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Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Revealhttps://t.co/PutqQkBbxJ

— Harris Meyer (@Meyer_HM) August 10, 2026

 Here’s that problem with “accountability,” again:

Mortgages for a person’s main home tend to receive more favorable terms, like lower interest rates, than mortgages for a second home or an investment rental property. Legal experts said that having more than one primary-residence mortgage can sometimes be legitimate, like when someone has to move for a new job, and other times can be caused by clerical error. Determining ill intent on the part of the borrower is key to proving fraud, and the experts said lenders have significant discretion in what loans they offer clients. (In this case, Trump used the same lender to buy the two Florida homes.)

Trump bought two Florida homes (neither one MAL) while he was living in NYC, and got favorable mortgage rates by declaring at time of purchase that each would be his “primary residence.” They are both investments he leases out, and has never lived in.

That could be criminal fraud, if the lenders cared. But they don’t. What this is, is not criminal, then: it’s hypocritical.

“Given Trump’s position on situations like this, he’s going to either need to fire himself or refer himself to the Department of Justice,” said Kathleen Engel, a Suffolk University law professor and leading expert on mortgage finance. “Trump has deemed that this type of misrepresentation is sufficient to preclude someone from serving the country.”

Someone who is a Democrat, or insufficiently loyal to Trump, is Trump’s only concern. Applying his dictates to himself is never Trump’s concern. But this is also why he hung up on the Pro Publica reporter. Trump knows when a good con is over.

Now, you can say Trump’s not paying for this indiscretion, for this possibly criminal act (I didn’t say it wasn’t, just that you’d have as good a chance prosecuting the guy who stuck his hand in the reflecting pool, for pretty much the same reasons.). But the music has stopped playing, and the beer’s gone sour, and the bill has been presented and payment is due. I still think Carville could be right, and Trump will start thinking about Vance giving Trump a pardon, if Trump will give Vance the job. Something Vance may agree to until he’s sworn in, and suddenly decides he doesn’t want to be Gerald Ford 2.0.

Don’t you wish real life was like that?

Something’s gonna give, because Trump has overstayed his welcome. What it is may not be accountability, but whaddya want, eggs in your beer? 🍻