Trump Organization Seeking Aid From U.K., Ireland For Golf Resorts
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04/25/2020 09:21 am ET
Trump Organization Seeking Aid From U.K., Ireland For Golf Resorts
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-golf-courses-britain-ireland-bailout_n_5ea3c6ddc5b6f963981531c1
Donald Trump’s dual roles as a president and a private businessman with his hand out to foreign governments raise ethics concerns.
In yet another mind-blowing business situation for an American president, Donald Trump’s company is seeking handouts from foreign governments for three struggling golf resorts.
The Trump Organization is after aid from the British and Irish governments to cover most of the wages of employees who have been furloughed because of COVID-19 lockdowns, Bloomberg reports.
Ironically, the 2,000 Trump employees laid off in his own country won’t get the same government help.
The situation raises huge ethical concerns for a president. The Trump Organization stands to gain from foreign governments at the same time Trump negotiates with them on international issues as head of the U.S. The dual role as businessman and president highlights concerns about whose interests he is serving. Fordham University law professor Jed Shugerman called it a “flagrant violation” of the emoluments clause of the Constitution, which prohibits American officials from accepting money from a foreign government or its representatives to avoid conflicts of interest.....................................
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