In case you're wondering...Forbes dropped him from its 400 wealthiest Americans list.
UPDATE 10/12/2023: It's still eating at him.
He demands.
Alexander, a senior editor at Forbes, is also the author of a 2020 book, White House Inc: How Donald Trump Turned the Presidency Into a Business.
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Adam Klasfeld of the Messenger, said: “If you were wondering why Trump suddenly went after Forbes and Dan Alexander, he posted his swipe hours after their fact-checking emails about his net worth … were entered into evidence” in a New York state civil trial concerning alleged business fraud.
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On Wednesday, Alexander tweeted: “Hey Donald Trump, if you want to point out a single false fact in any of the articles I’ve published about you – or in the book I wrote about you – feel free. In the meantime, I’m going to keep reporting – and carefully fact-checking every word I publish.”
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In his [earlier] Truth Social post, Trump also said, falsely, that Forbes was “owned by the communist Chinese Government, and China will do anything to stop Maga”, a reference to his campaign slogan, Make America great again.
In May, a deal was announced that would see Austin Russell, a 28-year-old US entrepreneur, take an 82% stake in Forbes while the previous majority owner, a Hong Kong-based investment firm, retained a minority stake.
Guardian
I've seen him use "Peekabo" with NY AG Tish James and people asking where it comes from, and I've seen it answered that he's alluding to the derogatory term for blacks, "jigaboo". I'm sure he'll have some pretend innocent explanation. (He often refers to black officials in cases against him as "racist".)
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