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In a brief telephone interview about the auction, Eric Trump — who is expected to remain at the Trump Organization — said that he was trying to navigate the “new world” he is in since his father’s win.
“We’ve done this every year,” he said, referring to his foundation, which typically raises about $5 million annually, has a single paid staff member and gives almost all its revenues to St. Jude’s. “We utilized Charitybuzz to raise significant funds. Every single year we’ve auctioned off a lunch with one of ourselves. It’s nothing more than an effort to raise a lot of money in an effort to help sick children.”
In a statement, Ms. Trump said it was an “honor” to raise “additional money to benefit terminally ill children through the donation of my personal time.”
Charity auctions by celebrities and others are not uncommon, and Charitybuzz is a website that celebrities use to help raise money through auctions. (On the same site that listed Ms. Trump’s auction, a former New York Times editor raised money for a children’s charity by auctioning off a tour of The Times.)
If the "snake oil" being sold has been done before they got into office... and the proceeds from the sale all go to terminally ill children... it is OK? Or is it still wrong?
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Originally Posted by Drewjdeg
It's "pay to play," and this time with actual evidence. All Trump supporters that defend this will be the biggest hypocrites ever.
It seems as though they have done this every year. It has been brought forth as an issue. No laws have been broken, but there are possible ethics issues.
Give them a chance to react. They may actually back off.
What do you say we save our indignation for events worthy of it? Spewing it out at every opportunity, regardless of merit, will desensitize people to the point that a real incident will be met with eye rolls. Have we learned nothing from this election?
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