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Why No One Wants To Attend Trump University

The Trump Entrepeneur Initiative is just one more reason to reconsider Trump for President.

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Donald Trump is currently in the epicenter of the 2016 presidential race to the White House, and it does not seem as if that will be changing anytime soon.

Being the front-runner candidate, Trump is in the middle of a plethora of blows from either side of the Republican party. During the GOP debate that took place on Feb. 25, GOP rival Marco Rubio took a stand against Trump, making various comments about negative legal troubles from Trump’s past, ranging from joking that foreign workers write his misspelled tweets, to hiring Polish workers to build the Trump Tower instead of Americans. One of the most serious allegations mentioned was Trump’s failed attempt to start an entrepreneurial education program.

Trump University isn’t really a University, but that’s because the original company’s name was deemed “misleading and even illegal” by the New York State Department of Education. It is now known as the Trump Entrepreneur Initiative, having been active from 2005 to 2010.

Trump, Chairman of the "University", said this when it launched:

“At Trump University we teach success. That’s what it’s all about: success. It’s going to happen to you."

Although his claims seem optimistic and helpful, many people who attended the classes beg to differ. In fact, past attendees have started to tell their stories, and they don't end with Donald Trump saying "You're hired!"

In a story covered by NPR, Yahoo! News correspondent Michael Isikoff states, "Basically, the former students who are suing claim they plunked down a chunk of change, in some cases maxing out their credit card to the tune of $36,000."

"Many of the accusations revolve around the fact that these supposed experts had little expertise in real estate, had little to do with Donald Trump and, in fact, offered advice that was either perfunctory or, in some cases, just didn't happen," Isikoff continued.

Wow. Just wow.

Here's how they did it.

The company allegedly used the bait-and-switch approach. This is when a company approaches you with what seems like a deal that is almost too good to be true, and then you find out it wasn't. Still, Donald Trump claims that many people who were enrolled signed a report card showing their satisfaction with the programs offered.

The conversation about whether there should be a "President Trump" ends here.

Even though Trump is beating his fellow Republican candidates in polls nationwide, this instance of fraud rising up is not surprising as much as it is heartbreaking. To be snarky both on the debate stage and on Twitter toward Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio is simply being competitive, but to be fraudulent to everyday citizens who just wanted to have as much success as him is downright cruel. And to then deny the facts of people's testimonies when they suffered serious financial losses and cannot get back time spent on classes that were subpar and lacking substance, it's unfair to say it was overall a success when it, in fact, was not. The President of the United States needs to be not only prepared in implementing foreign and domestic policies that will help the country, they also need to have the right intentions and good character. If the president scams innocent citizens for their own personal gains, there is no way America will prosper, or be great.

If Donald Trump's past comes back to haunt him, only time will tell if they truly affect his chances of getting the nomination. Regardless of the scandals that surround him, Trump maintains that he has everything going for him, and that he is the only person who can "Make America Great Again." Perhaps his own success is what "it's all about".

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