Excellent historical analysis of Trump’s time in office and
foreign money he earned abroad as seen in The Comeback and reported on from MSN.com with this
headline.
“World reacts to brutal
Donald Trump news”
According to an
analysis of Trump’s tax returns by CREW (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics
in Washington), Trump made up to $160 million from international business
dealings while he was serving as president.
CREW reporters wrote:
“Throughout his time in office, Trump, his family, and his Republican allies
repeatedly assured the public that his refusal to divest from his businesses
wouldn’t lead to any conflicts of interest. Americans were promised that Trump
would donate his salary, which he did, until maybe he didn’t — all while
siphoning millions from taxpayers that more than offset his presidential pay.
When it came to foreign conflicts of interest, Trump and his company pledged to
pause foreign business. They did not. A large portion of that money came from
the golf courses he’s visiting this week.”
CREW also reported:
1. Trump pulled in the most money from the
UK where his Aberdeen and Turnberry golf courses in Scotland helped
him gross $58 million.
2. Trump’s now-defunct hotel and tower in Vancouver
helped him pull in $36.5 million from Canada.
3. Trump brought in more than $24.4 million from
Ireland, home to his often-visited Doonbeg golf course.
4. Trump earned $9.6 million from India.
5. Trump raked in nearly $9.7 million from Indonesia.
During Trump’s recent
visits to his golf courses, people were reminded of Trump’s unethical business
dealings and in various possible criminal investigations back home.
In the article based on
the numerous readers’ comments the writers’ conclusion are both logical and spot-on
– they wrote: “It’s safe to say people aren’t too happy with the former
president.
That all is in line with the rabid GOP attacks on Hunter
Biden, a non-governmental official, for his off-shore earnings as a private
citizen.
My 2 Cents: Notice we never
hear a single GOP word about the $2 billion loan Jared Kushner got from Saudi
Prince MBS only a short time after he left the W/H where he served under Trump
for four years – why is that? (wink/wink).
One word best describes
this “new” GOP that is Trump owned and basically operated: Hypocrisy.
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