Being president is 'one of the great losers of all time!' whines Trump as he claims he has sacrificed untold millions by putting business deals on hold
- The president said he lost 'massive amounts of money'
- He brushed off complaints about foreigners staying at Trump hotels
- Said he loses 'incredible' amounts of money by being president
- Trump maintains ownership of his company as president
- Trump is being sued for alleged violation of Constitution's Emoluments Clause
President Donald Trump complained that he has lost 'massive amounts of money' by being president, while brushing off charges that foreigners could be indirectly paying when they take jaunts at his hotels.
The president, a who maintains ownership of his real estate empire while in office kvetched about the economic cost of running the country in an interview with the New York Times.
'I lost massive amounts of money doing this job,” he said. “This is not the money. This is one of the great losers of all time,' the president complained.
Then he kept up the complaints while referencing critics who claim his acceptance of hotel and golf course income potentially violates the Constitution's 'Emoluments Clause.'
Trump says he lost 'massive amounts of money' being president
The clause prohibits any federal officer from accepting emolument or present from any 'King, Prince, or foreign State.'
It has since been revealed that foreign diplomats have stayed at Trump's D.C. hotel. Per its own pledge, the Trump Organization donated $151,470 to the treasury for foreign government profits, but didn't provide a breakdown of where it came from.
'You know, fortunately, I don’t need money,' Trump said. 'This is one of the great losers of all time. But they’ll say that somebody from some country stayed at a hotel. And I’ll say, ‘Yeah.’ But I lose, I mean, the numbers are incredible,' he added.
The president donates his $400,000 salary to various agencies and programs.
And according to Forbes, Trump's net worth has dropped since he first ran for president, dropping to $3.1 billion down from $4.5 billion in 2015.
'They’ll say that somebody from some country stayed at a hotel. And I’ll say, ‘Yeah.’ But I lose, I mean, the numbers are incredible,' Trump told the New York Times
Trump heads to Mar-a-Lago, which has a paid membership, Friday
The Trump Organization abandoned a tower project that soars 33 stories over the center of downtown Baku, Azerbaijan
Protest are seen along the way as US President Donald Trump drives in a motorcade to Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida on November 25, 2018
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The magazine cites factors including economic forces, new information casting doubt on Trump's own claims about his worth, and the impact of his polarizing statements on potential clients.
The Trump Organization walked away from several projects following Trump's election. But there have been some notable gains. The Trump luxury hotel in D.C. beat its own profit expectations.
And Trump's company doubled membership fees at his exclusive Mar-a-Lago club, where the president has visited regularly, as he will Friday, in a trip that will showcase palm-filled vistas to Americans experiencing a record cold snap.
Trump abandoned a planned Moscow tower project being negotiated into the summer of 2016, prosecutors in the Michael Cohen case revealed.
