Donald Trump once proudly called himself the king of debt.
And based on a bombshell investigation showing his real estate empire has at least $650 million in debt he wasnt kidding.
The Donalds domestic real estate companies have at least twice the amount of debt than the total made apparent on public filings hes submitted during his presidential run, the New York Times reported Saturday.
And while Trump has railed against China during his bid for the White House, the leveraged loudmouth owns 30% of an office building on Sixth Ave. in Manhattan that counts Bank of China as one four lenders securing a $950 million loan, the Times reported.
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Another lender in that quartet is Goldman Sachs, the financial firm that Trump says his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton is beholden to because it paid her $675,000 in speaking fees, the Times said.
Im the king of debt. Im great with debt, Trump said on CBS This Morning in June. Nobody knows debt better than me. Ive made a fortune by using debt. And if things dont work out, I renegotiate the debt. Thats a smart thing, not a stupid thing.
The Times hired property search firm RedVision Systems to delve into Trump's opaque maze of real estate holdings and help sort out his stakes in commercial and residential properties, including hotels, golf courses, office buildings and a vineyard.
The investigation sifted through Federal Election Commission filings, information provided by the Trump Organization and public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Trump has declined to release his individual tax returns or let an independent firm confirm his claims his personal worth exceeds $10 billion.
Estimates by Forbes, Fortune and Bloomberg have pegged his personal wealth at less than $5 billion.