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Originally Posted by Vulcan

I was reading an article the other day where the author thinks that Trump isn't as rich as he's thought to be. When they've looked at his assets it's almost impossible to figure out what he really owns. He surmised that a lot of his money comes from putting his name on various things where he hasn't invested any money. In other words he's a brand and running for President increases his brand value. In this way he could run as an independent if it's financially in his best interests.

Speaking of:

Trump Doesn't Own Most Of The Products He Pitched Last Night

Despite three more primary and caucus victories on Tuesday, Trump eschewed a traditional victory speech, adding in a press conference — and something else: a table piled high with a veritable Trump-ucopia of Trump-branded products.

"I have very successful companies," the New York billionaire told reporters at the event at Trump National Golf Club Jupiter, in Jupiter, Fla., as raw steaks, bottles of wine and vodka, and magazines stood near the man himself.

In particular, Trump appeared irked about last week's speech by 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney, who declared, "Whatever happened to Trump Airlines? How about Trump University? And then there's Trump magazine and Trump Vodka and Trump Steaks and Trump Mortgage. A business genius he is not."

So what's the backstory of those products Trump pitched as a sign of his success?

http://www.npr.org/2016/03/09/469775...hed-last-night