Trump Magazine launch and cessation
What happened
promisereported The magazine launch presented Trump's brand and lifestyle as the basis for a recurring luxury publication.
- TIME: Donald Trump's Business Failures: A Complete GuideTrump Shuttle, Trump: The Game, mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
- CBS News: The ultimate guide to Trump-branded goods2016-03-10 · Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
actionreported A publishing partner issued Trump Magazine under a brand arrangement with Trump.
- TIME: Donald Trump's Business Failures: A Complete GuideTrump Shuttle, Trump: The Game, mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
- CBS News: The ultimate guide to Trump-branded goods2016-03-10 · Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
affected groupdocumented The magazine ceased publication after a short operating period.
- TIME: Donald Trump's Business Failures: A Complete GuideTrump Shuttle, Trump: The Game, mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: Trump Media & Technology Group Form 424B42024-02-16 · Risk factors describing outcomes of earlier Trump-branded ventures
limitationreported A separate publisher managed operations, and the financial crisis affected luxury publishing broadly.
- TIME: Donald Trump's Business Failures: A Complete GuideTrump Shuttle, Trump: The Game, mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
People and organizations
- Trump Magazine publisher and employeesaffected party
- Trump Magazine readers and advertisersaffected party
Assessment
The magazine folded, against the launch's durable luxury-media proposition. Day-to-day publication sat with the operating publisher rather than Trump.