We all know Donald Trump has a huge ego (probably to make up for the diminutive size of his hands, and other features). His vanity is evident in his speeches, his interviews, and of course, his Twitter account. And now, thanks to one blogger on Medium, we can see it in the internet domains owned by Trump.
Donald Trump owns about 3,200 internet domains. Most of them are not actually being used, or they just redirect to one of Trump’s other websites. Some of them he clearly bought just to protect his business and his reputation.
Take, for example, NoMoreTrump.com, ImBeingSuedByTheDonald.com, and DonaldTrumpNetworkSucks.com. The Trump Network was one of Donald Trump’s colossal business failures which left a lot of people filing for bankruptcy.
And what about InTrumpWeTrust.com. How does this play out with the evangelical folks who so fiercely defend the whole “In God We Trust” motto?
Just a few:
3dtrump.com, complaintotrump.com, donaldcasinostar.com, donaldtrumpangels.com, donaldtrumpart.com, donaldtrumpbedding.com, donaldtrumpbasicbedding.com, donaldtrumpblog.com, donaldtrumpcandles.com, donaldtrumpcarpet.com, donaldtrumpcrystal.com, donaldtrumpheadwear.com, donaldtrumpjr.asia, donaldtrumpmattress.com, donaldtrumpofficechair.com, donaldtrumpwontshutup.com, gettrumpbonus.com, how-to-build-a-fortune.com, imbeingsuedbythedonald.com, incrediblechristmas.com, intrumpwetrust.com, ivankabathroom.com (in fact, dozens of Ivanka-related home and bath furnishings domains), meettrump.com, no2trump.com, nomoretrump.com, playwithdonald.com (gross), trumpadvice.com, trumpaudio.com, trumpauto.com, trumpcalendars.com, trumpcandlecollection.com, trumpcellgame.com, trumpcertification.com, trumpchampaign.com, trumpdoll.com, trumpfire.com, trumpgrapes.com, trumphand.com, trumpinfotech.com, trumpisfired.com, trumpishired.com, trumpitup.com, trumprecords.com, trumpredwine.com, trumpsoda.com, trumptables.com, trumptats.com, trumpupgrade.com, trumpvan.com, trumpwater.com, womanwhowork.org, youandtrump.com
It makes sense that Trump’s staff is so skilled at damage control that they would buy up web domains just to protect Trump’s image. The fact that Trump also owns trumpfraud.info tells you something about his business practices.
A few of the domains owned by Trump are plain weird. For example, there’s PlayWithDonald.com (ew) and IvankaBathroom.com. In fact, there are a lot of domains with Ivanka and bathroom furnishings.
There’s also WomanWhoWork.com. It’s unclear why Trump would buy this, since 1) It has a spelling error, and 2) Trump has made it clear he prefers his women at home making dinner.
Many of the domains seem to be business ideas that were never realized, such as Trump Bedding, Trump Records, and Trump Tattoos. If that last one ever gets off the ground, you can be sure that the only tattoo options will be a portrait of Donald’s face, an American flag, or a pin-up girl with a striking resemblance to Trump’s wife (or daughter).
And let’s talk about the greedy Donald J. Trump, Jr. From the article, “every cent counts”:
The enterprising young Donald J. Trump, Jr. recognizes an opportunity when he sees one and has been collecting the valuable ad clicks of randos typing his name into their address bars for a while now, amassing a fortune of three, maybe four dollars. No, this isn’t the work of a squatter — The Trump Organization definitely owns this domain:
InTrumpWeTrust.com is, by far, the greatest display of Trump’s vanity. DonaldTrumpWontShutUp.com could be either a vanity possession or preemptive damage control. It’s not clear.
I think Jon Hendren’s final conclusion says it best:
In looking at the domains it buys and the sites it runs, it would appear the Trump Organization is awash in half-baked impulses, poor management, little-to-no planning and is more concerned with its own vanity than any sort of substance or quality. In other words, it’s par for the course.
See the entire list on Medium.
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