In 1973 Trump told the New York Times that he was the only one of his children to show interest in his father’s real-estate business

Donald Trump is promoting a new crypto outfit, World Liberty Financial , on social media.

The day after federal agents arrested a man who spent nearly twelve hours hiding outside the former President’s West Palm Beach golf course with an assault rifle, Trump appeared on an X live stream to promote his new crypto venture.

The authors of “ Lucky Loser ” by Russ Buettner and Susanne Craig , two investigative reporters at the New York Times , write that Trump is a lousy businessman who got as far as he did because of a series of lucky breaks.

Donald Trump has had a string of lucky breaks since his presidency.

He was widely regarded as a busted flush in the 1990s .

But he has had even more lucky breaks, one of which can be traced back to the seventies and his interest in the West Side rail yards.

Trump ’s fortune shone on him again when Mark Burnett cast him as a successful businessman on “ The Apprentice ”.

Trump Media & Technology Group , which owns Truth Social , issued shares that soared despite a loss of $327.6 million in the first quarter .

Trump 's stake in the company has a paper value of about $1.6 billion .

Trump is also facing other financial challenges: a post-pandemic office glut that has led to significant declines in the valuations of commercial real estate.