The fact that Donald Trump has literally been using his presidency to line his pockets and further his personal business is well-known and bothers everyone except for the spineless Republicans who refuse to stand up to him. Yesterday, we saw the president shamelessly promote his businesses yet again — but at least this time, he got blasted for it.
While Trump was at the White House, he tweeted out a pitch for his private golf course in Scotland, which set Twitter off. Praising his controversial Trump Scotland course in Aberdeenshire, the president said it was “perhaps the greatest golf course anywhere in the world.” Trump also said the golf course “furthers U.K. relationship!”
Very proud of perhaps the greatest golf course anywhere in the world. Also, furthers U.K. relationship! https://t.co/3xTzzJH6Iq
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 2, 2019
It wasn’t long before watchdog organization Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington fired back with this:
There it is. The president is using an official statement as an ad for his business and making sure everyone knows he ties his business to US relationships with foreign countries.”
There it is. The president is using an official statement as an ad for his business and making sure everyone knows he ties his business to US relationships with foreign countries. https://t.co/aKWQwx856g
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) March 2, 2019
Remember when Trump said he would step away from his businesses when he became president? Obviously, that was another lie. For Trump to do this is insane, as Commanders in Chief usually divest from holdings to avoid conflicts of interest.
Fortunately, CREW is suing Trump due to the Constitution’s ban on national leaders trying to make financial gains from their positions. CREW adviser and former Office of Government Ethics chief Walter Shaub also called Trump’s tweet out, saying it was the “most explicit commingling of personal interests and public office to date.” It’s “shameless, corrupt and repugnant presidential profiteering … [and an] invitation to graft.”
This is Trump’s most explicit commingling of personal interests and public office to date.
This is the tone from the top that leads his appointees to violate ethics rules.
This is shameless, corrupt and repugnant presidential profiteering.
This is an invitation to graft. https://t.co/3Gce7RGEYW
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) March 2, 2019
What Trump did falls right in line with what his former attorney, Michael Cohen, said in his testimony on Wednesday. Cohen’s words were:
Mr. Trump would often say this campaign was going to be the ‘greatest infomercial in political history. He had no desire or intention to lead this nation, only to market himself and to build his wealth and power.”
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