January 24, 2015
By Morgan Winsor
Donald Trump (click here) told a crowd of conservatives at the Iowa Freedom Summit in Des Moines Saturday he was “seriously thinking of running for [U.S.] president,” after knocking both Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney as potential candidates in 2016.
“It can’t be Mitt -- he ran and failed. He failed,” the businessman and reality-television personality said. “He chokes. Something happened to him in the last month. He had that election won.” Romney, the Republican challenger, lost to President Barack Obama, the Democratic incumbent, in 2012. “You can’t have Bush,” Trump later added. “The last thing we need is another Bush.” Jeb Bush’s father served one term (1989-1993) and his brother served two terms as president (2001-2009).
Trump told the audience of roughly 1,250 that Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, should not run a third time, and that Bush, a former Florida governor, is out of step with conservative idealogy, as demonstrated by his education and immigration policies. Both Romney and Bush have dropped hints of presidential bids, but neither men attended the Des Moines event. Bush declined the invitation, citing a scheduling conflict, according to the New York Times....
Donald Trump net worth $4 Billion (click here)
Jeb Bush
But it's a weird world (click here) in which we live where a guy worth $1.3 million is desperate to bolster his savings account. Last year, Congress for the first time became a majority millionaire; we are unsurprised, however cynical it may be, for our elected officials to both be rich and to be able to leverage their tenures in politics for even greater wealth. That's the impetus that drove Bush, it seems, sitting on the boards of six different companies at once to reel in cash as fast as possible.
Sarah Palin net worth $12 million (click here)
Mitt Romney
According to the Romney campaign's (click here) most recent disclosure of his personal finances, he's worth between $190 and $250 million. However, those figures only include financial assets such as stocks, bonds, and cash. Presidential candidates are not required to disclose a variety of other potentially high-value holdings, including family real estate and money in certain trusts and charities.
By Morgan Winsor
Donald Trump (click here) told a crowd of conservatives at the Iowa Freedom Summit in Des Moines Saturday he was “seriously thinking of running for [U.S.] president,” after knocking both Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney as potential candidates in 2016.
“It can’t be Mitt -- he ran and failed. He failed,” the businessman and reality-television personality said. “He chokes. Something happened to him in the last month. He had that election won.” Romney, the Republican challenger, lost to President Barack Obama, the Democratic incumbent, in 2012. “You can’t have Bush,” Trump later added. “The last thing we need is another Bush.” Jeb Bush’s father served one term (1989-1993) and his brother served two terms as president (2001-2009).
Trump told the audience of roughly 1,250 that Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, should not run a third time, and that Bush, a former Florida governor, is out of step with conservative idealogy, as demonstrated by his education and immigration policies. Both Romney and Bush have dropped hints of presidential bids, but neither men attended the Des Moines event. Bush declined the invitation, citing a scheduling conflict, according to the New York Times....
Donald Trump net worth $4 Billion (click here)
Jeb Bush
But it's a weird world (click here) in which we live where a guy worth $1.3 million is desperate to bolster his savings account. Last year, Congress for the first time became a majority millionaire; we are unsurprised, however cynical it may be, for our elected officials to both be rich and to be able to leverage their tenures in politics for even greater wealth. That's the impetus that drove Bush, it seems, sitting on the boards of six different companies at once to reel in cash as fast as possible.
Sarah Palin net worth $12 million (click here)
Mitt Romney
According to the Romney campaign's (click here) most recent disclosure of his personal finances, he's worth between $190 and $250 million. However, those figures only include financial assets such as stocks, bonds, and cash. Presidential candidates are not required to disclose a variety of other potentially high-value holdings, including family real estate and money in certain trusts and charities.
