Internet rejoices as Morning Joe's Mika Brzezinski shares Donald Trump is no longer on Forbes 400 list of richest Americans
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Donald Trump is no longer rich enough for the country’s most exclusive club, according to Forbes.
With an estimated $2.6 billion fortune, he is $300 million shy of the cutoff for The Forbes 400 ranking of America’s richest people.
‘Morning Joe’ host Mika Brzezinski also reported on this breaking news, as the host referred to the bump down as “another blow to his financial reputation.”
In turn, the internet has also agreed with this decision made by Forbes, who also reported that Trump’s “net worth is down more than $600 million from a year ago.”
Mika Brzezinski reports on Donald Trump not making it to the Forbes 400 list
On ‘Morning Joe,’ host Mika Brzezinski reported, “In another blow to his financial reputation, former President Donald Trump has been dropped off the Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans.”
As Brzezinski read an excerpt from the Forbes article, she asked guest host Molly Jong-Fast her thoughts on the matter.
Jong-Fast said, “Well this is probably the thing that upsets him the most, right, because he’s all about this image of himself as a billionaire.”
Jong-Fast also added, “I think for Trump this is a blow to the heart, and I think it’s going to be, you know, there will be truths, or tweets, or whatever it is he does and there will be a lot of rage because you know, his whole thing is that he is rich.”
‘Morning Joe’ shared this report on X, formerly known as Twitter, as well as YouTube, and people were quick to respond as they applauded this decision by Forbes.
"For Trump, this is like a blow to his heart."
— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) October 4, 2023
Former President Trump has dropped off the Forbes 400 list of America's wealthiest people; the magazine announced Tuesday https://t.co/uZlwVsU88o
Internet mocks Donald Trump after he drops off Forbes 400 list
In response to Donald Trump not making the cut for the Forbes 400 ranking of America’s richest people, one person commented, “This is a huge and well-deserved kick to Trump's ego,” and another wrote, “Two titles he is not deserving of: Wealthy and American.”
One user commented, “The consequences of Trump's numerous crimes are now slowly and painfully choking the life out of him, and I'm here for it.”
Another user said, “He's rich in indictments and impeachments. He should settle for that since nobody can ever take it away from him.”
“Trump right now is screaming and crying. Throwing his hissy fit!!!” wrote one user.
Trump continued to face backlash as another user wrote, “That's the best news I've heard all day. They finally smartened up, he should have never been on there in the first place because of his fraud.”