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(81,494 posts) Wed May 13, 2026, 09:53 AM 19 hrs ago

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BREAKING: Australia has CANCELLED the 91-story Trump Tower they planned to build. The local developer saying the Trump [View all]

well, the Trump FAMILY are with Trump in CHINA--I am sure they are landing more contracts as I write@

BREAKING: Australia has CANCELLED the 91-story Trump Tower they planned to build.

The local developer saying the Trump brand has become “toxic".

“Let’s just say that with the Iran war and everything else, the Trump brand was increasingly unpopular in Australia,” David Young

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BREAKING: Australia has CANCELLED the 91-story Trump Tower they planned to build. The local developer saying the Trump [View all] riversedge 19 hrs ago OP

Toxic is too kind. spanone 19 hrs ago #1

Should have been toxic before malaise 19 hrs ago #5

True. Dangerous is more likely. A Trump tower would invite wnylib 18 hrs ago #20

Too right! canetoad 11 hrs ago #41

Toxic here, too. Kid Berwyn 19 hrs ago #2

Perhaps we can unbuild the Tramp monstrosity here in Florida. chouchou 19 hrs ago #3

Of course that giant phallic symbol had to be taller than every other building. tanyev 19 hrs ago #4

The Trump name will soon be as popular as Hitler dalton99a 19 hrs ago #6

And with mostly the same people. peppertree 18 hrs ago #15

That's the ptoblem. It IS popular among Hitler supporters. wnylib 17 hrs ago #21

Trump Saddam statues Norrrm 19 hrs ago #7

91 stories tall would be a scar in their skyline so they made a good decision Deuxcents 19 hrs ago #8

The skyline is pretty awful now canetoad 4 hrs ago #48

The word/name trump will become the most toxic curse in all of history. Clouds Passing 19 hrs ago #9

I still hope to see Trump down under. twodogsbarking 19 hrs ago #10

Hey, david, where in the fuck have you been for at least the last 11 years? niyad 19 hrs ago #11

Good for Australia!! blubunyip 19 hrs ago #12

Oh my god, that is ugly! PatSeg 19 hrs ago #13

An appropriate comment ... eppur_se_muova 19 hrs ago #14

My parents LOVED that spoof! DFW 18 hrs ago #16

That was the most hilarious spoof of a serious film I've ever seen! Ocelot II 16 hrs ago #28

I took Swedish in college for most of my college career DFW 16 hrs ago #30

The trick with Swedish is its weird rhythm - makes it instantly identifiable. Ocelot II 15 hrs ago #31

A very young catchnrelease 14 hrs ago #35

Wi n0t trei a h0liday in Sweden this yeer? Grokenstein 8 hrs ago #42

Uh Oh. Time for Trump to amp up the tariffs on Australia! biocube 18 hrs ago #17

For a while, "Moscow Tower" was a planned Trump (+Putin) project that never got off the drawing board. DFW 18 hrs ago #18

How did I miss that one??? niyad 14 hrs ago #33

'Tis written: DFW 4 hrs ago #47

Smart move. You could never trust trump to complete the project or meet his financial obligations to pay for the Martin68 18 hrs ago #19

GOOD! Hopefully more contracts will be cancelled and properties that licensed the Trump name will cancel contracts ChicagoTeamster 16 hrs ago #22

All in good time, my friend. calimary 6 hrs ago #45

It took them 20 years to figure this out? Bluetus 16 hrs ago #23

Yes, that brand name went south long ago misanthrope 16 hrs ago #24

It is much more likely that Trump tried to screw them. Bluetus 16 hrs ago #25

I spent the entire month of November in Australia, visiting a long-time family friend from Melbourne . . .. markpkessinger 16 hrs ago #26

AKA the Tower of Babble Blue Owl 16 hrs ago #27

The Tower of Babbling Idiots? niyad 14 hrs ago #34

One down and many more to go. Figarosmom 16 hrs ago #29

The Trump brand has "become" toxic? Permanut 15 hrs ago #32

Works for me! calimary 6 hrs ago #44

K&R BlueWavePsych 13 hrs ago #36

I seem to remember that more than a couple of buildings removeing the Trump name from the properties Marie Marie 13 hrs ago #37

Aussies are So Smart and Cha 12 hrs ago #38

Good! n/t whathehell 12 hrs ago #39

Byaaaah!!! luvallpeeps 11 hrs ago #40

Tomorrow we'll hear that Australia is two weeks away from having a nuclear bomb Orrex 6 hrs ago #43

They should build the 91 floors down under: so trump can be closer to his future forever home. C Moon 5 hrs ago #46

Most countries know having anything 'Trump' branded is the kiss of death. Aussie105 3 hrs ago #49