New Trump financial disclosure gives glimpse into pre-pandemic business income

The 78-page report provides a glimpse into the president’s debts and how his properties are performing.

Before the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on the tourism and hospitality industries, President Donald Trump’s high-profile properties were humming along in 2019, according to an annual disclosure report released late Friday evening.

Trump National Doral Miami, the golf resort where the president had considered hosting this year’s G-7 gathering of world leaders before scrappingthe plans, brought in the most money in 2019. It reported revenues of $77.2 million compared with nearly $76 million in 2018.

One of president’s other golf clubs in Bedminster, N.J., a frequent retreat for Trump during the summer, reported a nearly 13 percent increase in revenue in 2019. Other golf resorts owned by Trump, including in Jupiter, Fla. and Charlotte, N.C., saw their revenues rise as well last year. Continue reading.