Subject: DILLON: FOR RR2: Trump’s Plan to Profit Off of Voters
From: "Brinster, Jeremy" <[email-masked]>
To: "Dillon, Lauren" <[email-masked]>
Cc: RRResearch_D <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2016 11:56:48 -0700

The original quote at the bottom was so, so, *so* bad. I rewrote it completely. Please let me know what you think. I’m not saying we have to go with what I wrote, but I’m not letting it go out with the original quote.

From: Paustenbach, Mark
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 2:29 PM
To: RR2
Subject: FOR RR2: Trump’s Plan to Profit Off of Voters

SL: Trump’s Plan to Profit Off of Voters

For years Trump has toyed with running for President and each time he has bragged about making money off such an endeavor. While it’s difficult to get a perfect look because Trump refuses to release his tax returns, it’s clear that he’s already  profiting from taking part in the democratic process his dangerous, divisive candidacy.

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In his book<http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-10-27/donald-trump-doing-a-ok-in-crippled-america-> Crippled America, Donald Trump said his income had risen since he entered the presidential race, and that his candidacy benefits his business “because of the excitement factor,” which he said<http://nypost.com/2016/01/24/trump-still-chooses-the-color-of-the-carpets-in-his-buildings/> was “even more of an asset internationally.” He bragged about making a profit by running for president, saying<https://youtu.be/u4hkmmfCN6A> “If I net out, I’m at like a million bucks.”

Maybe profiting off of democracy political demagoguery was all a part of the Trump business plan. Back in 2000, Trump said<http://partners.nytimes.com/library/politics/camp/010900wh-ref-trump.html> “I’m the only candidate who makes money when he runs,” and today, he repeatedly touts his properties and books at his campaign events rather than his plans to grow and expand the middle class.

Trump’s press conference back in March strangely<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/donald-trump-infomercial-220471> “veered into sales pitches for his own product lines…..touting his wines, steaks, golf course and even his water,” – despite the fact that you can’t even buy some of those products anymore<http://www.vox.com/2016/3/9/11185282/donald-trump-wine-water-vodka-speech>.

“While it is not clear why Donald Trump refuses to release his tax returns, it is clear the only thing Trump cares about is himself. Donald Trump is hoping to break with decades of bipartisan agreement by refusing to release his tax returns while running a self-enriching and dangerous campaign. While the GOP nominee’s network of scams might profit under a Trump Administration, the American people would surely lose. Economists have even predicted that Trump’s disastrous policies could cause a global recession<http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/10/trump-trade-plans-could-cause-global-recession-experts.html> and a trade war with China. that would drag America back to the same old tax cuts for the wealthy, like those in place when our country was losing 800,000 jobs a month under the last Republican president. Donald Trump’s tactics, his rhetoric, and his willful disregard of the standards to which presidential nominees are expected to hold themselves further show that he lacks the judgment to serve. Trump would add insult to injury by gutting the consumer protections put into place since then, proving he lacks the judgement to serve.” – DNC Communications Director Luis Miranda