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Trump Personal Business Distractions
Posted on 09/20/2015 11:44:57 AM PDT by NGC 6822
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To: theoldmarine
You are right that Washington needs a revolution!
If not Trump some one needs to stand up, man-up or whatever it is called today.
Were you a marine, my brother was in Viet Nam but didn’t come back to us. So if you handle is true: I salute you sir for your service to our country!
People forget what we have lost to keep our freedom!
To: CGASMIA68
I am fairly certain that Mr. Trump would be required to place his assets in a blind trust.
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posted on
09/20/2015 1:30:03 PM PDT
by
erkelly
To: Lopeover
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posted on
09/20/2015 1:30:44 PM PDT
by
Cobra64
(Common sense isn't common anymore.)
To: NGC 6822
The three adult children of internationally renowned developer Donald Trump Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric have forged a formidable team leading development and acquisitions for The Trump Organization. Donald Jr., was the first to join his fathers company in 2001, followed by Ivanka in 2005 and Eric in 2006. All three are Executive Vice Presidents of Development & Acquisition for the organization, bringing Mr. Trumps legendary drive and inspiration as its next generation, and working together diligently with Mr. Trump to manage, develop, and grow this global brand.
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posted on
09/20/2015 1:31:58 PM PDT
by
spokeshave
(If an illegal alien is undocumented immigrant a drug dealer is an unlicensed pharmacist)
To: erkelly
His personal assets.
Which if he is as shrewed, as I think/know he is, will not be but a fraction of his net worth.
I like the guy......Go Trumpster
To: GilGil
I will take your question;and it is a fair one. There is no double standard here. I would happily support applying the same question to all candidates. I chose Trump because he is far and away the leading candidate at this moment. As candidates reach the top, I feel it is our duty to scrutinize them all the more carefully. This is not for the purpose to just tear them down. It is for the purpose to be sure we have the best candidate. Clearly, this process was never done with Obama. And, look at the disaster we got. Here are some things I look for in a candidate: Conservative issues: national debt control, rigorous engagement with Iran, restore world leadership, enforce current border laws, seriously review our abortion policies, etc. Mr. Trump strongly supports my positions on these issues. But so do most of the other candidates. Issues are one thing most of us agree on.
Personal qualities: honesty, integrity, judgment, experience, knowledge, perception, consensus builder, etc.
Mr. Trump gives me serious pause on some of these quaitites-his business success notwithstanding. In the CNN debate, why did he go to great length to talk about how well he could get along with Putin and get along with everyone? But then he makes the most vicious personal attacks on fellow republicans. Reminds me of Obama. Obama makes the most appalling conciliatory nods to our enemies and attacks republican congress as though it was a mission from HELL.
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posted on
09/20/2015 1:39:46 PM PDT
by
NGC 6822
To: caww
"Billionaire Donald Trump says his three adult children Ivanka, Eric and Donald Jr. are prepared to take over his business empire if he decides to run for president.
You betcha.
To: RitaOK
I can't quite agree the Establishment Republicans will win this....Trump has already changed the entire way these campaigns are functioning....he's been a breath of fresh air that has smoked out the stench for what it is...and the public has heard.
But this will not be enough if Trump doesn't tighten his game up....I think he'll drop out for one reason or another if he can't get is footing squarely on his mark.....only because the arenas are not just rallying fans now...the debates have begun and tightening and we see Trump struggling in those as this last gathering evidenced in Iowa.
I just don't think the public is going to tow the line with the establishment as before....they're not in the mood any more.
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posted on
09/20/2015 1:42:09 PM PDT
by
caww
To: caveat emptor
Well that is about it isn't it....it could be also said of the Likes of Pelosi, Biden and Reid and Clinton...the list goes on of their “ventures” escalating in profit and gain while in office.... Must be just a perk.....
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posted on
09/20/2015 1:46:40 PM PDT
by
caww
To: NGC 6822
“For weeks I have been wondering...”
That is about as far as one should read.
The world is going up in flames and Obama is collapsing the United States, and that is what you worry about for WEEKS!
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posted on
09/20/2015 1:59:57 PM PDT
by
odawg
To: caww
the list goes on of their ventures escalating in profit and gain while in office.... Must be just a perk.....
Of course. But no one thinks it's just fine for Bill to be in charge of Shrill's email problems, Benghazi, etc. or Huma to be in charge of Clinton Foundation funds.
There is a solution beyond the-fox-guarding-the-henhouse. It's called "blind trust"; if that doesn't work with his type of businesses, too bad. He should stick to his present line of work, or let his kids take over. Retire, relax, get to spend more time golfing.
To: isthisnickcool
How about all the time he spends rubbing elbows with the Hollywood pukes, rappers, etc.?
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posted on
09/20/2015 2:28:38 PM PDT
by
MayflowerMadam
(Beware the tyranny of the easily offended. (Stossel))
To: NGC 6822
George Washington when President didn’t have to turn Mt. Vernon over to Martha. Jefferson didn’t have to put Monticello in trust.
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posted on
09/20/2015 2:29:00 PM PDT
by
Ciexyz
To: caveat emptor
...”He should stick to his present line of work, or let his kids take over. Retire, relax, get to spend more time golfing.”....
Yes...however nobody has been as shocked as Trump is with his new found success, easily observed and heard as he was gaining followers. “Power” is an amazing aphrodisiac and Trumps certainly prone to that and the challeges with it that power brings...for a man at retirement age this would naturally be an attraction to go out with a bang!
I do see him struggling now....he really just wasn't prepared for the possibility that he could actually win the nominee let alone the Presidency....and it's showing the longer he remains running. It's interesting watching his change along the way....like a winning rookie suddenly finding his feet on the big league field. and though he knows he's good he's up against the pros...and it shows.
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posted on
09/20/2015 2:45:10 PM PDT
by
caww
To: NGC 6822
Trump already has over 100 different business operations world wide. And he is handling them all.
While Obama has only 2...golfing more rounds than pro-golfers and be present in White House when not golfing.
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posted on
09/20/2015 3:26:09 PM PDT
by
entropy12
(When you vote for a candidate, you are actually voting for his rich donors!)
To: conservativesister
There is absolutely no one who can shake up the Washington cabal, except Trump. He alone has the money, experience in dealing with professional politicians, personality and looks of general MacArthur, absence of scandals, education (prestigious Wharton graduate), author of all time best selling business related book, and best of all the patriotism needed to make America great again.
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posted on
09/20/2015 3:38:30 PM PDT
by
entropy12
(When you vote for a candidate, you are actually voting for his rich donors!)
To: NGC 6822
He has 2 sons and a daughter all in their 3O’s and all with Wharton MBA’s and all now working in the family business plus daughter also started her own business .... They have been groomed to take over for a decade or more
So this all seems like really silly objection
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posted on
09/20/2015 3:43:52 PM PDT
by
silverleaf
(Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
To: conservativesister
II Served in Vietnam 1968. I lost friends there. So sorry about your brother.
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posted on
09/20/2015 4:35:14 PM PDT
by
theoldmarine
(Saved by grace through Faith)
To: Conscience of a Conservative
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posted on
09/20/2015 4:40:16 PM PDT
by
theoldmarine
(Saved by grace through Faith)
To: caww
You selectively edited my comment, and ignored the main point, that
if he is a candidate in the general, and
if as was suggested in the thread that his business interests can't be managed in blind trust, or he won't allow it, then he shouldn't be running for president.
I express no opinion on whether his business interests should be kept secret, though a lot of Americans might want to know whether his or some of subsidiary/associated businesses are dealing in illegal/unsavory transactions, just that if they can't go into a blind trust (or possibly divested) he shouldn't be running. I have no interest in what he does with his spare time.
Whatever.
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