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laundering money through the corporations for political
favors to Egypt. In Turkey, he has Trump Towers in Istanbul.
Turkey’s President Erdogan, a devout Muslim, called
for removing the name from the tower after the screaming
carrot demon called for a ban on Muslims entering
the U.S. After the failed coups to overthrow the Turkish
government, Trump came to the defense of the Turkish
president and the call to remove the name off the tower
stopped. To many, this seemed to prove that his actions
were fueled by commercial interests. How about the fact
that Jose A.B. Antonio, a business partner and founder
of a company behind Trump Towers Manilla, was just
named Special Envoy to the United States. Then there’s
the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, run by the
People’s Republic of China. They are the largest tenant in
Trump Towers Manhattan. Their lease will be up during
his presidency. Gee, I don’t see any conflict of interest
there, do you? His businesses owe hundreds of millions
to Deutsche Bank. The bank, one of Trump’s top lenders,
just settled a $7.5 BILLION Justice Department lawsuit
for issuing toxic mortgages during the housing crises.
The settlement will now be overseen by the new Attorney
General and other new appointees to the cabinet. Once
again, I don’t see any conflict there, do you? The list goes
on and on. How can we ever untangle this mess?!
Well, as the cries from Congress call for the common
act of divestment for incoming Commanders-In-
Chief, Trump comes up with a less than perfect solution.
He will simply give his businesses to his sons, Tweedle
Dee and Tweedle Dumber, and he promises not to talk
to them about any business dealings! Great! That’ll fix
everything! Can I get the job of following them both
around 24/7 and recording all their conversations? After
all, transparency will be a key factor in making sure this
plan works. And, (at the taxpayers’ expense, of course) I’ll
only charge $5000/day as I’m obviously going to need an
assistant. And for an extra $2000/ day I’ll throw in Dolby
noise reduction technology!
So as Trump prepares to decimate the Constitution,
we must stay vigilant to hold him accountable for his actions
as our supreme public servant. If I may quote, “If
I’m elected, I’ll release my tax returns”, was the first lie.
I’m sure there are many more subterfuges to come. In the
meantime, I have a new favorite Scrabble word! Let’s see,
there’s too many letters, but if someone plays E-M-O-L,
no wait that’s not a word, ok, M-E-N-T-S, oh, damn that’s
not right, either, L-U-M-E-N, yea! That might work. Then
I just need a rack with E-M-O-L-T-S. Yes I Can!
Brevard Live February 2017- 23