2/24/2019 Trump Exaggerating His Net Worth (By 100%) In Presidential Bid

https://www.forbes.com/sites/erincarlyle/2015/06/16/trump-exaggerating-his-net-worth-by-100-in-presidential-bid/#76a3f9f2a974 1/7

186,591 views | Jun 16, 2015, 01:14pm

NY: Donald Trump Announces Presidential Run // Credit: Anthony Behar/Sipa USA/Newscom

Trump Exaggerating His Net Worth

(By 100%) In Presidential Bid

Real estate: markets, luxury homes, and cities.

Erin Carlyle Forbes Staff

Campaign exaggerations are as much a part of politics as kissing babies. In

announcing his bid for the Republican presidential nomination this morning,

Donald Trump started with what Forbes believes is a whopper. He claimed his

net worth was nearly $9 billion. We figure it’s closer to $4 billion -- $4.1 billion to

be exact.

This discrepancy is noteworthy, since Trump’s financial success – he put his

fortune at exactly $8,737,540,000 -- is core to his candidacy. "I’m proud of my net

worth. I’ve done an amazing job," said Trump at his circus-like announcement,

2/24/2019 How Trump’s $50m golf club became $1.4m when it came time to pay tax | US news | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/12/donald-trump-briarcliff-manor-golf-course-tax 1/6

How Trump’s $50m golf club became $1.4m when it came

time to pay tax

Jon Swaine in Briarcliff Manor, New York

Same Donald Trump-owned golf club is separately accused of causing floods that led to

$240,000 worth of damage to New York village of Briarcliff Manor

Sat 12 Mar 2016 09.25 EST

An attempt by Donald Trump to slash the property tax bill on a golf club outside New York City

may be undermined by records indicating that he previously said the property was worth 35 times

more than the value he is now trying to convince a judge to approve.

The Republican presidential frontrunner is suing the town of Ossining in Westchester County to

reduce the taxes on Trump National Golf Club, a 147-acre property with a lavish clubhouse and 18-

hole course whose managers are separately accused of causing floods that led to $240,000 worth

of damage to local public facilities.






2/24/2019 Trump: Obama a "Terrible Student" Not Good Enough for Harvard - NBC New York

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Trump-Obama-Wasnt-Good-Enough-to-Get-into-Ivy-Schools-120657869.html 1/4

Manhattan real estate mogul Donald Trump suggested in an interview Monday

that President Barack Obama had been a poor student who did not deserve to be

admitted to the Ivy League universities he attended.

Trump, who is mulling a bid for the Republican presidential nomination, offered no

proof for his claim but said he would continue to press the matter as he has the

legitimacy of the president's birth certificate.

"I heard he was a terrible student, terrible. How does a bad student go to

Columbia and then to Harvard?" Trump said in an interview with The Associated

Press. "I'm thinking about it, I'm certainly looking into it. Let him show his records."

Obama graduated from Columbia University in New York in 1983 with a degree in

political science after transferring from Occidental College in California. He went

on to Harvard Law School, where he graduated magna cum laude 1991 and was

the first black president of the Harvard Law Review.

Trump: Obama a "Terrible Student" Not Good Enough for

Harvard

Mogul questions how Obama was accepted to Harvard and Columbia

By Beth Fouhy

Published Apr 25, 2011 at 5:32 PM | Updated at 6:39 AM EDT on Apr 26, 2011

Ì­ Ì¬ Ìè Ì ÌH

TRENDING STORIES

VIDEO

1

Dangerous Wind

Gusts Could Reach 60 MPH

VIDEO

2

Man Stabbed, Slashed

on Upper West Side: Police

3

Woman Killed in Taxi Hit-andRun: Police

WATCH LIVE

Ellen's Game of Games

Contestants play Ellen's action-packed games for a...

Local Top Video U.S. & World Health Weird Weather Tech Sports Home News Weather Investigations Entertainment LIVE TV 46 Connect 1.00 °
2/24/2019 Trump: Obama a "Terrible Student" Not Good Enough for Harvard - NBC New York

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Trump-Obama-Wasnt-Good-Enough-to-Get-into-Ivy-Schools-120657869.html 2/4

WEATHER ALERTS View all

NEWSLETTERS

Trainsmeadow, NY Change ć

46 Scattered

Clouds

Feels Like 39 

Radar Forecast Maps

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Do you think Mueller's report will

exonerate President Trump?

Powered by CivicScience | Privacy Policy

Yes

No

No opinion

NEXT

Receive the latest local updates in your inbox

Privacy policy | More Newsletters

Obama's 2008 campaign did not release his college transcripts, and in his bestselling memoir, "Dreams From My Father," Obama indicated he hadn't always

been an academic star. Trump told the AP that Obama's refusal to release his

college grades were part of a pattern of concealing information about himself.

"I have friends who have smart sons with great marks, great boards, great

everything and they can't get into Harvard," Trump said. "We don't know a thing

about this guy. There are a lot of questions that are unanswered about our

president."

Katie Hogan, a spokeswoman for Obama's re­election campaign, declined to

comment.

Trump, a wealthy businessman and reality TV host on NBC, has risen to the top of

many polls in part by his outspoken call for Obama to release his long form birth

certificate.

The state of Hawaii has released a certificate of live birth indicating Obama was

born there on August 4, 1961, but that has not quelled critics who believe Obama

was born outside the United States and is therefore not qualified to be president.

The so­called "birther" controversy has dominated the early stage of the 2012

GOP nominating contest, with Trump leading the charge.

"I have more people that are excited about the fact that I reinvigorated this whole

issue," Trump said, adding "the last guy (Obama) wants to run against is Donald

Trump."

Trump is scheduled to travel to the early primary states of New Hampshire and

Nevada this week and said he will make a final decision about a presidential bid by

June.

Also in the AP interview, Trump:

4

NJ Man Forces 3 Captive

Women Into Prostitution,

Police Say

5

Man Arrested for Shooting

Drone As it Searched for Dog:

Cops

WEATHER FORECAST

° °

Email Sign up

Supermodels: Then and Now

Famous Feuds: Gwyneth vs. Martha

WATCH LIVE

Ellen's Game of Games

Contestants play Ellen's action-packed games for a...

Local Top Video U.S. & World Health Weird Weather Tech Sports Home News Weather Investigations Entertainment LIVE TV 46 Connect °
2/24/2019 Trump: Obama a "Terrible Student" Not Good Enough for Harvard - NBC New York

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Trump-Obama-Wasnt-Good-Enough-to-Get-into-Ivy-Schools-120657869.html 3/4

  

— Said Republicans had made a mistake by embracing a budget proposal crafted

by Wisconsin GOP Rep. Paul Ryan that included deep cuts in Medicare. "The

seniors are afraid. The plan Paul Ryan put forth has made the Democrats so

happy," Trump said.

— Declined to disclose his net worth, saying he'll do so if he decides to run. "You'll

see what it is, possibly, very likely, in the next 4 weeks. I don't want to say because

I don't want to ruin the press conference," he said.

— Expressed surprise that the 2008 GOP nominee, John McCain, had suggested

Trump's effort was a publicity stunt. "I congratulate him for getting the attention

he's getting," McCain told NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday.

Trump said he had been a big supporter of McCain. "I would find it hard to believe

he would say anything bad because I raised a fantastic amount of money for him,"

Trump said.

Copyright Associated Press

You May Like Promoted Links by Taboola

LCR Health

Dr. Marty

Free Shipping - warbyparker.com

Feeling Old? Do This Once A Day And Watch What Happens

3 Signs And Symptoms That Your Dog Is In Pain

Shop Wilkie

Huge, Affectionate Bulldog Knocks Over US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as

She Takes a Conference Call

Manhattan Woman Throws Hot Coffee in Rapist's Face: Police

Spanish Woman Dies After Meal at Michelin-Starred Restaurant

SPONSORED LINKS MORE FROM NBC New York

If Your Cat Vomits (Do This Every Day)

(Ultimate Pet Nutrition)

The dead giveaway that tells you when

Amazon's giving you a better pri... (Wikibuy)

Before You Spend Another Cent on

Amazon, Read This (Honey)

U.S. Cardiologist: It's Like a Pressure

Wash for Y... (Gundry MD Total Restore Supplement)

Constant Fatigue Is A Warning Sign –

See The Simple Fix (Gundry MD)

Federal Judge Wants to Climb Statue of

Liberty Before Sentencing Protester W...

15-Year-Old Boy Shot While Heading to

Grocery Store: Family WATCH LIVE

Ellen's Game of Games

Contestants play Ellen's action-packed games for a...

Local Top Video U.S. & World Health Weird Weather Tech Sports Home News Weather Investigations Entertainment LIVE TV 46 Connect °