The ultimate guide to Trump-branded goods

This authoritative-secondary source from CBS News supports 33 claims across 27 ledger entries.

Publisher: CBS News
Published: 2016-03-10
Source quality: authoritative-secondary

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analysisdocumented
The reported product outcome contradicted the public sales forecast, although a later edition was released.
Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
Trump: The Game sales forecast: Audit finding · Cited analysis
factreported
The game launched using Trump's name, image, and business persona.
Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
Trump: The Game sales forecast: The record · The record
factdocumented
Trump licensed his name and personally promoted the game's sales forecast.
Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
Trump: The Game sales forecast: The record · The record
analysisdocumented
The operating outcome contradicted the successful-airline pitch, while industry conditions and acquisition debt were also material causes.
Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
Trump Shuttle acquisition and operating pitch: Audit finding · Cited analysis
factreported
Trump promoted the acquired shuttle as a premium airline business bearing his name.
Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
Trump Shuttle acquisition and operating pitch: Promised · Promised
factreported
Trump promoted Trump Shuttle as a premium branded airline business.
Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
Trump Shuttle creditor takeover: Promised · Promised
analysisdocumented
The creditor takeover contradicts the original airline-success pitch, while the transaction avoided a personal bankruptcy filing.
Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
Trump Shuttle creditor takeover: Audit finding · Cited analysis
analysisdocumented
The domestic product outcome contradicted the launch's market-dominance pitch, though licensing and limited sales continued in some markets.
Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
Trump Vodka launch and discontinuation: Audit finding · Cited analysis
factreported
Trump promoted the vodka brand as a prospective leader in the premium market.
Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
Trump Vodka launch and discontinuation: Promised · Promised
factreported
Trump licensed his name and promoted the product's launch.
Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
Trump Vodka launch and discontinuation: The record · The record
factdocumented
Trump licensed his name and personally promoted the vodka brand.
Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
Trump Vodka launch and discontinuation: The record · The record
analysisdocumented
The site's closure contradicted the launch's durable travel-business pitch, though the sources do not establish the economics of the licensing arrangement.
Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
GoTrump travel site launch and closure: Audit finding · Cited analysis
factreported
Trump launched GoTrump as a branded travel-search and booking destination.
Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
GoTrump travel site launch and closure: Promised · Promised
factreported
The website began operating under Trump's name and promotional role.
Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
GoTrump travel site launch and closure: The record · The record
factdocumented
Trump supplied the name and public promotion for GoTrump.
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GoTrump travel site launch and closure: The record · The record
analysisdocumented
The venture's closure contradicted the launch's growth pitch, while the housing-market downturn and management execution were additional factors.
Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
Trump Mortgage launch and closure: Audit finding · Cited analysis
factreported
Trump promoted the new mortgage company as a major branded financial-services venture.
Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
Trump Mortgage launch and closure: Promised · Promised
factreported
Trump Mortgage began operations using Trump's name and public endorsement.
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Trump Mortgage launch and closure: The record · The record
factdocumented
Trump founded, named, and publicly promoted Trump Mortgage.
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Trump Mortgage launch and closure: The record · The record
factdocumented
The site ceased operating after a short run.
Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
GoTrump travel site launch and closure: Affected group · Affected group
factreported
The record does not establish whether Trump was the operating company, a licensor, or both for every function.
Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
GoTrump travel site launch and closure: Evidentiary limit · Evidentiary limit
analysisdocumented
The product's short retail run contradicted the launch's durable premium-brand pitch, though the cited sources do not isolate whether price, demand, or distribution caused the outcome.
Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
Trump Steaks retail launch and discontinuation: Audit finding · Cited analysis
factreported
Trump personally promoted the steak line as a premium product worthy of his name.
Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
Trump Steaks retail launch and discontinuation: Promised · Promised
factreported
The product launched through a retail and direct-sales arrangement.
Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
Trump Steaks retail launch and discontinuation: The record · The record
factdocumented
Trump licensed his name and personally advertised Trump Steaks.
Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
Trump Steaks retail launch and discontinuation: The record · The record
factdocumented
The retail partner ended sales after a brief run, and the product line was later discontinued.
Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
Trump Steaks retail launch and discontinuation: Affected group · Affected group
factreported
The sources do not establish a single cause for the retailer's decision or quantify consumer demand.
Mortgage, travel, magazine, vodka, and steak sections
Trump Steaks retail launch and discontinuation: Evidentiary limit · Evidentiary limit
analysisdocumented
The magazine's cessation contradicted the launch's durable luxury-media proposition, while the operating publisher rather than Trump handled day-to-day publication.
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Trump Magazine launch and cessation: Audit finding · Cited analysis
factreported
The magazine launch presented Trump's brand and lifestyle as the basis for a recurring luxury publication.
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Trump Magazine launch and cessation: Promised · Promised
factreported
A publishing partner issued Trump Magazine under a brand arrangement with Trump.
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Trump Magazine launch and cessation: The record · The record
factdocumented
Trump was the namesake, cover figure, and brand principal, while a partner operated the magazine.
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Trump Magazine launch and cessation: The record · The record
factreported
The brand involved licensing, and some production or sales outside the United States continued after the domestic discontinuation.
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Trump Vodka launch and discontinuation: Evidentiary limit · Evidentiary limit
factdocumented
The product was discontinued in the United States after limited market traction.
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Trump Vodka launch and discontinuation: Outcome · Outcome