Trump Had A Public Company Before — It Was A Disaster

<p>Donald Trump announced plans last week to turn a new firm, named Trump Media and Technology Group, into a publicly traded business by merging it with a special purpose acquisition company, or a SPAC. Investors are thrilled with the idea — shares of the SPAC jumped more than 350% last week. But they might be less enthusiastic if they had a full understanding of how Trump had treated those who bet on him in the past.</p>