Trump Winery Eligible for Bailout in Virus Relief Law

[TexasTowelie]

President Donald Trump’s Virginia vineyard could be eligible for a federal bailout under the $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus he signed into law last month, despite provisions in the bill that Democrats said were intended to prevent him and his family from personally benefiting.

Deep in the fine print of the law passed by Congress to try to arrest an economic free fall is language that would the make the vineyard eligible for aid extended to growers and producers of “specialty crops,” among them grapes used to make wine.

There is no indication that any of Trump’s companies, which are currently being operated by his sons, will apply for the aid, and a company representative said Friday there were no plans to do so.

The White House declined to comment, but last month, Trump refused to rule the possibility out.

Read more: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/trump-winery-eligible-for-bailout-in-coronavirus-relief-law/2271043/

[Walleye]

1. Let him do it. It will make a great campaign ad

[Freethinker65]

2. Certainly Trump winery is doing its share helping the nation combat COVID-19?

Switching production to hand sanitizer?
Using space and employees for reclaimed food pantry and/or supply distribution?
Contributing PPE?
Allowing space for nonCOVID-19 infected family members to quarantine, or medical professionals to crash instead of bringing potential exposure back to families?
Opening up vineyards to the public for controlled social distancing walking exercise paths?
Continuing to pay its employees, included non-American cheaper labor "imported" workers?

Anything at all?

[kentuck]

3. But he donates his annual salary to the government.

Surely that is more than his tax breaks?

[jmowreader]

4. There's no need for the Trump Winery to apply for bailout funds

Trump is already planning on skimming half that money for himself; putting in for it through legitimate channels would take all the fun out of it.