“'I don’t need anybody’s money. I’m using my own money. I’m really rich,' he boasted in 2015. ...
Here’s the real story of what’s going on. Trump is burning through cash and paying his mounting legal bills with money from donors. Federal Election Commission filings reveal just how bad it is for Team Trump."
I have always had a real problem that "being able to afford to run for president" is a thing. The fact that you have to be wealthy to run goes a long way towards explaining why we have a long long long list of terrible Presidents.
@CindyS Yes, of course. Having lots of money is an absurd requirement for running for the presidency. Trump raises some special problems by his claims that he's super-rich and people should vote for him for that reason, and then, when he's in serious financial trouble due to crime and it turns out he seems not to have the money he claimed he had, the problem becomes that he's up for sale.