http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/how-donald-trump-got-fired-by-a-california-casino/94127939by Brett Kellman and Jesse Marx
March 21, 2016
Today, the brash and boisterous businessman is the leading candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, on a seemingly inevitable path to challenge Hillary Clinton for the White House. Trump's campaign platform has been light on specifics, but he has promised to lead the country through “great deals” on healthcare, trade and diplomacy.
Trump, however, is not the flawless negotiator that he portrays himself to be, according to interviews with two biographers who have studied the mogul for years. His company has gone bankrupt four times, his luxurious casinos have lost money and he has abandoned a housing project before construction could even begin. The end of Trump 29 adds to a pockmarked resume — suggesting that he's far better at projecting success than he is at actually achieving it.
“Purely on his track record as a real estate developer and casino operator, Trump hasn’t demonstrated that he’s a particularly good dealmaker,” said Timothy L. O’Brien, author of “TrumpNation” and a former New York Times reporter. “He has demonstrated that he’s a world-class self-promoter and survivor. But neither of those things make him a good businessman.”
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