Trump killed his brand.

[madaboutharry]

After this nightmare of an election is over, I would not be surprised if we see his hotel and business empire collapse.

His name will be radioactive. And he will be seen as a pariah, a disgusting person, and a sexual predator.

And his children, who have no life outside of their father's world, will go down with him.

[Jason1961]

1. Trump bet it all and lost

I don't feel one ounce of pity for him, I hope Hillary puts him in prison

[Adrahil]

2. He changed his customer base.

Bookings at his ridiculous, gaudy properties will go down, but Trump TV will make up for that.

He saw how Palin cashed in the rubes and he intends to show her how a REAL grifter makes money. If he pulls in 40% of the vote, he probably has a customer base of 30-40 million people who will buy his shit.

[Foggyhill]

5. He will be under a mountain of debt and scrutiny wouldn't be surprised if he's bankrupt and dead

Within years

[GWC58]

7. Yeah, but most of his base

are the ones that can't afford to stay in his tacky places.😱😩

[Adrahil]

9. Precisely, But they'll watch his channel....

... and buy his books.

Goldline will have to advertise somewhere now that the RWNJ's will Glenn Beck for denouncing Cheeto Jeebus.

[Frank Cannon]

36. Trump TV is a loser out of the gate.

If the KKK could make a crazy right-wing cable channel viable, we would have had one already.

[Adrahil]

37. Well, it takes capital....

and he has that... or can con others to give it to him.

Not that I think it'll work out for him as well as he hopes, but the Palin phenomenon demonstrates That there are plenty of rubes willing to shovel money their way, at least in the short term.

[Doodley]

3. He will be sued multiple times, jailed and all businesses will fail.

[anamandujano]

19. I think so too. Can he run a TV empire from prison?

He might earn some cash from interviews from prison but I don't think he can keep his sprits up enough to do much of anything.

[Oldem]

4. There's been speculation

that he intends to build a media empire for his deplorables, a sort of Breitbart on 'roids. I can see that; he will want a platform from which to make Mrs. Clinton's presidency impossible. The Tea Party went to Washington to tear it down. This creep will try to finish the job. My major hope is that he'll be convicted of tax fraud, rape, or some other felony. Wouldn't it be delicious if he goes to prison?

[tammywammy]

38. Even Palin's attempt at that failed.

[D_Master81]

6. Trump media

said it before, saying it again, he will make bank in the right wing media business. yeah all his current business dealings will suffer, but if he starts a media empire w/ tv, internet and radio doing right wing political talk he will make a killing. look at all the lemmings that buy his crap about making america great.

[Xipe Totec]

8. He can go into the porno business. Trump - When Hustler is just not skanky enough. nt

[ProudProgressiveNow]

20. +1000 nt

[Johonny]

10. His brand is getting more selective

[MADem]

11. His kids should change their last name to Drum.

Drumpf is a bit much for America, and that name is too well known, but hell, I know a few people with the last name Drum.

They can fit right in...they might have to learn to wipe their own asses, but these things can be taught.

[Raster]

12. The tRump kids will have to get real jobs.

What a horror! No more trips to Africa to kill endangered animals.

[MADem]

13. Those boys are such morons they will be lucky if they can hold down

"Will you want fries with that?" type positions.

Ivanka knows all about fashion--she probably is a quick study and can learn to fold a sweater in an upscale retail shop in no time!

Maybe if they pool their paychecks and sell their personal assets they can afford a little studio apartment in town--get bunk beds and cram on in there--it will be very homely~~~~!!!


Reminds me of the tv show "Schitt's Creek~!" Only the Schitt's Creek family were ... NICER!! LOL!

[LiberalFighter]

44. They aren't morons. They are scumbag assholes.

Wouldn't it be fun if they were kicked out of their homes? And then it was torn down because it was too much for anyone to buy and use?

[MADem]

45. I say turn their manses into homeless shelters or special needs schools.

Hey, why not?

[rusty quoin]

14. I already hated his name, but more people now will stay away from anything Trump.

So he's about to lose more in hotels, but maybe will make it up with a media empire. There is nothing conservative about him. He is a big time old west gambler. He wins and he loses big.

[TheBlackAdder]

15. Like most RW billionaires, he'll park his money in Luxembourg and invest in Easter Europe.

[BadDog40]

16. I predict within 2 years he'll be divorced, broke and

Sleeping on Giuliani's couch.

[Cakes488]

18. LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

[hatrack]

31. No, he'll be hanging out at the Ecuadorean embassy with Assange

Or, perhaps, on Snowden's couch.

[Ilsa]

33. It's like a new sitcom is being birthed: Two Morally Broke Men

Two Morally Broke Men

Scene 1: Camera pans out from closeup of mottled scalp to reveal man with male pattern baldness sleeping on couch. As his own snores and snorts awaken him and he sits up, Cheetos fall off his chest to the floor.

Rudy (staggers into room, rubbing eyes): You can keep the robe. When do I get my couch back?

Someone else can take it from here. Maybe the former prosecutor can comment on hiding him while the state of NY has a manhunt to arrest him for being a perv at Miss Teen USA dressing room.

[Major Nikon]

17. I think it has already collapsed

I think whatever business he hasn't already run into the ground is hemorrhaging money and he's reached the end of his credit line. That's why he ran for the nomination. All the free publicity helps his brand licensing selling made in China junk which is the only real hope he has of being solvent. So I think all the things you forecast are going to happen much faster after November.

[underpants]

27. Geoffrey Zakaria (chef - Food network) bailed on the D.C. hotel after Trump's campaign launch

He didn't want to be in any way associated with Trump. Trump is suing him and another chef who bailed on a contract.

[ReformedGOPer]

21. Karma

Is a bitch.

[Maeve]

35. And Luck is a lady--together, they will destroy him!

And the nasty furball on his head...

[Cresent City Kid]

22. One has to question his ability to make deals going forward.

What deal could be easier to make than being a party's nominee and having the party support you? Running for president reveals character in a way that running a business does not. To be so flawed that the gop can't fully get behind you when running against their most hated opponent does not bode well for him in future negotiations. He is toxic, what leverage could he possibly have?

[workinclasszero]

23. I think Trump will move what's left of his con man empire to mother Russia

I'm sure his good buddy Russian dictator Putin can find uses for Trump's brand of BS

[Gothmog]

24. Bookings at trump hotels were already down significantly prior to latest stories

[gademocrat7]

26. I agree.

[Portland_Anni]

29. Good riddance to bad garbage

If his brand hits the dustbin of history. I never cared a damn about this pompous twit.

[Mike Nelson]

30. He will...

...be a hero to the anti-Hillary crowd, as he was to the anti-Obama crowd, They will give him tons of money. His health may fail, though. The "coming down" from campaigning is something he has not discovered, yet.

[HockeyMom]

32. I feel very sorry for his daughter Ivanka

Sometimes she looks like a deer caught in headlights. Her smile can't mask the look in her eyes.

[Ilsa]

34. I wonder if the russian oligarchs will threaten him or his family. nt

[NurseJackie]

39. Maybe he'll just retire and fade away quietly.

[spooky3]

40. And little chance of a new tv show or network.

[PJMcK]

41. You are absolutely correct

Donald Trump is accelerating towards a crash unlike anything we've seen before. I wrote this post a couple of weeks ago explaining my thoughts about his demise:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028200803

Regarding his brand, he's damaged his name beyond repair as far as the commercial mainstream is concerned. Pardon me, but I wrote a post about that as well:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028164655

The elder three Trump offspring must be freaking out as their old man goes off the rails. In spite of their loathsomeness, I have no doubt that they are aware of what is happening to the family business.

One other thing, Trump TV cannot succeed. First, there isn't a large enough audience to support a new political cable channel, particularly one so obviously right-wing. As an example, look at what happened to Sarah Palin's TV shows. Second, there isn't enough content for a 24/7 channel dedicated to Trump and his views. Third, he's so toxic that there won't be enough big money advertisers to support such programming. There's been a lot of talk about Mr. Trump's associations with Steve Bannon and Roger Ailes but these men won't be able to make this venture successful.

The Crash of Trump is a spectacle to behold. It's Shakespearian and Classical Mythology combined with F. Scott Fitzgerald followed with a dash of Bret Easton Ellis.

[Johnny2X2X]

42. Trump TV no slam dunk

Trump's name is mud, there is no guarantee he will be able to start a TV station. We know he won't put up his own money, so who is going to invest in this crooked loser? And the FCC has to approve licenses for this type of stuff, Donald isn't getting approved for anything more than a license to sell hot dogs with his record of corruption and failure.

[LiberalFighter]

43. I hope so. The same for the children.

[Dem2]

46. His bragging did it

Narcissists can't not toot their own horn. He's an ass hole extraordinaire.