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Take a peek inside Donald Trump’s vast portfolio of private homes
Donald Trump is running for president
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He may be eying a place in the White House but Donald Trump has no shortage of other houses to fall back on should his bid for POTUS not work out.
The real estate mogul, who’s been showboating about his alleged $10 billion net worth for weeks, has a string of private mansions, both in New York and across the country, that could give the White House a run for its money.
Read on for a closer look at Trump's long list of homes.
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1. Trump’s personal penthouse
Trump spends most of his time at Trump Tower, the massive Fifth Ave. building that’s home to both the offices of his business empire and his own personal residence, a three-level penthouse designed to look like the Palace of Versailles. The huge pad, which has almost unparalleled views of Central Park, is decked out in typical Trump style, with 24-carat cold and diamond accents, hoards of marble and detailed, hand-painted ceiling murals.
The opulent residence, at 725 Fifth Ave., is one of the most valuable in New York City and would likely sell for up to $100 million if it were to come on the market today, experts said.
Trump Parc East at 100 Central Park South
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2. Trump Parc and Trump Park Ave.
As if one palatial Manhattan penthouse wasn’t enough, Trump has close to 40 other Manhattan apartments to call his own.
Back when he was still known for building properties from scratch, the property titan built a string of high-end Manhattan condo buildings, including Trump Parc at 106 Central Park South and Trump Park Avenue at 502 Park Ave.
Most of the units in those buildings sold long ago but Trump did have the good sense to hang on to a few — about 40, in fact, across the two buildings. He's since rented them out, some for as much as $100,000 a month. Daughter Ivanka has a pad at Trump Park Ave., which she shares with hubbie Jared Kushner and children Arabella and Joseph.
The bet paid off.
Trump just sold one of the penthouses at Trump Park Avenue for $21 million, according to recent reports.
Aerial view of Mar-a-Lago, the estate of Donald Trump, in Palm Beach, Fla.
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3. Mar-A-Lago
It’s the ultimate Palm Beach palace.
One of Trump’s most prized assets is perhaps the Mar-a-Lago country club, a 17-acre property with a 20,000-square-foot ballroom, that was formerly used as a private mansion but is now used as a hotel.
The property, where celebrities such as Oprah, Michael Jackson and Celine Dion have all stayed, also played host to multiple Trump weddings, including Eric Trump and Lara Yunask’s 2014 nuptials.
It’s said to be worth in excess of $250 million, just short of the $317 million valuation of the White House.
An ariel view of Seven Springs
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4. Seven Springs
Trump also owns a grand private summer retreat in Bedford, N.Y., with 60 rooms, two servants wings, 15 bedrooms, three pools including one cased in Italian marble, a bowling alley and 230 acres of land.
He originally purchased the property, known as Seven Springs, for $7.5 million in 1996 with a view to transforming it into another Trump-branded golf course but ultimately dropped the plans. There are currently approvals to build 14 other homes on the estate, but Trump has not made use of them so far.
Instead, the Trump family uses the property as a retreat from the city, riding ATVs, going on hikes and fishing. Trump also reportedly allowed Libya's Muammar Gaddafi to stay in a tent there while attending the UN Summit, when no hotels would have him.
The main house, which was built by late Federal Reserve Chairman Eugene Meyer, dates back to 1919.
Trump owns onetime socialite Patricia Kluge's former estate in rural Virginia
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5. The Kluge Estate
Should Trump feel the urge to head south, he can stay at Trump Vineyard Estates, a 2,000-acre property he owns in Charlottesville, Va.
The huge property, which comprises a 23,000-square-foot mansion and a working winery and vineyard, was formerly owned by German-born entrepreneur John Kluge, formerly the richest person in America.
Trump snagged the property for a bargain $14.4 million after Kluge’s widow, Patricia Kluge, defaulted on her loans and Bank of America took control of the home.
Trump first acquired the front and back yards that then held the bank over a barrel in order to get the best price for the house itself. He let the yards become overgrown and then erected "No Trespassing" signs all over the lawns in order to deter other would-be buyers and get the best price from the bank.
Donald Trump has been known to spend time on the west coast
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6. Beverly Hills abode
When he’s out west, Trump can head to his six-bedroom, five-bathroom Colonial-style mansion on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. It has a flood-lit tennis court, a pool, a spa, a library and media room, marble floors, original moldings and a dramatic curving staircase fit for a movie-star entrance.
YUK!
BREAKING: ABC Uncovers MILLIONS Of Payments From Russia To Trump, Campaign Panics
ABC News investigative journalist Brian Ross released a news piece that could end any type of credibility Donald Trump may have left. In this newest report, Ross found Trump’s Russian connections to have a bigger role in his life than he’s lead on. This could be a direct conflict of interest for Trump if he should become elected president in November.
In previous interviews, Trump has continuously denied any serious ties with Russian oligarchs. Those statements have already been proven false several times over, seeing how Trump has been very cozy with Vladimir Putin the past few years. Hillary Clinton has released attack ads trying to expose Trump’s Russian ties in the past. Now Brian Ross talks with people who have had actual connections with Trump, proving his denial is a joke.
One man that Ross spoke to was Sergei Millian, a head of a U.S.-Russian business group. He says he assisted Trump with marketing the sale of his condos in Russia. Millian spoke about all the money Trump made from the Russians back then.
‘The level of business amounts to hundreds of millions of dollars, what he received as a result of interaction with Russian businessmen.’
Ross repeated with emphasis, “Hundreds of millions of dollars from Russian businessmen?” and Millian responded with a nod and a firm, “Correct.”
Ross also pointed out that in a previous interview Trump had with ABC News correspondent George Stephanopoulos, Trump said he didn’t have any relationship with Russia other than probably selling condos to people.
Trump has also said that if he were to become president, he wouldn’t have any type of influence in business decisions made. He claims his children would be handling all that due to a “blind trust.” Richard Painter, a University of Minnesota law professor who also worked alongside President G.W. Bush as his ethics adviser said that isn’t the case at all.
‘I don’t see how you have a blind trust when you know what’s in the blind trust. The appearance is that a foreign government or other foreign organization has influence over the President of the United States through financial dealings with his family and that would be unacceptable.’
Although Trump has been trying to minimize any relationships he has with Russia, he has failed miserably in the eyes of the media. Eventually, and hopefully with enough pressure, Trump will have to break down and admit he’s been lying once again. If and when he does, it will definitely mean big trouble for his campaign in this race.
Video of the exposé can be viewed here:
http://bipartisanreport.com/2016/10/09/breaking-abc-uncovers-millions-of-payments-from-russia-to-trump-campaign-panics/
Funniest darn appointment yet!
What a joke!
Who wrote this script?
This must be an SNL impersonation...right?
Who could be dumb enough to vote for this Clown?
Who could be this stupid and run for office?
Trump: I Don't Need Daily Intelligence Briefings Because "I'm A Smart Person"
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December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
"I Don't Have To Be Told The Same Thing In The Same Words Every Single Day For The Next Eight Years," President-elect Says
Published on Dec 11, 2016
Chris Wallace confronted President-elect Donald Trump on Fox News Sunday this morning about having conflicts of interest as president. He brought up Trump holding onto his Celebrity Apprentice EP credit and asked, “Isn’t that a huge conflict of interest, sir?” Trump insisted he won’t actually be involved in managing
President-elect Donald Trump declared Sunday that he doesn't need daily intelligence briefings because he's "a smart person."
Trump has been skipping daily intelligence briefings during his transition. In fact, he had attended only four, or an average of one per week, MSNBC reported this week.
Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace asked Trump on Sunday about his "skepticism about the intelligence community." Among other things, Trump mocked American intelligence agencies in response to Friday's report that Russia interfered in the election to help him win.
"I get it when I need it," Trump said of intelligence reports. "I don't have to be told — you know, I'm like, a smart person. I don't have to be told the same thing in the same words every single day for the next eight years. ... But I do say, 'If something should change, let us know.'"
Watch video of the full interview above, and check out reactions from Twitter below. [ON LINK]
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