That guy insists the Trump Organization employed millions of people. Clever? Nope.
AT&T and IBM never even employed millions of people over the course of their entire existence, and he thinks the real estate developer from Queens did.
Trump Fan Nation. The ignorance burns.
-The Trump Building at 40 Wall Street: Trump bought and renovated this building for $1 million in 1995. The pre-tax net operating income at the building as of 2011 was $20.89 million and is valued at $350 million to $400 million, according to the New York Department of Finance. Trump took out a $160 million mortgage attached to the property with an interest rate of 5.71% to use for other investments.[82] Forbes valued the property at $260 million in 2006.[85]
-Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago: The entire project is valued at $1.2 billion ($112 million stake for Trump).
-Trump International Hotel Las Vegas: A joint development with fellow Forbes 400 members, Phil Ruffin ("key partner"), and Jack Wishna ("minority partner").[86] In 2006, Trump's stake was estimated at $162 million.[85] In Forbes in March 2017, the Trump International Las Vegas was described as a 50-50 partnership between Donald Sr. and Ruffin, with Eric as the primary manager for the Trump Organization.[72]
-Trump International Hotel and Tower New York: Trump provided his name and expertise to the building's owner (GE) during the building's re-development in 1994 for a fee totaling $40 million ($25 million for project management and $15 million in incentives deriving from the condo sales). Forbes values Trump's stake at $12 million. In March 2010, the penthouse apartment at Trump International Hotel & Tower in New York City sold for $33 million.[87][88]
-Trump Park Avenue Park Avenue & 59th Street: It is valued at $142 million. Trump owns 23 apartments at Trump Park Avenue, which he rents for rates as high as $100,000 per month, and 19 units at Trump Parc.[82]
-6 East 57th Street: Trump has a leasehold interest on this retail building, adjacent to Trump Tower, through the year 2079.[89] The building was occupied by a Niketown store from 1996 to 2018.[89][90] The value of Trump's interest was estimated at $470 million as of 2015.[91]
-Mar-a-Lago: A historic estate in Palm Beach, Florida, most of which was converted by Trump into a members-only resort. The property was worth as much as $250 million as of 2013.[82] Trump also owns two neighboring private houses, valued at $6.5 million and $3 million.[82]
-Seven Springs: A 213-acre (86 ha) estate with a 13-bedroom mansion near Bedford, New York. Trump paid $7.5 million for the property in 1995.[92] Local brokers put the property's value at around $40 million as of 2013.[82] Trump had hoped to develop the land with a golf course or houses, but apparently abandoned those plans in 2015.[92]
-Beverly Hills house: A 5-bedroom home purchased by Trump in 2007 for $7 million,[93] and valued at $8.5 to $10 million as of 2013.[82]
-Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C.: The Old Post Office Pavilion, historically known as the Old Post Office and Clock Tower, is a property located at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. The Trump Organization developed the property into a luxury hotel, which opened in September 2016.