The Trump Campaign Gets a $50 Million Donation
Donald Trump converted around $50 million in loans to his campaign to a gift—but did he have any choice?
.. Although he has claimed he was paying for his own campaign all along, Trump had in fact spent very little of his own money, since the rest was structured as loans. Meanwhile, sizable chunks were flowing back into his own pocket in the form of campaign expenses paid out to venders like the Mar-a-Lago Club or Tag Air—both companies Trump owns.
.. For a time, it seemed Trump might be able to follow through on a 2000 claim that he could make money running for president.