Trump campaign chair Kathy Miller resigns after ‘no racism’ before Obama remarks 15 / 16 The Guardian Paul Lewis and Tom Silverstone10 hrs ago © Courtesy Business Insider Kathy Miller Donald Trump’s campaign chair in a crucial Ohio county has resigned after an interview with the Guardian in which she said there was no racism in America until the election of Barack Obama. Related: A Trump campaign chair in Ohio says there was 'no racism' before Obama Anywhere but Washington. The video included an interview with Miller in which she said there was “no racism” during the 1960s and claimed black people who have not succeeded over the past half-century only have themselves to blame. “If you’re black and you haven’t been successful in the last 50 years, it’s your own fault. You’ve had every opportunity, it was given to you,” she said. “You’ve had the same schools everybody else went to. You had benefits to go to college that white kids didn’t have. You had all the advantages and didn’t take advantage of it. It’s not our fault, certainly.” Miller added: “I don’t think there was any racism until Obama got elected. We never had problems like this ... Now, with the people with the guns, and shooting up neighborhoods, and not being responsible citizens, that’s a big change, and I think that’s the philosophy that Obama has perpetuated on America.” Mark Munroe, the Mahoning chair for the GOP, said he immediately contacted the Trump campaign in Ohio asking for Miller to be dismissed over her “insane comments”... http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...m’-before-obama-remarks/ar-BBwvcEK?li=BBnbfcL
Estate planning lessons from Trump’s DC hotel deal Candidate may transfer wealth, save on taxes Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Signage stands outside the Trump International Hotel, formerly the Old Post Office Pavilion, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016. The hotel opened on September 12 with a formal grand opening expected in October. If you're a business owner who wants to save on estate taxes, you might want to take a page from presidential candidate Donald Trump's playbook. This month, the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., kicked off a "soft opening," checking in its first guests. The luxury facility is located in the Old Post Office Pavilion, a federal building that has undergone a $200 million makeover. The Trump Organization signed a 60-year lease in 2013 with the General Services Administration, allowing the firm to renovate and manage the building. The lessee of the building, listed as "Trump Old Post Office LLC" is owned by a Delaware-registered group of limited liability companies, according to the lease document. DJT Holdings LLC holds a 76.725 percent membership interest in the company, and has made an equity contribution of more than $2.3 million, according to the lease. Members are considered owners of LLCs for tax purposes. The lease document sheds light on an estate-planning technique the 70-year-old Trump appears to have used. Essentially, by giving the children an interest in the hotel now, Trump's estate would save a bundle on future taxes when the hotel stake presumably will be worth much more. LLC Ownership Here's how it works: ... http://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/22/estate-planning-lessons-from-trumps-dc-hotel-deal.html
Trump Warns That Clinton Will Rig Debate by Using Facts TOLEDO (The Borowitz Report)—At a campaign rally on Friday, Donald Trump warned that Hillary Clinton is scheming to “rig the debate by using facts” in their first televised face-off, on Monday. “You just watch, folks,” Trump told supporters in Toledo, Ohio. “Crooked Hillary is going to slip in little facts all night long, and that’s how she’s going to try to rig the thing.” “It’s a disgrace,” he added. The billionaire drew a sharp contrast between himself and the former Secretary of State by claiming that his debate prep “involved no facts whatsoever.” “I am taking a pledge not to use facts at the debate,” he said, raising his right hand. “I challenge Crooked Hillary to take that pledge.” He also warned that unless CNN, which is hosting the debate, promises to forbid the use of facts, he might pull out of Monday’s contest. “I’m only going to debate if I’m treated fairly, and facts don’t treat me fairly,” he said.