You can read Trump's tax returns two ways: either Donald Trump is the greatest tax cheat in US history - or he is a financial desperado hopelessly in debt to God knows who & needs every dollar he scams from Secret Service golf car rentals just to pay the electricity bill
Presidency or bankruptcy !
The financially desperate Trump received $1 million in licensing fees from Turkey, which may in part explain Erdogan's hold on him. A true billionaire wouldn't care about a million more or less. A pseudo-billionaire falling further and further behind on his debts just might
A desperate Trump earned $2.3 million from the 2013 Miss Universe in Moscow, the most profitable of all the pageants during Trump's ownership
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