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[–] xenomor@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Keep in mind that trump’s meme stock is entirely a fraud machine designed to sell presidential power for cash. Watching that thing collapse after trump loses is going to be icing on the cake as this is his monetary lifeline given all of the legal entanglements that aren’t going away after November. Once it’s clear he he has no official power to sell, most of the institutional investors vying for influence will clamor to pull out of this and probably leave a bunch of drooling basement dwelling incels holding the bag. Hopefully this happens before trump’s shares open up and he can do even a modest rug pull. Get the popcorn.

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

He’s been selling presidential power for cash. The stock is just a way to prey on the loyalists who will buy up shares because of the name and despite the significant losses

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Doubt.

Like his net worth was ever over $900 million.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

Sadly that's public info when it comes to his shares of his own stock due to the quantity he owns, that's how we can know

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Debt is a thing, and Trump has tons of it.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I'd agree with you before the truth social IPO. Unless that stock tanks he is officially a billionaire for probably the first time.

[–] papacraw@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

he has always been worth nothing to me.

Dude literally ows me a lot of sanity

[–] VeryVito@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The thumbnail on this article really has a Max Headroom vibe.

[–] witten@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It's the head tilt. And the parallel lines.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't think he had $900m in the first place

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure he has billions of those dollars that disappeared from the covid relief fund immediately after he removed financial oversight.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This is why he is never going to stop running for president.

It's lucrative and requires nothing more than incoherent, cognitively-impaired rambling on his part. He'll make that 900m back in spades if he's elected.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Plus he gets large crowds to cheer for him, which is almost better than money in his mind.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yup, and never has to pay the facility or security fees.

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gaseous? Plasma? Why you leave me hanging?

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

All solid. Like an impacted stool

[–] DarkDecay@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Couldn't happen to a nicer convicted felon. Fuck trump

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I wasn't aware that campaign funds count as part of your personal net worth.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That must continue as long as he has a net worth. And then go on!