Some $$ & rice for Vietnam farmers moved for Trump golf club

Monday, August 11, 2025

Vietnamese farmer Nguyen Thi Huong has slept poorly since authorities told her to vacate her farm for a Trump family-backed golf resort, offering just $3,200 and rice provisions in return. The golf resort, for which construction is scheduled to begin next month, is offering thousands of villagers such compensation packages to leave the land that has provided their livelihood for years or decades, according to six people with direct knowledge and documents seen by Reuters.

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... The project is the first partnership for the family business of U.S. President Donald Trump in Vietnam, which fast-tracked approvals as it negotiated a crucial trade deal with Washington.

Developers are now cutting compensation forecasts from an initial estimate exceeding $500 million, said one person familiar with the plans who declined to elaborate on reasons for the reduction.

Trump's family business will run the club once completed, but is not involved in the investment and in compensation to farmers.

Trump has said his assets in the businesses are held in a trust managed by his children, but disclosures in June showed income from those sources ultimately accrues to the president. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-11 01:38 PM | Reply

This kind of thing makes me wonder what that whole Vietnam War thing was about.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2025-08-11 02:30 PM | Reply

So, it seems that in order for Vietnam to get a good trade agreement with Pres Trump, Hanoi apparently had to bribe Trump, Inc?

More selling of the occupancy of his Oval Office for grift?

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-11 02:32 PM | Reply