How many billionaires ran for the office of the US president thus far?
Was there any other guy other than Trump and Ross Perot?
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9Can you cite any data showing Trump is a billionaire? :)– user1530May 29, 2017 at 6:15
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@blip, google.com/…– user4514May 29, 2017 at 8:16
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@blip, forbes.com/donald-trump/#3938d7b42899– user4514May 29, 2017 at 8:16
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..one too many?– StefanoMay 29, 2017 at 8:16
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It took me all of 1 minute to find an answer to this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/… and content.time.com/time/interactive/0,31813,2106519,00.html– user11249May 29, 2017 at 12:24
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No other billionaire has run for president (although most presidential candidates tend to be multi-millionaire). It is however worth noting that J.F.K family estates were worth about a $1 billion.
answered May 29, 2017 at 8:05
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The rough estimate of FDR's $60M wealth in 1932 translates to $992M in 2017 dollars...... so close..... Jun 6, 2017 at 14:00