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He can legally run the business if he wants to....did you miss that part ? There is no conflict of interest. He's decided not to run the business. This is a non-story.
I agree he CAN, but it doesn't remove conflict of interest or the appearance of conflict of interest.
He turned his entire business fortune over to his children. If you really believe he will completely walk away without any involvement what so ever, have zero interest in making sure the business is successful in his absence, or how his position as POTUS is a conflict given how he will retain this empire when he leaves office, you have to be an idiot.
That's an awful lot of typing to say nothing specific about what your little hero has done.
It is comical however to think back to 2008 and all the lame accusations that those who voted for Obama thought him a savior when so many Trumpettes apparently believe Lil' Donny Thin Skin walks on water.
Obama is yesterdays news and the fish wrap that will preserve the suckers who supported his failures.
As a reminder, its president Trump to you. wasn't that the claim made by Obama supporters The hypocrisy is in your court and you can help put a stop to it. I would be happy to join you in the effort when the next democrat is elected and we will all be better for it uniting in this way.
No question history is important.
I hope you can get on board with those of us who want to move forward also. Try not to live in the past or linger there and ignore the present. That is the place reserved for the dead and their ideas that died with them.
With each election we are at a new beginning crafting a pathway in the present that will lead us into the future. A more prosperous one is the goal and that new beginning is going to be confirmed on 20 January 2017.
I agree he CAN, but it doesn't remove conflict of interest or the appearance of conflict of interest.
I understand your point about appearances, but since Trump & Pence are not subject to this law, at all, he is doing something to try & remove any conflicts of interest. It may not be what some people feel is good enough, but he's in an odd position IMO trying to please all sides about a law he's not subject to in the first place. I understand when Nelson Rockefeller was vice-president he was involved in a situation like this, but it was before my time & I have no idea how it was dealt with.
I understand your point about appearances, but since Trump & Pence are not subject to this law, at all, he is doing something to try & remove any conflicts of interest. It may not be what some people feel is good enough, but he's in an odd position IMO trying to please all sides about a law he's not subject to in the first place. I understand when Nelson Rockefeller was vice-president he was involved in a situation like this, but it was before my time & I have no idea how it was dealt with.
Carter put his holding in a true blind trust, not his kids running things so that there wasn't even the appearance of conflict of interest. Obama put his money into treasury bonds to avoid the appearance of conflict of interest.
George Bush had a blind trust. George HW Bush had a blind trust.
What Trump is doing is not extraordinary, or above and beyond what others before him have done.
Carter put his holding in a true blind trust, not his kids running things so that there wasn't even the appearance of conflict of interest. Obama put his money into treasury bonds to avoid the appearance of conflict of interest.
George Bush had a blind trust. George HW Bush had a blind trust.
What Trump is doing is not extraordinary, or above and beyond what others before him have done.
You would be correct if a peanut farm and a few treasury bonds were equal to the empire of Trump. They are not.
Carter put his holding in a true blind trust, not his kids running things so that there wasn't even the appearance of conflict of interest. Obama put his money into treasury bonds to avoid the appearance of conflict of interest.
George Bush had a blind trust. George HW Bush had a blind trust.
What Trump is doing is not extraordinary, or above and beyond what others before him have done.
Trump is dealing with it in his own way....I can live with that. What I think should be done is change the law so the president & VP must toss everything in a blind trust, but until then, since the law exempts them, he can do as he pleases.
You would be correct if a peanut farm and a few treasury bonds were equal to the empire of Trump. They are not.
Trump can't hire a CEO to handle the business? No one on the planet can run a large business except for Trump or his kids?
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wasn't that the claim made by Obama supporters 
