George Washington had multiple businesses while being the President of the US (ethics, Kerry)

[Weichert]

One thing about George Washington. He bet everything that he had, including his life, that he could beat the British.

If he lost, everything he and his family had would have been confiscated and he himself would have been executed.

And he knew it.

[RevelationWriter]

- I thought I heard that some of the House and Senate Politicians had family businesses too (?)

[animalcrazy]

Yet another ridiculous deflection thread. Really?

The bottom line for me is that this President may be in too deep with a geopolitical adversary and compromised. That's far different then just being a successful businessman. Anyone who turns a blind eye to that is despicable.

[Dumbdowndemocrats]

Making moonshine or bourbon was one !
Thank you George!
Wonder if he did his patriotic duty of paying taxes on said spirits?

[tb4000]

Originally Posted by sware2cod

George Washington also served in the military.

George Washington was known to be honest.

Donald Trump is no George Washington.

He's not even George Jetson.

[burdell]

Originally Posted by PilgrimsProgress

And yet vendors clamor to do business with the Trump Organization because if they do good work at a good price on time, he will hire them again and again. When they bid other jobs for other developers, they will get serious consideration because they satisfied Trump who is a perfectionist.

I'll note the complete lack of evidence supporting what in reality is your opinion and nothing else.

An opinion the number of well documented lawsuits against Trump by people seeking payment rightfully theirs would seem to refute.

[RedZin]

Umm... no, OP. Once again, that is not how this works.

And, please don't insult our first president that way.

[biscuitmom]

Originally Posted by banjomike

But this is all immaterial anyway. Almost all our Presidents have come from great family wealth and power, or from military prominence and its power. There are very few exceptions, and they can be numbered on the fingers of one hand.

Couldn't resist counting: Obama, Clinton, Carter, LBJ, Truman, ran out of fingers. IOW every Dem President in my lifetime except JFK is an exception.

[Pilot1]

Unfortunately, in George Washington's time, slavery was a common, and legal practice. Was it wrong, and those that practiced it misguided by society's norms? Yes. However, we can not judge the past through the prism of the present. To do so is very naïve, and misleading. There are many common practices in the past that are now considered wrong. Those people were a product of their times, nothing more nothing less.

[legalsea]

An interesting story about General Washington that I read years ago (I could not find my original source, so cite two I found now).


When the Continental Congress offered Mr. Washington the position of Commander in Chief of the army, they offered him a salary of $500.00 per month. For the length of the war, it would have been $48,000.00.


General Washington refused the salary, to the admiration of all, saying that he only wanted to be reimbursed for his expenses at the end of the war. Congress agreed.


George Washington Accepts Appointment as Commander of Continental Army - American Memory Timeline- Classroom Presentation | Teacher Resources - Library of Congress


Alas! When the good General submitted his expense account at the end, it was for $449,000.00. Seems he did a lot of entertaining and such.


http://www.accountingin.com/accounti...pense-account/


George also offered to serve as the first President of the United States on the same terms: no salary, just reimburse me for my expenses. Congress, however, insisted on a firm, fixed salary.