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'Not the actions' of a wealthy man: CNN panel roasts Trump for Bible-hawking stunt
March 27, 2024 8:17AM ET
A CNN panel on Wednesday ridiculed former President Donald Trump for hawking $60 Bibles, with former Bush speechwriter David Frum commenting that it raises serious questions about his financial situation.
After watching video of Trump pushing his own brand of Bibles, Frum argued that the former president would have spent the last decade selling "reverse mortgages and dietary supplements" had he lost the 2016 presidential election.
"It is a reminder of how fraudulent all the claims about his wealth are," Frum remarked. "These are not the actions of very wealthy people. Very wealthy people are living upon the interest of the interest of their municipal bonds. They do not need to go on TV and sell Bibles to credulous supporters. By the way, the Bible is available in almost any translation you could want for for free online. You can read it every day."
A little bit later in the panel, Frum also pointed to the shady valuations of shares related to Trump's social media company as another issue to be wary of when evaluating Trump's wealth.
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"He is engaged in one scam after another," he said. "I think the most serious thing he's engaged in is this effort to loft the shares of his media company, Truth Social... it smells terrible."
He then outlined what he believed to be fraudulent activities taken to bolster Truth Social's share values.
"I think it's not just credulous meme stock buyers," he said. "I think we're going to find much more serious... Securities and Exchange Commission stuff going on to drive the price in this way. And so there may be yet another round of investigations from this latest attempt for him to make some serious money to recoup the fortune he inherited from his father and then dissipated."
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