Donald Trump's Business Failures: A Complete Guide

This authoritative-secondary source from TIME supports 6 claims across 6 ledger entries.

Publisher: TIME
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Accessed: 2026-09-03
Source quality: authoritative-secondary

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Donald Trump launched GoTrump.com in 2006, and the travel-search site closed about one year later.
GoTrump.com section
GoTrump.com shut down after one year · Website closed · reviewed 2026-09-03
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Donald Trump promoted his premium Trump Steaks line in 2007, and TIME later reported that the company had been discontinued.
Trump Steaks section
The Trump Steaks product line was discontinued · Product line discontinued · reviewed 2026-09-03
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Trump Magazine launched in late 2007 and ceased publication about eighteen months later.
Trump Magazine section
Trump Magazine lasted roughly a year and a half · Publication ceased · reviewed 2026-09-03
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Trump Mortgage launched in April 2006 and closed approximately eighteen months later.
Trump Mortgage section
Trump Mortgage folded within eighteen months · Business closed · reviewed 2026-09-03
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Trump Shuttle never earned a profit under Donald Trump, defaulted on its debt, was turned over to creditors, and ceased operating in 1992.
Trump Shuttle section
Trump Shuttle defaulted and was surrendered to creditors · Business ceased operating in 1992 · reviewed 2026-09-03
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Donald Trump and Milton Bradley forecast sales of two million copies of Trump: The Game, and Trump later acknowledged that the game was selling far below that forecast.
Trump: The Game section
Trump: The Game missed its two-million-copy forecast · Original product discontinued; later reissued · reviewed 2026-09-03