Reporter Says Trump Profits as President | Drudge Retort

Saturday, September 07, 2019

Reporter Says Trump Profits as President

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Fahrenthold says in the past, an honor system helped keep presidents from using the office to benefit themselves. Not Trump: "He exploits honor systems." Vice President Mike Pence, Attorney General William Barr, Saudi lobbyists, foreign government officials are among the people who have booked rooms or ballrooms at Trump Hotels, raising serious ethical questions.

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Air Force crew made an odd stop on a routine trip: Trump's Scottish resort

Now the layover is part of a broader House inquiry into military spending at and around the Trump property.

In early Spring of this year, an Air National Guard crew made a routine trip from the U.S. to Kuwait to deliver supplies.

What wasn't routine was where the crew stopped along the way: President Donald Trump's Turnberry resort, about 50 miles outside Glasgow, Scotland.

Since April, the House Oversight Committee has been investigating why the crew on the C-17 military transport plane made the unusual stay " both en route to the Middle East and on the way back " at the luxury waterside resort, according to several people familiar with the incident. But they have yet to receive any answers from the Pentagon.

Taken together, the incidents raise the possibility that the military has helped keep Trump's Turnberry resort afloat " the property lost $4.5 million in 2017, but revenue went up $3 million in 2018

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Now why would an AF crew need to stay at a golf resort?

#1 | Posted by Nixon at 2019-09-07 06:35 PM | Reply

THis is where Fat Nixon's ball washers will do magical gyrations to excuse this obvious stealing from taxpayers.

#2 | Posted by Nixon at 2019-09-07 06:36 PM | Reply

"Now why would an AF crew need to stay at a golf resort?"

To save a struggling airport, which, if closed, would mean the resort would be hurt.

#3 | Posted by Danforth at 2019-09-07 06:37 PM | Reply

Most politicians do this to varying degrees, but Trump will probably be remembered as the president who was the most shameless and ostentatious about it.

#4 | Posted by sentinel at 2019-09-08 10:59 AM | Reply

He works with no salary. Is he expected to have NO income at all?

#5 | Posted by phesterOBoyle at 2019-09-08 03:41 PM | Reply

"He works with no salary."

Lie.

#6 | Posted by Danforth at 2019-09-08 03:42 PM | Reply

"Lie"

Given that he cannot legally forgo a salary, Trump is donating his salary once a quarter. Peter Baker of the New York Times reported today that Trump will give $100,000, his second quarter salary, to the Department of Education. Trump donates second quarter salary of $100,000 to Education Department.
Ergo he gets no salary.

#7 | Posted by phesterOBoyle at 2019-09-08 05:18 PM | Reply

"Ergo he gets no salary."

You just admitted he gets a salary, then does what he wants with it. Ergo, he gets a salary.

#8 | Posted by Danforth at 2019-09-08 05:22 PM | Reply

Does he take the tax deduction?

#9 | Posted by REDIAL at 2019-09-08 05:23 PM | Reply

Oh wait... we'll never know.

#10 | Posted by REDIAL at 2019-09-08 05:24 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

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"Ergo, I'm going to act just like Goatman, and then cry about how he trolls."

FT

#11 | Posted by eberly at 2019-09-08 06:09 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#18

Did you miss the original poster's point? It was that Trump took no salary, so we should expect him to grift.

Agree, or disagree?

#12 | Posted by Danforth at 2019-09-08 06:20 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

So if I give you $10, then you give it away, you end up with nothing.
Ergo you got nothing.

#13 | Posted by phesterOBoyle at 2019-09-08 06:26 PM | Reply

"Ergo you got nothing."

No, I got $10, then I did what I wanted with it.

Is English your native language?

#14 | Posted by Danforth at 2019-09-08 06:28 PM | Reply

"Is English your native language?

#21 | POSTED BY DANFORTH "

If not, he appears fluent

#15 | Posted by goatman at 2019-09-08 06:30 PM | Reply

-Did you miss the original poster's point?

He clarified it just fine........for me.

You? Not possible.

I don't care that trump donates his salary away.

It's fine but I don't care. And it doesn't give him a license to earn income from other sources.

I don't need to call someone a liar for it.

#16 | Posted by eberly at 2019-09-08 06:35 PM | Reply

"Ergo, I'm going to act just like Goatman, and then cry about how he trolls."
FT
#18 | POSTED BYEBERLY

Goatman trolls?
Say it ain't so!

#17 | Posted by snoofy at 2019-09-08 06:35 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

"he appears fluent"

Actually, he doesn't seem to understand what the root word "get" means.

For example, if I gave you $10, did you get anything?

If you then gave it away, did you never get it?

#18 | Posted by Danforth at 2019-09-08 06:37 PM | Reply

"It's fine but I don't care. And it doesn't give him a license to earn income from other sources. "

The original poster believes it does.

#19 | Posted by Danforth at 2019-09-08 06:38 PM | Reply

26

Maybe I should call him a liar, then.

#20 | Posted by eberly at 2019-09-08 06:41 PM | Reply

"If you then gave it away, did you never get it?"

If you gave it away, you *end up...with nothing.
Ergo ..No Pay

#21 | Posted by phesterOBoyle at 2019-09-08 10:47 PM | Reply

I can't believe anybody still uses the stupid "he gets no salary" talking point.

A perfect example of how people are easily influenced by marketing. (Russian interference reference in case that's not apparent)

#22 | Posted by jpw at 2019-09-09 08:32 AM | Reply

" I can't believe anybody still uses the stupid "he gets no salary" talking point."

Ok
To say he *takes no salary is more generous sounding anyways. Thanks

#23 | Posted by phesterOBoyle at 2019-09-09 10:24 AM | Reply

Either way, Constitution says "NO". The Founders didn't want a President influenced by other people's money ("foreign or domestic"). That's why there is an Emoluments clause in the first place.

#24 | Posted by WhoDaMan at 2019-09-10 01:27 PM | Reply

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