Trump Tried to Build Australia’s Tallest Tower. It Didn’t Happen.

Donald Trump has had an amazing run of success as an international businessman since becoming president for a second time. He’s made billions in crypto, traded stocks successfully, and unveiled new locations for an array of Trump-branded real estate projects—from Riyadh to Australia.

Still, not all those Trump-branded projects are winners. Take that Australia deal. Back in February, Eric Trump proudly announced a plan to build the tallest building in Australia on the continent’s sunny Gold Coast. But the whole thing got off to an inauspicious start when the Trumps’ local partner, a developer named David........

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