Shark Tank Star Recalls How A Nearly Bankrupt Trump Sold NYC's Plaza Hotel Without Even Pitching It — 'Best Salesman I've Ever Met'
Barbara Corcoran, a real estate mogul and star of the TV show “Shark Tank,” shared how President Donald Trump, then a real estate baron, used his salesmanship to sell his New York Plaza Hotel.Trump Pitched Land, Not Hotel, And Sealed The DealCorcoran, speaking at the Business Insider’s IGNITION Conference in New York City in 2018, recounted her experiences with Trump as a real estate tycoon.She recalled a time when Trump, on the brink of bankruptcy, managed to sell a large plot of land along with the Plaza Hotel in New York City, which was not initially part of the deal. This sale, she said, helped Trump recover from his financial troubles.She spoke about how Trump walked into a high-stakes deal to sell the Plaza Hotel to one of Hong Kong's wealthiest families. Corcoran, who was a broker on the deal, said that they were desperate to close the deal. All the buyers wanted was the hotel. But Trump barely ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
