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Trump has show us repeatedly that he has no interest in forming a more perfect union, establishing justice, ensuring domestic tranquility, providing for the common defense, promoting the general welfare or securing the blessings of liberty for the American people.
Instead, Trump’s interest in having governmental powers seem to be centered on his desire to steal as much money as he can from the American People and shovel it into his failing businesses.
In practical terms, Trump’s business properties now operate as de facto outposts of the U.S. government. When Vice President Mike Pence visited Ireland last week, he first met with the country’s foreign minister at an airport on the country’s western coast, then spent the night at Trump’s nearby Doonbeg golf resort. From there, he traveled to Dublin—which is on the other side of the island—to meet with Leo Varadkar, the head of the Republic of Ireland’s government.
And because of Trump’s blatant and reckless greed, an Air National Guard C-17 crew stopped for refueling at a small civilian airport outside Glasgow, Scotland, and spent the night at Trump’s golf resort at Turnberry. The House Oversight Committee is investigating why the crew stayed at Turnberry instead of other nearby hotels, and why they landed at the nearby private airport instead of U.S. airbases in Britain, where fuel would be cheaper.
Even the president’s domestic resorts are now seen as suitable for hosting high-level diplomatic events. Trump spent part of last month’s G-7 summit defending his administration’s decision to consider his Doral resort outside Miami when the U.S. hosts the annual gathering next year. “I think it’s a great place to be,” he told reporters during a press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. “I think having it in Miami is fantastic, really fantastic.” A casual observer could be forgiven for thinking he was trying to infuse some federal funds into Doral’s depleted coffers.
Trump’s other U.S. properties have also become ersatz civic centers. Republican lawmakers and candidates spent more than $4 million nationwide to host rallies and fundraisers at the sites ahead of last year’s midterm elections. And then there’s the Trump International Hotel in D.C., which has become a gathering point for a certain slice of American politics who want to signal—both in person and in cash—their affinity for the president. Attorney General William Barr is even hosting his annual private holiday party at the hotel in December.
There’s only one problem with this entire state of affairs. Ideally, Trump would enforce a strict separation between the Trump Organization and his administration to prevent the appearance, or reality, of corruption. Failing that, the federal government would have taken these properties to manage on the taxpayers’ behalf so he and his family can’t profit from the presidency. Instead, the president has charted a third course in which the Trump Organization and the federal government blend together in some sort of unholy corporate merger. It may be the most successful hostile takeover in history.
https://newrepublic.com/article/155...f-0SRdKPJk7BJ-qNhAwxNVdAB4r3A5c1zuiVSgzBIw7ks
Instead, Trump’s interest in having governmental powers seem to be centered on his desire to steal as much money as he can from the American People and shovel it into his failing businesses.
In practical terms, Trump’s business properties now operate as de facto outposts of the U.S. government. When Vice President Mike Pence visited Ireland last week, he first met with the country’s foreign minister at an airport on the country’s western coast, then spent the night at Trump’s nearby Doonbeg golf resort. From there, he traveled to Dublin—which is on the other side of the island—to meet with Leo Varadkar, the head of the Republic of Ireland’s government.
And because of Trump’s blatant and reckless greed, an Air National Guard C-17 crew stopped for refueling at a small civilian airport outside Glasgow, Scotland, and spent the night at Trump’s golf resort at Turnberry. The House Oversight Committee is investigating why the crew stayed at Turnberry instead of other nearby hotels, and why they landed at the nearby private airport instead of U.S. airbases in Britain, where fuel would be cheaper.
Even the president’s domestic resorts are now seen as suitable for hosting high-level diplomatic events. Trump spent part of last month’s G-7 summit defending his administration’s decision to consider his Doral resort outside Miami when the U.S. hosts the annual gathering next year. “I think it’s a great place to be,” he told reporters during a press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. “I think having it in Miami is fantastic, really fantastic.” A casual observer could be forgiven for thinking he was trying to infuse some federal funds into Doral’s depleted coffers.
Trump’s other U.S. properties have also become ersatz civic centers. Republican lawmakers and candidates spent more than $4 million nationwide to host rallies and fundraisers at the sites ahead of last year’s midterm elections. And then there’s the Trump International Hotel in D.C., which has become a gathering point for a certain slice of American politics who want to signal—both in person and in cash—their affinity for the president. Attorney General William Barr is even hosting his annual private holiday party at the hotel in December.
There’s only one problem with this entire state of affairs. Ideally, Trump would enforce a strict separation between the Trump Organization and his administration to prevent the appearance, or reality, of corruption. Failing that, the federal government would have taken these properties to manage on the taxpayers’ behalf so he and his family can’t profit from the presidency. Instead, the president has charted a third course in which the Trump Organization and the federal government blend together in some sort of unholy corporate merger. It may be the most successful hostile takeover in history.
https://newrepublic.com/article/155...f-0SRdKPJk7BJ-qNhAwxNVdAB4r3A5c1zuiVSgzBIw7ks
