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Edward Luce

Why no one will lend to cash-poor Trump

The Republican candidate’s financial difficulties pose risks for America as well as for himself.

For Donald Trump, it would not be seven times a charm. His first six bankruptcies all took place before he went into politics.

Most of these occurred in two phases: in the early 1990s after he had over-extended on a clutch of Atlantic City casinos, then on various properties before and after the 2008 crash. America’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection got him out of trouble.

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Edward Luce is the Washington columnist and commentator for the Financial Times. He writes about American politics and the economy.

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