@Strandjunker Trump may suck in everything else but he's very good at talking. Talking shit, but nevertheless, good at talking. It's horrifying how his lies hook even people I've thought to be smart. He's like a black hole of our collective shadow, hypnotically pulling in everyone who refuse to face their own darkness.
At the great risk of coming across like a reply-guy:
I really think we should say out loud that these business failed as businesses but they were extremely successful as fraudulent entities for enriching Trump and his allies.
Businesses aggregate money. These entities were created for the sole purpose of aggregating power and in that respect they've likely been successful.