Trump admitted that he took cash from international governments as president whereas he in contrast himself to George Washington and mentioned that it was completely authorized.
Trump was requested in regards to the Home Oversight Democrats’ report that he took thousands and thousands of {dollars} from international governments whereas he was president.
The previous president answered, “I run hotels. Look at how much money I gave back. George Washington very rich man. People don’t know that. In his White House they had an office. He had a business desk and country desk. You are allowed to do that. I didn’t do it. I put everything in trust. If I have a hotel and somebody comes in from China, that is a small amount of money. I was doing services. People staying in beautiful hotels because I have the best hotels, clubs. I have great stuff. They stayed there and pay. I don’t get eight million dollars doing nothing like Hunter. I don’t get $500,000 for doing a painting. It is not a bad idea.”
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Trump admits that he took cash from international governments whereas he was president. “I have great stuff. They stayed there and pay. I don’t get eight million dollars doing nothing like Hunter.” Trump additionally mentioned he wouldn’t divest his companies if he returned to the White Home. pic.twitter.com/5V8UQ2TG6x
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) January 11, 2024
Trump is admitting that he knew foreign governments were giving him money by staying at his resorts. Does anybody actually assume that those self same governments would have spent that cash at a Trump lodge if he wasn’t the President Of The US.
Donald Trump additionally repeated his concept that the whole lot a president does is authorized. There could have been no felony legislation in opposition to what Trump did, however he was in violation of the Structure. There’s a massive distinction between George Washington operating his farming pursuits and Donald Trump taking cash from international governments.
Trump confirmed the Home Democratic report, and even worse, he tried to justify it.
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