From Boris Johnson to Ghislaine Maxwell, there’s one thing rich people seem to have in common – they hate paying bills, writes Arwa Mahdawi
While all that sounds pretty bad, everything is rosy in the alternative universe Trump appears to inhabit. On Monday, the former president said that rumours of Truth Social’s demise are. And, to be fair, while multiple reputable news outlets have reported that Truth Social hasn’t paid RightForge since around March, the CEO of the hosting company – which targets its services at conservatives – hasn’t publicly confirmed these reports.
Can I say with 100% certainty that Truth Social is stiffing its business partners? No. But would it be a surprise to anybody if it was? Also no. Trump, after all, has a long history of refusing to pay his bills. Afound that Trump has been involved in more than 3,500 lawsuits over the past three decades – a large number of which involve small contractors, who say Trump or his companies refused to pay them.
Credit where it’s due, Trump does seem to have a gift when it comes to convincing others to pay his bills. Last year, for example, the Republican National Committee agreed to cover up to $1.6m of Trump’s personal legal bills in what the New York Times characterised as an “
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