Trump Adviser Dismisses Potential Business Conflicts, Defends Children’s Roles

ZARROLI: Yeah. There was an example in The Washington Post. Trump has stated that he will hand over management of the Trump Organization to his children, but it’s not clear how that will prevent conflicts. The journalist remain skeptical, however, complaining about vagueness, as if they would be any more on board with scrupulously detailed policy from Trump.

In response to Trump’s media slam, one Twitter poster noted “prior to the election, you thought conflicts of interest were bad”, linking to his previous criticism of Clinton Foundation conflicts.

Trump met with developers from a project in India after winning the election.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, together with his family, from left, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Trump, Melania Trump, Tiffany Trump and Ivanka Trump, cut the ribbon during the grand opening of Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., October 26, 2016.

Eric and Ivanka were the subject of some embarrassing headlines when it was revealed that they were not registered to vote in time for their father in the NY primary.

“I think Trump’s presidency will be beneficial for our country because although he does not have a political background, his knowledge in business will be used to improve our country’s economy”. It’s that recall value. Trump is really in a position to profit from the White House in a way that really no other president has before him.

Trump, 70, was reacting to the series of stories appearing in the mainstream American media that not only questioned but also expressed concerns over his business meetings from foreign countries.

That’s because if it can’t be bought or blown up, Trump isn’t particularly interested.

Would a blind trust work?

Trump’s health care views have varied and lack detail. Last week, Ivanka Trump joined her father during his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and according to recent reports at The Hill, Ivanka was also present during her father’s first telephone meeting with Argentine President Mauricio Macri.

Trump returned to NY a few hours ago to continue interviewing the candidates of his choice at Trump Tower, after spending the weekend holding similar meetings at one of his properties in the neighboring state of New Jersey.

But the Argentinian president is no doubt aware of Trump’s investments in his country.

President-elect Donald Trump will spend Thanksgiving at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Should he maintain any stake in the Trump enterprises, why wouldn’t a foreign state decide to give generous tax treatment, or direct subsidies, to Trump developments?

A tradition stretching back to Jimmy Carter in the 1970s has had presidents putting personal holdings such as stocks into a “blind trust” run by an independent trustee with no ties to the occupant of the Oval Office. “President Bush could not have been more gracious to me when I came in”, Obama said of a man he harshly criticized before taking office.

Trump promised to withdraw from negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, cancel environmental restrictions put in place by President Barack Obama, ask his national security team to buttress against infrastructure attacks, have the Labor Department investigate federal worker visas and impose broad new bans on lobbying by government employees. He holds ownership stakes in more than 500 companies. Deals based on his name would be harder to extricate his interests from; his business partners seem to have gotten very lucky thanks to the American electoral college system.