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hlthe2b

(102,448 posts)
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 09:13 AM Jan 2020

Trump may rue the day.... "Trump properties could become Iranian targets"

Trump and his minions think this is over? Hmmm. I doubt it.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-properties-could-become-iranian-targets-190912364.html

There’s a unique set of targets Iran is likely eyeing as it contemplates retaliation for the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general in Iraq on Jan. 2: Trump Organization properties in 11 countries outside the United States.

President Trump’s real-estate company owns or manages buildings bearing the Trump name in Canada, Dubai, India, Indonesia, Ireland, the Philippines, Scotland, South Korea, St. Martin, Turkey and Uruguay. Those properties are all listed on the company’s website.

“[Iran] will look for the most opportune chance to strike back in a way that hurts President Trump personally,” Iran scholar Suzanne Maloney of the Brookings Institution said on a recent Lawfare podcast. “I will assume security around any Trump property is enhanced.”

On Jan. 5, an Iranian official who advises the country’s president hinted that Iran is, in fact, tracking Trump properties. Hesameddin Ashena, who runs the Iranian president’s research outfit, posted a tweet, without comment, linking to a Forbes web page on Trump’s personal wealth that lists 19 Trump properties, mostly in the United States. The Trump Organization owns those properties. Most of the firm’s international properties are owned by others, with the Trump Organization branding and managing them.

“We have ZERO problems with the American people,” Ashena wrote, in English, in a separate tweet. “Our sole problem is Trump. In the event of war, it is he who will bear full responsibility.”
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Trump may rue the day.... "Trump properties could become Iranian targets" (Original Post) hlthe2b Jan 2020 OP
I hope he loses insurance coverage for his overpriced, shoddy properties. Bluepinky Jan 2020 #1
But, are they covered under acts of war? n/t Frustratedlady Jan 2020 #5
Trump has an easy way out erlewyne Jan 2020 #7
I worded that poorly. What I meant was, during an act of war, can Trump claim for damages? Frustratedlady Jan 2020 #10
" A standard business policy alone will not cover losses caused by terrorism." hlthe2b Jan 2020 #14
That's what I thought, but since God appointed him, maybe He can do something Frustratedlady Jan 2020 #15
well, he could declare a National Emergency so that FEMA would respond BUT Congress has to fund! hlthe2b Jan 2020 #16
No, you phrased it just fine erlewyne Jan 2020 #18
As Yashar Ali said, "If people think that this is it... Pacifist Patriot Jan 2020 #2
Trump loves Mar-a-lago the most katmondoo Jan 2020 #3
Just the mention of Dubai as a target had to have registered with Trump. Frustratedlady Jan 2020 #4
The Iraqis pretty much shut down Sheldon Adelson's casino cyclonefence Jan 2020 #6
Thanks for the info. I wasn't aware of that on Adelson. I shall now search the house for that Frustratedlady Jan 2020 #17
What they might do. mickmten Jan 2020 #8
"If you're listening Iran, hack his e mails and find and publish his taxes and finances." Bluepinky Jan 2020 #19
I hope that we are not paying for the enhanced security of his properties. nature-lover Jan 2020 #9
Wishful thinking. defacto7 Jan 2020 #11
tRUMP Rallies SayItLoud Jan 2020 #12
All I can say is ..... Toorich Jan 2020 #13
just because the Iranian government says it's over IcyPeas Jan 2020 #20
If I was the majority owner of any of these places, I'd be out there Buns_of_Fire Jan 2020 #21

Bluepinky

(2,276 posts)
1. I hope he loses insurance coverage for his overpriced, shoddy properties.
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 09:24 AM
Jan 2020

So that when they’re destroyed, he isn’t reimbursed for them. Another reason he doesn’t want to publicize his financials, they’re probably insured for much more than they’re worth.

erlewyne

(1,115 posts)
7. Trump has an easy way out
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 11:39 AM
Jan 2020
Enter at your own risk. The democrats already won't
visit his properties and the brave G.O.P.ers love to flaunt
their courage. They are such brave souls. That warning will
protect Trump financially, won't it?

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
10. I worded that poorly. What I meant was, during an act of war, can Trump claim for damages?
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 11:48 AM
Jan 2020

Say the Iranians damage his building(s) in some way or blow them up with a car bomb, etc., will his insurance cover since it is an act of war or terrorism?

Truth be known, any Iranian act will probably be due to Trump's mouth and awful rhetoric he says/tweets. I suppose insurance companies haven't considered being mouthy as a cause that would be uninsurable/non-collectible. Just sayin'.

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
15. That's what I thought, but since God appointed him, maybe He can do something
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 12:16 PM
Jan 2020

to help Trump collect. Looks like He's done it before (collecting huge claims for little to no damage during 9/11 and bad storms in the area of his properties). Just sayin'.

hlthe2b

(102,448 posts)
16. well, he could declare a National Emergency so that FEMA would respond BUT Congress has to fund!
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 12:18 PM
Jan 2020

Good luck getting the House to go along with that, Pres. A'hole.

erlewyne

(1,115 posts)
18. No, you phrased it just fine
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 01:29 PM
Jan 2020

My sarcasm is anybody dumb enough to visit Trump buildings
are at risk. I hear many of his buildings are already in straits
financially.

Pacifist Patriot

(24,654 posts)
2. As Yashar Ali said, "If people think that this is it...
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 09:33 AM
Jan 2020

...that Iran has chosen to retaliate against the US for killing the second most powerful man in Iran, by lobbing some missiles across the border that didn't result in US casualties then I have a bridge to sell you."

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1214712056147922944.html

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
4. Just the mention of Dubai as a target had to have registered with Trump.
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 09:48 AM
Jan 2020

Next to himself, his towers have to be extremely important. Is the one in Dubai his own or just his name on a tower? Not familiar with that one.

I wonder how many properties are collateral for his loan from Deutsche Bank? Didn't Russia/Russians back the loan(s)?

Iran would aid us all if Trump's "wealth" -- whatever that might be -- was suddenly erased and he lived out the rest of his life in poverty. At least he'd have a low-rent apartment available from the Kushner family...maybe.

cyclonefence

(4,483 posts)
6. The Iraqis pretty much shut down Sheldon Adelson's casino
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 10:37 AM
Jan 2020

through messing with its computers.

I have been praying they would hit Mar-A-Lago hard, so that no credit card payments would go through, no reservations would be registered, no supplies could be ordered, no telephone/computer services would be operative--the full Monty.

They need to hit what he loves most--not his wife or children, but his pocketbook

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In the fall of 2013, Adelson made comments that angered Iran. The casino tycoon suggested that the US could send an immediate message in response to the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions.

The billionaire opined the US should go out in the desert and detonate some sort of massive explosive weapon “that doesn’t hurt a soul.”
....
Roughly four months after Adelson angered the ayatollah in 2013, Las Vegas Sands’s computer network was the victim of a cyber-attack. Customer data, including credit card information, Social Security numbers, and driver’s licenses were all compromised.

https://www.casino.org/news/las-vegas-sands-knows-all-too-well-how-iran-might-respond-to-us/

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
17. Thanks for the info. I wasn't aware of that on Adelson. I shall now search the house for that
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 12:21 PM
Jan 2020

tiny little violin. I'm afraid Adelson doesn't get much sympathy from here.

mickmten

(13 posts)
8. What they might do.
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 11:48 AM
Jan 2020

Keep in mind that I'm NOT suggesting that the Iranians do these things, but they MIGHT:
- Hack his emails and release them to news outlets.
- Pillage his financial accounts.
- Hack the IRS and publish his tax returns.
- Bring down Fox News.

Mind you, I'm not suggesting that they do this, but they might.

SayItLoud

(1,702 posts)
12. tRUMP Rallies
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 12:00 PM
Jan 2020

Soft targets, loaded with stupid cultists, #impotus on stage, mostly local LEOs "protecting the cult".

IcyPeas

(21,927 posts)
20. just because the Iranian government says it's over
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 02:37 PM
Jan 2020

that doesn't mean some "rogue individuals" won't do anything. A lot of Iranians are angry!

that's just what I keep thinking.

Buns_of_Fire

(17,202 posts)
21. If I was the majority owner of any of these places, I'd be out there
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 02:59 PM
Jan 2020

myself with the chisel...



https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/trump-name-removed-panama-city-hotel-commercial-dispute/

Note: The above example has nothing to do with Iran or terrorism. I just liked the picture with "RUMP" prominently displayed in Rump's rump-sized letters...

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