Trump offers White House staffers discounted merch from his golf club [View all]

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Ethics experts say the arrangement is a disturbing blurring of lines between his private business and the presidency.

By ANNIE KARNI and ELIANA JOHNSON 08/13/2018 03:24 PM EDT

There’s an under-the-radar perk being offered to staffers in President Donald Trump’s administration — discounts on Trump-branded merchandise sold at his Bedminster golf club.

White House staffers who have a Secret Service hard pin identifying them as administration officials can flash it at the pro shop — where Trump-branded driver headcovers retail for $40 and a Trump golf polo tee sells for $90, according to the online Trump store — and receive the same discount available to club members, who pay a reported $350,000 to join the club.

Those discounts range from 15 percent off of any merchandise sold in the store, to 70 percent off of clearance items, according to two staffers and a receipt reviewed by POLITICO.

The practice is the latest indication that being a public servant in this administration comes with special perks to sweeten the deal. The discounts available at the Bedminster club were originally pitched by the president’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, and the president himself as a nice gesture to aides, according to the recollection of someone familiar with the set-up. A White House spokeswoman did not respond to a request for comment on who instituted the discounts available.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/13/trump-white-house-staff-golf-clubs-perks-776098


And a fucking republican congress getting items at a discount............fucking bribery is still bribery...................