Donald Trump's 13 Biggest Business Failures - Rolling Stone
Most Trump-branded projects and products are built and sold by third parties, and Trump only makes a relative sliver of money off them by licensing his name. By Trump's measure, his name is his most valuable asset. (Per Forbes, "Trump claims that his brand and brand-related deals are worth some $3.3 billion. We value his brand at just $125 million.") In practice, "Trump" has repeatedly stood for half-baked schemes, shoddy work and sketchy characters.
1. Trump Airlines (1990)
2. Trump beverages (2004,6,7)
3. Trump: The Game (1990,2004)
4. Trump casinos (x3)(1991,2004,2008)
("Trump has filed for bankruptcy on his Atlantic City properties alone three times. First was the Trump Taj Mahal in 1991 — which was $3 billion in debt after just one year in operation. He was back in bankruptcy court in 2004, and not just for the Trump Taj Mahal but for the Trump Marina and Trump Plaza casinos, which along with a riverboat casino in Indiana had a debt burden of some $1.8 billion. After the bankruptcy, Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts reorganized as Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. Four years later, Trump Entertainment Resorts missed an interest payment on a $53.1 million bond; the company declared bankruptcy, and this time Trump stepped down as its chairman.")
5. Trump magazine (2009)
6. Trump Mortgage (2007)
7. Trump Steaks (2007)
8. Trump's travel site (2007)
9. Trump's comms company (1990)
10. Trump Tower Tampa (2008)
11. Trump University (ongoing disaster)
12. Trump Vodka (2008)
13. Lost future earnings from calling Mexicans rapists (2015 and ongoing)
For those following at home, between 1990 and 2009, Trump has averaged
a failed enterprise every year (some managed to fail more than once).
