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GoldenRod
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It's the media's fault for Trump's conflicts of interest being a problem...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-conflict-of-interest_us_5833b971e4b058ce7aacbb56
WASHINGTON ? Thirteen days after winning the presidential election, Donald Trump announced on Twitter that no one should worry about the potential conflicts of interest he could face over his range of global properties because everyone knew about them when they elected him. He blamed any questions of impropriety on the media for reporting on them.
The evening tweet from the president-elect reads: “Prior to the election it was well known that I have interests in properties all over the world.Only the crooked media makes this a big deal!”
The declaration that he currently has global properties comes after promising that he would separate himself from his Trump Organization and hand the company off to his adult children Ivanka, Donald Jr. and Eric Trump in a so-called blind trust. He has so far done no such thing. In fact, his tweet is a statement in the present tense ? “I have interests in properties all over the world” ? that affirms his current ownership and management of his business empire.
The children continue to take part in their father’s presidential transition despite their supposed work leading the Trump Organization. Ivanka Trump even appeared at a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and reportedly was handed the phone to speak to Argentinian President Mauricio Macri when he called to congratulate her father. Trump is working to build an office tower in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Trump is responding to the parade of stories detailing his immense portfolio of potential conflicts of interest. He met with his Indian business partners one week after winning the presidency. He continues to hold a government lease for his Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., even though the lease declares that it cannot be held by a government official. Last week, the hotel held an event to pitch its luxury rooms to foreign diplomats as a way to ingratiate their countries with the president-elect. And there have been reports about Ivanka Trump’s appearance at the meeting with Abe and her talk with Macri.
The New York Times further reported on Monday that Trump told British European Parliament member Nigel Farage, the former head of the right wing anti-immigration UK Independence Party, and other UKIP leaders that they drum up opposition to the kind of offshore wind farms that are proposed for construction near his golf course in Scotland. They did exactly that.
Andy Wigmore, a media consultant present when Trump spoke to Farage, told The New York Times, “He did not say he hated wind farms as a concept; he just did not like them spoiling the views.”
Trump owes hundreds of millions of dollars to the Bank of China, which is owned by the government of China. The Constitution’s emoluments clause states that no government official shall receive favorable payment from a foreign government, foreign government-owned company or foreign official without the consent of Congress. Trump also rents space in his Trump Tower, where he is managing his transition, to the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, another government-owned bank.
He also owes hundreds of millions of dollars to Deutsche Bank, a privately held German bank. While the emoluments clause does not apply to payments to Deutsche Bank, there is a major potential conflict because the bank is facing a multibillion-dollar settlement with the Department of Justice over its illegal mortgage practices. Trump will soon be selecting the top leadership of the Department of Justice. There are also questions over whether Deutsche Bank will be able to survive the hefty settlement without government support. Will Trump save his lender?
Similar potential conflicts exist at the National Labor Relations Board, which Trump will also soon be able to staff. The independent labor regulatory agency ruled on Nov. 3 that Trump’s Las Vegas hotel had violated its workers rights to organize a union when it refused to recognize their affirmative vote. Trump’s hires at the NLRB will likely be colored by his ownership of properties with unionizing workers.
He's going to use the US Government as his own personal piggy bank....
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Posted 11/22/16 7:43 AM |
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JME78
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It's the media's fault for Trump's conflicts of interest being a problem...
This enrages me. Throughout the campaign all Donald and his surrogates could talk about was the Clinton Foundation, Crooked Hillary and the like. This is SO MUCH WORSE than anything they accused Hillary of doing - Its unbelievable that the nation got fleeced by such a shady con man.
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Posted 11/22/16 7:53 AM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: It's the media's fault for Trump's conflicts of interest being a problem...
Posted by JME78
This enrages me. Throughout the campaign all Donald and his surrogates could talk about was the Clinton Foundation, Crooked Hillary and the like. This is SO MUCH WORSE than anything they accused Hillary of doing - Its unbelievable that the nation got fleeced by such a shady con man.
He didn't even fleece them. He's playing poker with an open hand saying "I have five Ace of Spades", and everyone says "Wow! He's a great poker player!"
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Posted 11/22/16 8:02 AM |
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MC09
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Re: It's the media's fault for Trump's conflicts of interest being a problem...
I'm curious if his supporters are ok with all this with all they said about Hillary being corrupt. Not that they will respond or speak on this anyway. Don is breaking almost every rule so far, but all I heard was how Hillary felt she was above the rules. Interesting.
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Posted 11/22/16 8:47 AM |
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MC09
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Re: It's the media's fault for Trump's conflicts of interest being a problem...
Posted by GoldenRod
Posted by JME78
This enrages me. Throughout the campaign all Donald and his surrogates could talk about was the Clinton Foundation, Crooked Hillary and the like. This is SO MUCH WORSE than anything they accused Hillary of doing - Its unbelievable that the nation got fleeced by such a shady con man.
He didn't even fleece them. He's playing poker with an open hand saying "I have five Ace of Spades", and everyone says "Wow! He's a great poker player!"
he wasn't exactly covert about his shadiness. People loved it and voted for him anyway.
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Posted 11/22/16 8:50 AM |
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Re: It's the media's fault for Trump's conflicts of interest being a problem...
Posted by GoldenRod
Posted by JME78
This enrages me. Throughout the campaign all Donald and his surrogates could talk about was the Clinton Foundation, Crooked Hillary and the like. This is SO MUCH WORSE than anything they accused Hillary of doing - Its unbelievable that the nation got fleeced by such a shady con man.
He didn't even fleece them. He's playing poker with an open hand saying "I have five Ace of Spades", and everyone says "Wow! He's a great poker player!"
Seriously, I hate to say it but so many people were just delusional to think this man who has always been out for himself alone would suddenly turn all his interest to the little people. A billionaire who doesn't even give to his own charity. How is this the man people put their trust in?
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Posted 11/22/16 8:51 AM |
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Re: It's the media's fault for Trump's conflicts of interest being a problem...
Posted by MC09
I'm curious if his supporters are ok with all this with all they said about Hillary being corrupt. Not that they will respond or speak on this anyway. Don is breaking almost every rule so far, but all I heard was how Hillary felt she was above the rules. Interesting.
There are so many things happening with him and his people that he accused her of. Guiliani's taken money from foreign governments. Trump is doing business with Saudi Arabia. His foundation bought gifts for him. It's mind boggling.
But, the emails!
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Posted 11/22/16 8:52 AM |
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MsSissy
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Re: It's the media's fault for Trump's conflicts of interest being a problem...
Hmmmm wonder if this has anything to do with him not going after Hillary now. Instead he's going to help her heal
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Posted 11/22/16 8:53 AM |
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MC09
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Re: It's the media's fault for Trump's conflicts of interest being a problem...
Posted by MsSissy
Hmmmm wonder if this has anything to do with him not going after Hillary now. Instead he's going to help her heal
So much for "lock her up!"
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Posted 11/22/16 8:54 AM |
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MsSissy
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Re: It's the media's fault for Trump's conflicts of interest being a problem...
Posted by MC09
Posted by MsSissy
Hmmmm wonder if this has anything to do with him not going after Hillary now. Instead he's going to help her heal
So much for "lock her up!"
Yup! Exactly!
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Posted 11/22/16 8:56 AM |
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MC09
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Re: It's the media's fault for Trump's conflicts of interest being a problem...
Posted by MrsProfessor
Posted by MC09
I'm curious if his supporters are ok with all this with all they said about Hillary being corrupt. Not that they will respond or speak on this anyway. Don is breaking almost every rule so far, but all I heard was how Hillary felt she was above the rules. Interesting.
There are so many things happening with him and his people that he accused her of. Guiliani's taken money from foreign governments. Trump is doing business with Saudi Arabia. His foundation bought gifts for him. It's mind boggling.
But, the emails!
And, unfortunately this nation will pay a high price for their decision for a long time to come. Yup... but emails, Benghazi, unfair media! It's like they're reading from a script.
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Posted 11/22/16 9:05 AM |
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stinger
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Re: It's the media's fault for Trump's conflicts of interest being a problem...
If anyone knows this phrase:
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results
This man will not change and if he wont go away we have to resist resist resist
The last 2 weeks have been like being in an abusive relationship or in a relationship with someone with mental illness or addiction
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Posted 11/22/16 9:10 AM |
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Posted by MsSissy
Hmmmm wonder if this has anything to do with him not going after Hillary now. Instead he's going to help her heal
And I would not be surprised if many of his supporters voted for him based on that, and that alone. Because they didn't vote based on his well-thought out and developed policies.
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Posted 11/22/16 9:16 AM |
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Hofstra26
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Re: It's the media's fault for Trump's conflicts of interest being a problem...
Every day it just gets worse and worse. This is like some kind of cruel joke being played on America right now, how can this a$$hat be our nation's leader?!?! He has NO idea what this job entails, he thinks he's above rules and laws, and he pretty much thinks he can go about his normal civilian life as if being president is some kind of P/T job. I'm so disgusted, I can't even watch the news anymore.
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Posted 11/22/16 9:19 AM |
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MarisaK
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Re: It's the media's fault for Trump's conflicts of interest being a problem...
Posted by GoldenRod
Posted by JME78
This enrages me. Throughout the campaign all Donald and his surrogates could talk about was the Clinton Foundation, Crooked Hillary and the like. This is SO MUCH WORSE than anything they accused Hillary of doing - Its unbelievable that the nation got fleeced by such a shady con man.
He didn't even fleece them. He's playing poker with an open hand saying "I have five Ace of Spades", and everyone says "Wow! He's a great poker player!"
Thank you! PERFECT analogy!
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Posted 11/22/16 9:22 AM |
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MC09
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Re: It's the media's fault for Trump's conflicts of interest being a problem...
Posted by Hofstra26
Every day it just gets worse and worse. This is like some kind of cruel joke being played on America right now, how can this a$$hat be our nation's leader?!?! He has NO idea what this job entails, he thinks he's above rules and laws, and he pretty much thinks he can go about his normal civilian life as if being president is some kind of P/T job. I'm so disgusted, I can't even watch the news anymore.
It is beneath him and his family to live in the white house. He brings nothing but disrespect to the office he now holds, which, thanks to the electoral vote, is the highest one in command.
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Posted 11/22/16 9:25 AM |
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stinger
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Re: It's the media's fault for Trump's conflicts of interest being a problem...
Posted by MrsProfessor
Posted by MsSissy
Hmmmm wonder if this has anything to do with him not going after Hillary now. Instead he's going to help her heal
And I would not be surprised if many of his supporters voted for him based on that, and that alone. Because they didn't vote based on his well-thought out and developed policies.
All I heard was about "crooked Hillary". I guess she isnt so crooked after all! Especially compared to him!
Im chuckling about all of the Hillary for prison costumes I saw around Halloween
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Posted 11/22/16 9:30 AM |
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ElizaRags35
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It's the media's fault for Trump's conflicts of interest being a problem...
I don't even know what to say anymore. It's been 2 weeks and I'm even more frightened and nervous of what's to come than I was on election night. It keeps getting worse and worse.
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Posted 11/22/16 9:32 AM |
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JennZ
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Re: It's the media's fault for Trump's conflicts of interest being a problem...
He has over 500 conflicts of interest I read the other day. How is this even acceptable? How?
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Posted 11/22/16 10:02 AM |
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chilltocam
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It's the media's fault for Trump's conflicts of interest being a problem...
It just gets worse every day - and he hasn't even been sworn in yet. How can anyone who voted for Trump based on his "economic plan" reconcile all of this with what they believed he would do for the "average American"? And how could anyone really be surprised that his only interest is HIMSELF? He will never look out for the middle class. It will always be about him, his family and his businesses. He certainly fooled a whole bunch of people out there
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Posted 11/22/16 10:14 AM |
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Re: It's the media's fault for Trump's conflicts of interest being a problem...
It's more like super crooked trump. hes the only bad hombre i see.
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Posted 11/22/16 10:15 AM |
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Chai77
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Re: It's the media's fault for Trump's conflicts of interest being a problem...
Posted by BaysideForever
It's more like super crooked trump. hes the only bad hombre i see.
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Posted 11/22/16 12:05 PM |
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