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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWorse Than NBC Firing - Carlos Slim scraps project with Donald Trump after Mexico insults
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A television company controlled by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has canceled a project with real estate developer and TV personality Donald Trump after his comments insulting Mexicans, Slim's spokesman said on Monday.
This is the third company to cut ties with Trump, who is seeking the Republican nomination for the November 2016 presidential election. NBC said earlier on Monday that it would no longer air the "Miss USA" and "Miss Universe" pageants due to his comments. Spanish-language broadcaster Univision [UVN.UL] also said on Thursday it would not air the "Miss USA" pageant.
Ora TV, a production company co-founded by Slim and TV personality Larry King and funded by America Movil , canceled a program it was working on with some of Trump's companies, Slim's spokesman and son-in-law Arturo Elias said.
"His statement was totally out of line...working with someone so closed-minded was not going to work," Elias said, adding that the comments were racist
http://news.yahoo.com/carlos-slim-scraps-project-donald-trump-mexico-insults-003030490--finance.html?soc_src=mediacontentsharebuttons&soc_trk=tw
fuck tRump and the squirrel or whatever it is on his head
Ilsa
(61,720 posts)I hope he's already spent the projected cashflow from those projects.
Baitball Blogger
(46,780 posts)He is discovering the hard way that all those racists beliefs he has been harboring are best kept in the privacy of tight circles. It must be problematic for him now, because you can't grow your money these days without reaching out to the global community.
I feel so sad for him.
NOT!
vinny9698
(1,016 posts)Business 101 do not alienate your customer base or partners.
The only reason Trump every made it, was because of his dad. His dad set him up and he still failed. Dad had to bail him out on his first real estate deal. Donald told his investors that his dad was going to insure the investment. His dad told me he was on his own and not to involve him. Once it blew up, dad had to come in and bail him out, because his name would be mud in other investments.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)I cannot understand how he still has any businesses left.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)to lose money running a casino.
think
(11,641 posts)Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)tell me how the constituency that would vote for him are not bigots looking for a POTUS to validate their hatred of their fellow man?
underpants
(183,043 posts)Donald us a belligerent SOB but they love it. He also was a regular Minday morning call-in to Fox & Friends so the groundwork was laid with that crowd.
Christie getting in brings actual authority into the picture. A sitting Gov (not an ex like Perry) not a Senator, etc. this should be interesting to watch.
Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)samsingh
(17,605 posts)samsingh
(17,605 posts)trump is gnat compared to him.
MynameisBlarney
(2,979 posts)Also.
UTUSN
(70,793 posts)vkkv
(3,384 posts)ти звільнений!
คุณถูกไล่ออก!
tu es viré!
má padáka!
wewe ni fired!
jūs esat atlaists!
jesteś zwolniony!
je bent ontslagen!
انت مطرود!
olddots
(10,237 posts)N.T.
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)Carlos Slim really is really, really rich--unlike the Donald.
rurallib
(62,483 posts)the thing about free speech is that someone may disagree with what you say and do something about it.
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)'tis best not to alienate his backers. Oops, too late.
Ineeda
(3,626 posts)It would be great marketing to drop Trump, because he's a blowhard and a bully and a bigot whose merchandise is manufactured outside of the country he wants to lead. But they could also set a 'Made in the USA' standard.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)Maybe time for a little comment campaign!
Drop him or we won't shop!
SCantiGOP
(13,878 posts)One, he will have to give detailed financial info and everyone will find out that his net worth is less than half of what he has been claiming, and
Two, this will start costing him serious money.
But, I really, really hope he does run. He will be as big an asset to the Dems as crazy Sarah was.
Gothmog
(145,965 posts)3catwoman3
(24,133 posts)..."jackass" in Spanish? And is there a Spanish equivalent for schadenfreude?
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)And I think the Germans have cornered the market on schadenfreude.
3catwoman3
(24,133 posts)And how does one get the inverted question marks and exclamation points, and the "squiggle n" using a regular keyboard?
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)In MS Word, the tildes (squiggles) and accents are made by Ctrl+the symbol (for tilde, Ctrl+Shift+ tilde/backwards accent, in the upper left, then the letter it goes over, in this case n. The trick doe snot work within DU, though.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)for his pageants. Univision's main competitor, Telemundo, is owned by... wait for it... NBC.
That laves MundoFox, which is certainly a better fit ideologically , but is the new kid on the block.