Our Inglorious President Trump still does not play by set rules that others have to follow. Other Presidents have had to divest themselves of their properties. Donald Trump fights hard to keep his empire intact. A review of records by a major news channel shows that the Defense Department spent over $138,000 dollars on properties that bear the Trump brand. The money to pay this came from taxpayers in violation of ethical norm and possible constitutional issues.
President Trump spent 25 days at his property called Mar-a-Lago. That cost the taxpayers $58,875.69. $17,000 was spent by the pentagon in Panama. President Trump does not own the motel, but his name is on the motel making it a Trump branded property. One thing about his property bothers me. He had to pay the US Treasury an undisclosed sum for profits made on his properties. These were profits paid to him by foreign governments.
It is no surprise that the Republican National Convention stop paying on President Trumps legal bills. These are bills incurred by the Russian probe. This is where it gets really weird. At the same time they stopped paying his legal bills,they started paying rent at $37,000 a month in one of his buildings. They started paying Vice President's nephew John Pence thousands a month for his work.
Unfortunately, in business there are practises that are legal but questionable. This happens when reasons are hidden, not apparent and those who can answer questions refuse to. Here is where President Trump needs to stop and rethink his approach to being President. No matter he mistakenly thinks, "The United States is not a business." Read the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth link. Somebody should read them to President Trump nightly. By the process of osmosis, perhaps some of what he should be doing may sink in.
Please read all the links below.
I watched news feeds and read information from the following links before blogging.
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/inglorious
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malignant_narcissism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Donald_Trump
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy
https://www.usa.gov/branches-of-government
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20lie
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/14/politics/defense-department-trump-branded-properties/index.html
https://www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-spent-dollar17000-at-trumps-panama-hotel
https://www.npr.org/2018/02/26/588984309/trump-pays-treasury-undisclosed-sum-for-hotel-profits-from-foreign-governments
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/23/rnc-paid-trump-campaign-trump-tower-rent-after-paying-legal-bills.html
http://ktla.com/2018/03/14/defense-department-charged-nearly-140k-at-trump-branded-properties-in-first-8-months-of-presidency-cnn-analysis/
http://www.vnews.com/Editorial-Team-Trump-s-Lavish-Lifestyles-15937010
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