Despite his constant bragging over the decades that he’s a great businessman who is respected as a real estate mogul, Donald Trump is actually as massive failure who inherited millions and then managed to waste most of his inheritance taking risky bets on building projects that later failed miserably.
Trump’s beloved tower that bears his name in Midtown Manhattan is a perfect case in point of just what a failure Donald has been everywhere except in his own badly addled mind.
And now we have photographic evidence that the disgraced ex-president may indeed be on the verge of financial collapse, with the photos showing that Trump Tower is currently on the verge of being empty and in desperate need of repairs.
Nell Scovell of The Daily Beast recently stopped by Trump Tower and was stunned by what she saw, reporting, “With the owner and former president back in residence, you might think they’d spruce up the abutting commercial and retail space. You’d be wrong.”
Just how bad are things going for Trump, who is spending most of his free time at Trump Tower since he’s required in a Manhattan court four or five days a week for his hush money trial? So bad that Scovell suggests the building could easily be considered the “saddest” in all of New York.
“One of the most notable features of Trump Tower is the breath-taking 60-foot waterfall embellishing the eastern wall of the building,” Scovell notes. “Today, it’s notable that there’s no water in the waterfall. And a waterfall without water is just a wall.”
The Trump Cafe is also closed, bearing a sign that reads, “Pardon our appearance.” Plans are for it reopen sometime in May, though a security guard admitted that’s not exactly guaranteed.
Or consider the terraces.
“Both public terraces appear to be permanently closed to the public. The lack of public outdoor spaces may be in violation of a deal with the city which traded additional square footage for these gardens. In the smaller exterior space, what’s visible through the window looks sparse and untended,” Scovell writes, adding, “The large glass doors which once opened up to a second, grander terrace are now mirrored over and locked.”
Oh, and there’s also the trash. And no, that doesn’t mean Trump himself, though he’s certainly among the trashiest human beings to ever trod the planet.
On Tuesday, Trump posted “It was my great honor to welcome former Japanese Prime Minister Tarō Asō—at Trump Tower this evening!”
The backdrop of the marble and brass confers class to the image. Meanwhile, that same day, in another part of Trump Tower, even marble and brass couldn’t hide the trash.
You can see all of Nell Scovell’s Trump Tower photos here.