Trump Stiffs Hole in 1 Winner

[newtogolf]

6 minutes ago, Gator Hazard said:

Actually it is not. It's taking something that people will perceive is bad associated with you, your brands and your business as Trump and making sure it doesn't affect you negatively. People saying it's not his fault and would be bad business are failing to see the big picture. He generates so much money off of his name and reputation and brand that if something is associated with him negatively, wrong or right it could have already cost him far more than a million dollars of revenue or EBITDA. 

Must the same reason why when Chik Fil A made a statement about gay marriage they also were outside ha do g free bottles of water to protesters. And their sales went even higher!  They controlled the message and paid for it. That's why I disagree with @iacas and with @newtogolf. And apparently over 70 percent of the voters on this poll agree. 

Trump paying out the $1M to a wealthy individual is a non-story.  The entire story is a non-story, I haven't seen it mentioned on any of the news channels and beyond a cut and paste no one else is covering it.  If this was something the democrats or liberal media really thought could hurt Trump we'd be hearing about it constantly.  No one cares when rich guys get into a dispute, there's no damage control to be done here.

The real reason it's even in the news is because Trump's charity (not his golf course) paid out money to Greenberg's charity and it was a potential inappropriate use of the charity funds.

 
I'm guessing those that voted Trump should pay are basing this off their general dislike for Trump or his platform as a POTUS candidate.  Anyone who read the facts and didn't have a bias against Trump would conclude paying off Greenberg was not Trump's responsibility.  

[Gator Hazard]

1 hour ago, newtogolf said:

Trump paying out the $1M to a wealthy individual is a non-story.  The entire story is a non-story, I haven't seen it mentioned on any of the news channels and beyond a cut and paste no one else is covering it.  If this was something the democrats or liberal media really thought could hurt Trump we'd be hearing about it constantly.  No one cares when rich guys get into a dispute, there's no damage control to be done here.

The real reason it's even in the news is because Trump's charity (not his golf course) paid out money to Greenberg's charity and it was a potential inappropriate use of the charity funds.

 
I'm guessing those that voted Trump should pay are basing this off their general dislike for Trump or his platform as a POTUS candidate.  Anyone who read the facts and didn't have a bias against Trump would conclude paying off Greenberg was not Trump's responsibility.  

Yeah, I just read the article again. It said the payment was trumps responsibility quoted in article as saying "but the obligation was Trump's". He wouldn't have had any involvement in his or his charity's behalf if clearly nothing at all to do with it.  I also googled and it's all over the place including several major distributors such as Chicago sun NYT, Huffington Post, Business Insider etc. So what you say and what is happening are two different things. We can go back and forth but it's pointless. It's out there, has been, and can be damaging. If it were me in his position I would have handled it differently and that's not a "bad business decision". 

I just got to thinking about something else as well which relates to your rich people and people don't care comments. Trump owns and has owned gaming ventures. The drop in most of these locations just at to keep the lights on is very high. I remember when the Mirae opened the daily drop was $1M a day to break even. In gaming people like us help a casino to break even but the real money and profit comes from the gambling activities of the rich guys you just mentioned. They also travel in packs, set up their entourages, and dine where they have good gaming relationships (I know this because I worked in casino marketing and tracked play for Wynn when he owned Mitage resorts which was about seven properties). That is where your profit comes from, the guys with the scratch to play 25k a hand baccarat and black jack. If I am Trump I don't want a reputation even word of mouth amongst high rollers (especially hedge fund guys with a penchant for gambling) sitting around tables I. The high roller section talking about how Trump didn't make good on a bet on one of his locations whether it was "his fault" or not. Just saying, think about that in perspective to the 1m. The groups of high rollers who travel together and play millions of dollars a night at high roller tables. It puts 1m in perspective.