Republican Party Helsinki and beyond

[Fresno Bob]

there is absolutely no way Trump is worth 3.1B, unless his "brand" is valued at 3B

[Sour Masher]

there is absolutely no way Trump is worth 3.1B, unless his "brand" is valued at 3B

I think he has said his brand is worth like 10 billion. He says he is worth way more than 3 billion, because of his brand. I don't buy the "he isn't a billionaire" jabs, although I like them, because they piss him off. But even if he wasn't prior to the Apprentice, he was after it--never got the appeal of that show. It was a 1 hour series of commercials for the most part. Just the perfect show for advertisers, and so it made a ton of money and I know he must have gotten a big piece of that. I'm sure he also capitalized on that with lots of side deals. That show was huge for his brand.

[revo]

I think he has said his brand is worth like 10 billion. He says he is worth way more than 3 billion, because of his brand. I don't buy the "he isn't a billionaire" jabs, although I like them, because they piss him. But even if he wasn't prior to the Apprentice, he was after it--never got the appeal of that show. It was a 1 hour series of commercials for the most part. Just the perfect show for advertisers, and so it made a ton of money and I know he must have gotten a big piece of that. I'm sure he also capitalized on that with lots of side deals. That show was huge for his brand.

That show made him President. The great irony of Donald Trump is that he depended on the media his entire life (and if you lived in NYC in the 1980s and 1990s you’d understand) and now he’s declared war on them.

[B-Fly]

That show made him President. The great irony of Donald Trump is that he depended on the media his entire life (and if you lived in NYC in the 1980s and 1990s you’d understand) and now he’s declared war on them.

He's always been exceptional at self-promotion, with a perspective of too much is never enough. I think he ultimately still feels the same way, including with respect to the media, but views his war on the media as "good for ratings".

[TranaGreg]

That show was huge for his brand.

almost as huge for his brand as his current show.

[onejayhawk]

He's always been exceptional at self-promotion, with a perspective of too much is never enough. I think he ultimately still feels the same way, including with respect to the media, but views his war on the media as "good for ratings".

Some of his jousting with the media has a sibling rivalry feel, like the Mormon brothers in Ocean's 11.

J