1. Corruption, it increasingly appears, is inseparable from authoritarianism. It's not just that people who run or are willing to join would-be autocratic regimes lack any kind of ethical principle. It's that the money greases the wheels of the machine....That increasingly appears to be the model the United States is pursuing, as Donald Trump, American president, oversees The Great American Heist. After all, it's not just that the Cabinet is full of folks living high on the hog on the taxpayer dime, or ex-lobbyists who are basically gutting the agencies they run in ways that just happen to line up with the interests of the industries they're nominally tasked with regulating. It's that Trump himself has set about monetizing the nation's highest office at every turn, treating the Executive Branch like every other organization he's ever run.... A stunning new report from Anna Massoglia and Karl-Evers Hillstrom at OpenSecrets, published Tuesday night ( June 4, 2019 ), illustrates just how sprawling these violations could be. Two years into his presidency, Donald Trump continues to make money from properties and licensing deals in nearly two dozen countries around the world, fanning the flames of concerns that the Trump administration is subject to unprecedented levels of foreign influence. Trump continued to hold more than $130 million in foreign assets in a revocable trust as his second year in office came to a close, according to OpenSecrets’ analysis of the president’s most recent annual personal financial disclosure released by the Office of Government Ethics last month. Trump’s business entanglements continue to leave him with positions, assets, trademarks and other business interests in more than 30 countries.... 2. After reading this article about "The Great American Heist", one cannot but wonder "what has gone wrong with American democracy". Nothing is more painful for anyone, unless he has achieved enlightenment like the Buddha, to discover that his folly has not only hurt others but himself in the end. Perhaps, it is time to take a good look at Trump's companies in China.
The president is allowed to make as much money as he wants from being president, Congress passed a law saying that.
Donald Trump owns real estate properties. Esquire reporter is upset. I'm really not finding anything surprising here
And he puts a lot of effort into it. Officials visiting Washington are urged to stay at the Trump International Hotel, which then charges the government 60% more for rooms than the normal rate. https://time.com/donald-trumps-suite-of-power/ We are all part of Trump's enrichment.
Liberal socialist democrats do not like the private sector They dream of a time when everyone has exactly the same given to them by government
At this point the entire GOP is a corrupt authoritarian regime. It’s clear they don’t care about America, they only care about their bank accounts.
No, and the rest of us don’t find it surprising when Trumpsters shrug their shoulders and endorse open corruption the way you are doing,.
If you honestly think this is a left / right issue, you are part of the problem. The left have as much ambition about lining their pockets as much as the right does and Obamacare should be a clue to you on this. Most politicians became millionaires (some became billionaires) because of this legislation and shat on us Americans who once had good medical insurance.
The Obama Admin gave him the contract to fix up that useless building. It appears he did, and it's a hot spot. Great for business and the city. However, that's not related to his current job.
I did. Hillary is a lying cheating scumbag, and the american people agreed. A hillary supporter crying about possible corruption is a total farce
No, the majority of voters agreed with Hilary. "The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy. ... A total sham and a travesty." Donald Trump.
I’ve read enough of your posts to know that you, like most Trumpsters, are barely aware of the facts regarding the corruption, and criminality of the Trump Administration. This despite widespread press coverage. I suppose it must be the product of living in a media bubble. https://thehill.com/regulation/cour...trump-request-to-dismiss-democrats-emoluments
What crimes? Flynn? Ok. That's all you got...he was canned too. The link doesn't say that a Court disagreed with me and that was violation...just that the case can continue. There's been no ruling on the facts.
We've read enough of your posts to understand you'll do anything to claim anything bad on Trump. Good luck proving Trump is breaking the emulants clause because some foreign dignitaries stay in the nicest downtown 'dc hotel..
No more people in California Illinois and New York voted for hillary, the rest of us voted against her.
Are you sure there's only these three states or I show you the other 18 where Hillary had the majority?
