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The highly profitable Trump Presidency (1 Viewer)

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A contest of sorts has played out across Europe, the United States and the Middle East in recent days as President Trump’s two older sons have pursued a blitz of family moneymaking ventures capitalizing on their father’s name and power, each seemingly trying to outdo the other.

A luxury hotel in Dubai. A second high-end residential tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Two cryptocurrency ventures based in the United States. A new golf course and villa complex in Qatar. And a new private club in Washington. In many cases these new deals promoted over the last week will personally benefit not only Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., but also President Trump himself.

The marathon of deal making has been so rapid that many elements have drawn limited public attention in the United States, despite most of it being out in the open. That is in part because the sons appeared before mostly fawning crowds but also because President Trump, his appointees and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk were making headlines with their own steady stream of norm-breaking controversies.

Both Trump sons are involved in a wide range of family business ventures. Eric Trump, the president’s middle son, runs the Trump Organization, the main family business, which specializes in real estate. He also serves on the board of a holding company that oversees World Liberty Financial, the family’s crypto firm, and recently joined forces with his older brother, Donald Trump Jr., to start a Bitcoin mining operation, American Bitcoin.

The White House has said there are no ethics issues because Mr. Trump’s sons run the businesses. “The president’s assets are in a trust managed by his children,” Anna Kelly, a White House spokeswoman, said. “There are no conflicts of interest.”

But Mr. Trump’s financial disclosure report, which he is legally required to file, shows that he still personally benefits financially from most of these ventures.

What distinguishes the work of Mr. Trump’s two sons is that several of these ventures, including the real estate deals and crypto efforts, bring revenues that benefit the president himself as well.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/...urce=flipboard&utm_content=topic/u.s.politics
 
I guarantee you Trump's boys enjoy the finest opulence (including imported goods and delicacies) while Daddy's team tries to sell austerity and poverty as a good thing for Americans. And all the while, the grift goes on.

Echoes of Uday and Qusay Hussein.
 
Nothing to see here...

Its just Russian disinformation...
 
They are openly doing every day what MAGA spent four years accusing (but not proving) the Bidens of doing.
 
Cameron said:
They are openly doing every day what MAGA spent four years accusing (but not proving) the Bidens of doing.
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Of course they proved it.
H Biden worked where he worked at a time when his father was VP.
And his father was well aware as to what his son was doing.
 
reflechissez said:
No mystery behind your reaction score. Nosiree, buddy.
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Shrug.
We learned from President Biden that political corruption to fill the family coffers is perfectly normal and unremarkable.
 
Sidd Finch said:
MAGA is immune to learning.
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We already knew it was improper when Biden was doing it and when progressives were playing stupid.


What we learned is that Democrats don't care about corruption if it harns 'their' guy, but oppose it if can cause political problems for 'their' guy.

So-- they learned.
Good teachers, you Dems.
 
Athanasius68 said:
We already knew it was improper when Biden was doing it and when progressives were playing stupid.


What we learned is that Democrats don't care about corruption if it harns 'their' guy, but oppose it if can cause political problems for 'their' guy.

So-- they learned.
Good teachers, you Dems.
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When will we see charges against Biden?
 
Athanasius68 said:
Shrug.
We learned from President Biden that political corruption to fill the family coffers is perfectly normal and unremarkable.
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What you're saying is that if one president does something unethical, it's OK for Trump to do it too, only 1000 times worse and in the open. I thought the president was supposed to lead by example.
 
Hopefully one of them gets an advisor position at Burisma. Then we would know it was all above board.
 
The AntiDonald said:
What you're saying is that if one president does something unethical, it's OK for Trump to do it too, only 1000 times worse and in the open. I thought the president was supposed to lead by example.
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No. What I am saying is rejecting the situational ethics being presented by the progressives.
You folks are demanding that Trump adhere to a standard that you were not willing to demand of his political opponents.
 
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