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America First Audit

He said it in public. These are the documents on what happened next. Browse all records.

Why these cases

Trump sold “America First.” This record traces how public money, power, and risk moved toward family businesses, donors, favored firms, and foreign governments: and what workers, ranchers, retirees, patients, veterans, and small investors were left to absorb.

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Trump: The Game sales forecast

Actions
reportedThe game launched using Trump's name, image, and business persona.TIMECBS NewsRead record · 2 sources
Outcomes
documentedTrump later acknowledged that sales were far below the forecast, and the original edition was discontinued.TIMEU.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionRead record · 2 sources
People and impacts
Who paid or was affected
  • Milton Bradley
  • Board-game purchasers and retailers
Promise and assessment
The promise
reportedTrump and Milton Bradley publicly forecast very large sales for the board game.TIMERead record · 1 source

Promise contradicted

The product missed its own public sales forecast, though a later edition was released.

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