Campaign exaggerations are as much a part of politics as kissing
babies. Inannouncing 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, before referencing his autobiography. “We need a leader that
wrote ‘The Art of the Deal.”
Since 1982, Forbes has been tracking Trump’s net worth
in great detail. That’s more than thirty years. Over those decades, we have
worked both with him and outside experts who can help us come up with a fair
market valuation of his assets. Every year, Trump shares a lot of information
with us that helps us get to the figures we publish. But he also
consistently pushes for a higher net worth—especially when it comes to the
value of his personal brand.
From Forbes, read it HERE
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