Trump is unethical and immoral, but his supporters do not care because Trump has purchased their loyalty.
"Secret Service has paid rates as high as $650 a night for rooms at Trump’s properties"
By David A. Fahrenthold ,
David A. FahrentholdReporter covering the Trump family and its business interests.
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Jonathan O'Connell ,
Jonathan O'Connell - Reporter covering economic development with a focus on commercial real estate and the Trump Organization, Carol D. Leonnig - National investigative reporter focused on the White House and government accountability, AND
Josh Dawsey - Reporter covering the White House February 7, 2020 at 8:00 AM
The money goes into Trump's family bank accounts so obviously this is a conflict of interest to use Mar-o-Lago as his "White House."
Some of the unethical and immoral behaviors is Trump Sr. and Jr. at the height of hypocrisy to call out Hunter Biden's use of his dad's role as VP to get a job, which he did, and the entire Trump family does DAILY!
Everyone in Trump's family has benefitted and prospered, in-laws as well, from using the President's name.
Trump totally ignoring every conflict of interest in his portfolio is not against the law, but it makes every decision he makes suspect.
President Donald Trump uses all his properties in every way possible to channel tax dollars to his bank account. He has no accounting to differentiate profits made since becoming Prez, and he's happy to NOT reveal anything about the growth of his bank account since Nov 2016.
It's a conflict of interest. It's not illegal. Most Presidents have elected to do what is right. Trump does what is good for Trump. Everyone knows Trump is for Trump.
Sadly Trump supporters are hanging in with him for scraps from his "table."
HERE'S AN EXAMPLE AND THERE ARE MANY, MANY, MANY, MANY MORE IF YOU LOOK.
"Trump resort revenue has gone up after presidential visits"
Trump is staying at his luxury resort on Ireland’s west coast this week.
By ANITA KUMAR 06/06/2019 05:02 AM EDT
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/06/trump-resort-revenue-1355525
For any of you citizens who have not worked in Government, what Trump does at his resorts is not the norm, and it is not necessary for security. Yes, the President needs not stay in nice hotels for the dignity of the office, and because they are often more secure.
Government Civil Servants and the military should NEVER stay at a Trump Resort! The military absolutely does not need to stay and should not stay at Trump resorts!
I worked in the Defense business 44 years and we chose not to spend exorbitant amounts of money on resorts because we were using TAX DOLLARS! Make sense? Of course it does!
What about working al the time as Trump promised? Trump said he would have no time for golf. He lied. Trump has played golf maybe 333 times since becoming President?
"How many times has President Donald Trump played golf while in office?"
02/02/2020 at 11:05 am Golf News Net
"How many times has Trump played golf as President of the United States? Since taking office on Jan. 20, 2017, Mr. Trump has reportedly been on the grounds of his golf courses or played golf elsewhere 261 times since becoming President, and that's as of Feb. 2, 2020.
The cost of Trump's golf rounds to the American taxpayer varies by round and course, but it has totaled so far in the tens of millions of dollars. [Secret Service protection stay at the Resort, and I am pretty sure they do not get a discount.]
He previously was on pace to visit his golf clubs more than 650 times in an eight-year presidency. However, his pace as of Aug. 6, 2018 now indicates Trump would spend as much as 745 days of his presidency at a golf course if he wins a second term and serves both terms to completion."
Back to military staying at Trump resorts . . .
"Air Force crews stayed at Trump’s Turnberry resort for days at a time"
VIP pins, Scottish shortbread and plush surroundings greet officers who choose Trump Turnberry for their layovers.
By BEN SCHRECKINGER 09/17/2019 05:00 AM EDT
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/17/trump-scotland-turnberry-1499298
"Prestwick has hosted U.S. military flights for decades — Adamton House displays a 2004 thank you note from the 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment — but it struck a deal meant to increase flight traffic at the end of the Obama administration, not long after it reached an arrangement with the Trump Organization to send more guests to Turnberry. The Air Force has said its crews have made roughly 40 stays at Turnberry since 2015, but has not specified how many of those have occurred since Trump took office in January 2017. The resort was closed for renovations from September 2015 to June 2016."
I am not informed what rate the Air Force paid, but Trump was not President when they stayed at his hotel. No matter the rate paid by the military, he President benefits.
"Though Trump has put his ownership interest in the Trump Organization into a trust, which is managed by his sons Donald Jr. and Eric, the president can withdraw money from it any time.
Trump, amid all the controversy over the business steered to his company by U.S. officials, political allies and foreign governments, has maintained that he is no longer involved in running the Trump Organization.
And at Turnberry, there were at least some signs of the operation’s independence from its owner."
"Air Force Concludes Investigation into Aircrew Trump Resort Stays"
Military.com | By Oriana Pawlyk 10 Oct 2019
""The [investigation] will show that the policies or procedures we had in place for both using civil airfields and lodging, and the crews [decisions] aligned with [current] policy," Gen. Maryanne Miller, head of Air Mobility Command, told Military.com Wednesday.
Miller, who signed off on the investigation this week, has submitted it to Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein and Acting Secretary Matt Donovan for additional review; the Air Force Inspector General will also review the report.
"If you look at Prestwick and you look at the rules for lodging that our crews abide by, 77% of the crews stayed right around there," Miller said during an interview here. The Air Force reviewed records and travel vouchers between 2015 and 2019. Another 17% stayed near Glasgow, about 30 miles away; and 6% of other crews stayed at the Trump Turnberry Luxury Collection Resort, roughly 20 miles away, she said.
"Here Are the Ways Trump Cashes In on Being President"
Eric Schaal - January 14, 2019
https://www.cheatsheet.com/money-career/all-the-ways-trump-cashes-in-on-the-u-s-presidency.html/
"1. Trump’s hotels
Trump hotel income jumped from $33.8 million in 2016 to $60.5 million in 2017.
According to financial disclosures, Trump hotel revenue soared over the past few years. In 2015, records show just $16.7 million in hotel and resort revenues. However, that amount doubled to $33.8 million during the campaign and election year. Since Trump began occupying the White House, hotel income jumped about 80%, reaching $60.8 million in 2017.
These extraordinary numbers appear easy to explain. After all, Trump opened the Old Post Office hotel in D.C. late in 2016 despite the clear guideline that “No elected official of the Government of the United States…shall be admitted to any share or part of this Lease.” Since then, it has become the go-to hotel for any foreign visitor looking to win favors from the Trumps. It’s also become the headquarters of GOP activity in D.C.
2. Trump campaign events at Trump properties.
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3. Golf club memberships
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4. Trump’s own golf trips
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5. Republican fundraisers
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6. New real estate investors
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7. The Trump online store
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8. Holiday parties"
"Presidential Profiteering: Trump’s Conflicts Got Worse in Year Two"
CREW
https://www.citizensforethics.org/presidential-profiteering-trumps-conflicts-got-worse/
"Introduction
President Trump’s January 11, 2017 announcement that he would not divest from his interests in the Trump Organization while serving as president caused an ethics uproar. CREW Executive Director Noah Bookbinder predicted that “[e]very decision [Trump] will make as president will be followed by the specter of doubt, and will be questioned as to whether his decision is in the best interest of the American people or the best interest of his bottom line.”
Two years later, the results of President Trump’s decision not to divest would likely astound even those most dismayed by his original announcement. The conflicts of interest the president has caused are nothing short of an ethical catastrophe.
During President Trump’s second year in office, CREW recorded more than 900 interactions between the government, those trying to influence it, and the Trump Organization, each resulting in a conflict of interest for President Trump. Those instances bring the total number of known conflicts of interest involving the Trump Organization to more than 1,400, two years into the Trump administration. CREW identified these conflicts by reviewing news reports, public documents, newsletters, and social media, including a Twitter account that tracks who’s going to Trump’s properties.
President Trump has tried to use the presidency to enrich himself by promoting his businesses as extensions of his administration. That includes conducting government business at them, praising them in his official capacity, and even going so far as to offer exclusive perks to members of his clubs including access to government leaders, influence on government business, and in some cases, appointments to government positions.
Perhaps most concerning, President Trump’s political allies have embraced the arrangement by making their own visits to his properties and showering them with political cash. In other cases, officials’ visits to his properties have led to Trump profiting at taxpayer expense, as state and federal funds are paid to Trump businesses to cover various aspects of his visits or the visits of state and federal officials to his properties."
This is not biased BS. This is merely saying what is true, it's numbers, dollars and cents. I understand No one supporting Tweety cares that the US Treasury is Tweety's bank account.
To reiterate, Trump totally ignoring every conflict of interest in his portfolio is not against the law, but it makes every decision he makes suspect.
He uses all his resorts for "business" to make profits directly from the US Treasury.
If Tweety was really a billionaire, a man with ethics and a moral code. why would he steal from his charity?
Is Tweety dumb, agoraphobic, or a simple-minded, out-in-the-open thief like Angola's billion dollars thief Isabel dos Santos ?
My other point, Trump's WORST trait, is that President Donald Trump is INCREASING the division between liberal and conservative Americans refusing to shake House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's hand at the State of the Union speech!
What adult, even more than what President, refuses to shake the hand of an enemy and seek neighborly peace at every opportunity?! This shows Trump as totally immature, unable to step up in moments of conflict.
In the President's situation THE COUNTRY DEPENDS ON HIM TO INSPIRE UNITY?! Trump does not want the country unified unless it is 100% unified under his thumb.
"Trump makes dazzling, divisive reelection pitch in State of the Union"
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN - Updated 7:11 AM ET, Wed February 5, 2020
I choose to save my soul, #KEEPINGMYSOUL!
"Profiting off the Presidency: Trump’s Violations of the Emoluments Clauses"
Gabe Lezra - Staff Counsel, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
October 1, 2019
All the President's Profiting
https://www.opensecrets.org/trump/trump-properties
