was still among the living, perhaps they’d help but I’m pretty sure they see giving him anything is throwing good money after bad money which has been going on for years and they want no part of it.
To be a con ‘pube is to be an idiot right marky boy?
I keep.thinking of Justice League. When some superhero asks Batman what his powers are, Bruce replies,,”I’m rich.”
Sorry, Trump, you aren’t Bruce Wayne. You turned out not to be “really rich” and you’ve drained a,lot of people dry,like the vampire you are.
they went after trump because ghes a republican there wree no victoms everybody made money trump did nothing wrong everybody overestimates there wealth its standard practice the bank sdsaid they didnt go with his estimates and loanded him ther money on theres they said they would do buisness with him again if your to go after trump then you have to go afterr vereybuisness man that asks for a loan
No victims?
Every homeowner in a jurisdiction with a Trump-“owned” undervalued property paid an inflated real estate tax bill because of that fraud is a victim.
Every small business owner applying for lending support at a bank and turned down because the bank had less catital available due to having outstanding loans on overvalued Trump-“owned” properties is a victim.
Any homeowner in Palm Beach County, Florida, who isn’t upset over the assessment on Mar-a-Largo being $18-27 million instead of the $1.5 billion value Trump claims is either frustrated at local government inaction, terminally uninformed or part of the MAGA cult.
… that should read “less capital available” …