In the history of American politics, there are few presidential candidates as controversial as Donald Trump. The billionaire businessman and Republican candidate is known for his shocking statements, in particular with regard to Mexicans and Muslims. But at least he is not as openly corrupt as Hillary Clinton.
Here top 5 scandalous facts about Donald trumpwhich the press has been discussing for several months.
5. Opening a false university
An organization called Trump University is a classic bait for simpletons. All classes were aimed at students who signed up for expensive seminars (up to $ 35,000), where they "study Trump's personal business techniques." At the same time, those who joined the program reported that they had not learned anything new other than general methods and had never personally met with Trump. In connection with the activities of the university, Trump even opened a fraud case. The corresponding lawsuit in 2013 filed by New York prosecutors. The case was closed, but in 2016 its production was resumed.
4. Charity Scams
The Donald J. Trump Foundation is an example of unusual charity. The money he spends does not always go to good ends. Trump previously used his money to buy expensive gifts for his beloved.
In one case, he spent 20,000 thousand dollars from the fund to buy a two-meter painting with his own image. And well, if only Trump's own money went to the fund. However, the fund is funded exclusively by other benefactors.
3. Use of illegal immigrants
One of Trump's campaign promises is the deportation of illegal immigrants. However, in the 1980s, he deliberately used illegal Polish workers to build the Trump Tower.
The Republican candidate in the 2016 US presidential election denies this. But there are several witnesses, including an FBI informant, who testified under oath that Trump knew that illegal immigrants were working on his site. They claim that he forced them to work seven days a week without issuing security equipment and repeatedly refused to pay even the measly 5 dollars per hour that he had originally promised.
2. Accusations of racism
Another dark side of Trump's life: for 40 years, his name has been associated with racist scandals.
In 1973, the Department of Justice sued Trump and his father for refusing to rent housing to African Americans. Although Trump never pleaded guilty, he was forced to sign an agreement that he would not discriminate against black people in the future.
One of the former employees of Trump's casino said that when the owner came to the institution, all black workers were hiding, since the billionaire did not tolerate the appearance of representatives of the black race. It was back in the 80s, but Donald’s attitude towards blacks has hardly changed dramatically.
And in 1989, Trump publicly called for the execution of four black teenagers suspected of raping a white woman in Central Park. All four were later found not guilty.
1. Sympathy for Vladimir Putin
The main scandalous story related to Donald Trump is his good disposition towards Russia, which the current US president has not noticed. Many American voters are surprised or even angry that Trump is well disposed towards the Russian president. He praises Vladimir Putin as a “strong leader," hinting that it would be nice for Obama to be like him. In addition, Trump called on the Kremlin to crack Hillary Clinton's email.
