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Speed Read: The 5 Richest Bits in Forbes’ Look at Trump the ‘Net Loser’

OPPORTUNITY COSTS

He touts his business acumen at every chance. But a new report from Forbes says the president’s real-estate and branding empire has suffered since he entered the White House.

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If President Trump thought he could profit from occupying the Oval Office, he was apparently very, very wrong.

He himself told Fortune in 2000, “It’s very possible that I could be the first presidential candidate to run and make money on it.”

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