Posted on 05/27/2017 5:22:33 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen
---SNIP-- The weekend's festivities also offer a reminder of the complications surrounding the promise from Trump's lawyers that he would not use the presidency to boost his businesses. Trump has retained ownership of his real estate and branding empire - including the Virginia golf course - despite criticism from Democrats and ethics experts that he stood to personally profit from his public duties.
In this case, it's unclear whether Trump's business is getting a cut of the ticket revenue. But the business, and the Trump brand more broadly, certainly stands to gain positive publicity.
(Excerpt) Read more at philly.com ...
It’s laughable. This is tame compared to their conflicts of, or mutual interests.
“Major PGA events are scheduled years in advance. Are the WaPo readers really this dumb?”
Maybe, or maybe they’re just distributing their talking points.
“Trump has retained ownership of his real estate and branding empire - including the Virginia golf course - despite criticism from Democrats and ethics experts that he stood to personally profit from his public duties.”
And the Clintons are now worth $100+ million?
“Are the WaPo readers really this dumb?”
Just the ones who believe the Washington post.
LOL. I can see the next talking point now ... “Trump said he wouldn’t use the presidency to boost his businesses. But he has a luxury tower named after him on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan!”
> Major PGA events are scheduled years in advance. Are the WaPo readers really this dumb?
Apparently.
No but their readers are
Yes. As are their reporters.
Would the democRATS expect him to close the golf course for the next 8 years?
YES!
This tournament was scheduled before Trump actually started running.
Just because it says “Trump” AND it is part of his large number of companies that doesn’t constitute “boosting.”
“Boosting” would be “Hi. I am President Trump and I think you will love visiting the Trump resorts.”
Aug 12, 2015 = NOTICE THE DATE LOL!
PGA of America tournaments will make their way to more Donald Trump golf courses in the future.
The Associated Press reported Wednesday that the PGA will continue to use golf courses owned by the Republican presidential contender. The organization’s CEO Pete Bevacqua said that politics aside, it will continue to use Trump golf courses, including for the Senior PGA Championship in 2017 and for the PGA Championship in Bedminster, New Jersey in 2022.
In July, the PGA did move one golf event, the PGA Grand Slam of Golf Tournament, from Trump’s Los Angeles golf club. “The parties mutually agreed that it is in the best interest of all not to conduct the 2015 PGA Grand Slam of Golf at Trump National — Los Angeles,” according to a statement issued. (The LPGA, meanwhile, kept a recent event at a Trump course but issued a statement suggesting that it would have pulled the event if there had been more time.)
More @ http://fortune.com/2015/08/12/pga-donald-trump-golf/
Such slim reporting.and they do NOT have a comment section ( must of disabled ) so people like me don’t post FACTS on their site.............Quick google shows Trumps golf course also hosted in 2014 and 2015 so nothing to see here.............
Did Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, JFK or the Roosevelts sell their business interests and estates upon assuming the presidency?
Shirley you jest
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