To the many things you can say about Donald J. Trump’s presidential bid, add this: Running for president seems bad for some of his businesses.
Last year, NBC and Univision declined to telecast the Miss Universe pageant. Now the presumptive Republican nominee, Trump was essentially forced to buy out NBC, which was a joint venture partner, then sell off the pageant a few months later. The Trump University class-action suit has exposed some unsavory business tactics that he appears to have approved. Also last year, Nascar moved an awards banquet from the Trump National Doral Miami resort after one of its key sponsors, Camping World, said it would boycott the event if it were held on the Trump property.