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| TRUMP: Of course there will be conflicts |
If only life could be that simple. But it isn’t.
ALTHOUGH
I’M SURE in the mindset of the minority of our electorate that actually
supported Trump’s presidential campaign (and won on a technicality, a fact we
should never be allowed to forget), life would be a whole lot simpler if
details could be ignored and cheap rhetoric could rule!
The
Washington Post reported about the latest Twitter missives Trump sent out
saying that sons Donald, Jr., and Eric will now be in charge of the Trump
Enterprises.
He
made that statement while also saying the press conference he originally said
would be held Thursday will now be held sometime in January. It is the one in which
he is supposed to put to rest all the fears people have that a Trump presidency
will be a massive conflict of interest that will benefit the business interests
that have made him a garishly wealthy individual.
But
I’m all the more convinced that the eventual press conference will be nothing
more than a stunt, staged by Trump, probably with all the gaudiness of a Trump
hotel or casino.
AS
THINGS STAND now, it will be the Trump sons who will hold down the fort, so to
speak, in terms of business deals. Although there are hints they will have
minor advisory roles within a Trump administration.
As
for daughter Ivanka, whom some have said is the actual brains of the next
generation of Trumps, she is expected to step away from Trump Enterprises to
take on an actual role with the federal government. Her husband, Jared, is
likely to gain some sort of federal post as well.
But
does anyone really trust that there can be such a clean break – particularly since
the whole key to comprehending Trump is that he believes in getting involved in
minute details of his businesses.
I
know of construction companies that have had contracts to do work on Trump
projects, and Trump himself supposedly insists on personally approving any
detail that costs in excess of $100,000. And also claim it is very easy for
Trump to find ways to justify getting out of paying in full for services
provided.
I’M
SKEPTICAL THERE will not be conflicts. I’m also not alone.
A
poll by Morning Consult for the Politico newspaper says 81 percent of people
surveyed think Trump will behave as president in ways that will benefit his
business interests.
Of
course, 73 percent of those who identified as Republicans said they think that
is a good thing – which could mean that they’re content for Trump to wreck
havoc upon the nation, provided they gain partisan political benefits from it.
But
it seems that 79 percent of people think Trump should have a legitimate
separation between his business interests and his presidency – with even 76
percent of Republican agreeing (and 86 percent of Democrats).
IT
WILL BE interesting to see how things work out over the course of the next
month and whether Trump truly can satisfy the public that he can run a real
government.
Then
again, in the mindset of Trump, a “real” government IS the problem. It is one
that did things that might go against the concerns of corporate types and their
financial concerns.
I
don’t doubt there are those people who WANT a Trump presidency that will favor
himself because they envision themselves as being just like him. When combined
with that share of the electorate that voted for him because he appealed to
white people just like themselves, that is the people who gave us the concept
of “President Trump.”
And
as for the rest of us, it’s time to start preparing some serious strategy for
the 2020 election cycle – where Dump Trump ought to become our mantra for the
next four years.
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