Martosko reports, “‘I’m worth MUCH more than $10 billion,’ a confident Trump told DailyMail.com on Wednesday in his Manhattan office.
“‘They did it on purpose,’ the Republican presidential candidate said. ‘I think they’re a disgrace. And the next time I see Michael [Bloomberg] I’m not going to be so nice.’
“Bloomberg News founder Michael Bloomberg amassed his own billions through the computer terminals that gave stock traders real-time information about markets during the ticker-tape era.
“‘I’m surprised at Michael,’ he said Wednesday. ‘I like Michael so much. But Bloomberg has treated me more dishonestly than probably any other outlet.
“‘If they’re as inaccurate with their other financial reporting as they are on my kind of stuff, and the way they cover me politically I wouldn’t have one of their little screens. I wouldn’t waste my money on it.'”
Read more here. Bloomberg spokesman Ty Trippet said, “We stand by our reporting.”
Since Bloomberg launched the Bloomberg Billionaires list and expanded it to 400 names, Trump has never been on it. The cutoff to be on the list is at $4.1 billion. If Bloomberg estimated Trump’s net worth at $10 billion, he’d be tied at No. 122 on the list with Advance Publications chairman SI Newhouse.
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