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Trump told Breitbart that he had a "conflict of interest" in Turkey because of the Towers there.
https://time.com/4746348/donald-trump-turkey-conflict-interest/President Trump said that he has a “conflict of interest” in Turkey because of a development there in a 2015 interview.
The interview was resurfaced by Mother Jones after Trump faced criticism for congratulating Turkey’s president Tayyip Erdogan on winning a referendum that increases his power.
“I have a little conflict of interest ’cause I have a major, major building in Istanbul,” Trump said on Breitbart News Daily. “It’s a tremendously successful job. It’s called Trump Towers—two towers, instead of one, not the usual one, it’s two.”
The interview was resurfaced by Mother Jones after Trump faced criticism for congratulating Turkey’s president Tayyip Erdogan on winning a referendum that increases his power.
“I have a little conflict of interest ’cause I have a major, major building in Istanbul,” Trump said on Breitbart News Daily. “It’s a tremendously successful job. It’s called Trump Towers—two towers, instead of one, not the usual one, it’s two.”
And there's this:
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Ivanka Trump
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@IvankaTrump
Thank you Prime Minister Erdogan for joining us yesterday to celebrate the launch of #TrumpTowers Istanbul!
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6:56 AM - Apr 20, 2012
ON UPDATE:
Here is the recording and transcript of the interview:
https://factba.se/transcript/donald-trump-interview-steve-bannon-breitbart-december-1-2015?fbclid=IwAR3Vy-O_OAaHGgUTaeDdI8MZlNf2yFVWirOjmHP2GbW_-VQaDyHHWZInj8g
00:01:08 - 00:01:41 (33 sec)
Well I also have, I have a little conflict of interest because I have a major, major building in Istanbul and it's a tremendously successful job. It's called Trump Towers -- two towers instead of one, not the usual one, it's two. And I've gotten to know Turkey very well and they are amazing people, they're incredible people, they have a strong leader, the strong leader is now fighting pretty much with Putin, if you look at what's going on, there's a lot of, there's a lot of angst and a lot of anguish going on over there. I think this, I think Turkey has been a good partner for the United States.
Well I also have, I have a little conflict of interest because I have a major, major building in Istanbul and it's a tremendously successful job. It's called Trump Towers -- two towers instead of one, not the usual one, it's two. And I've gotten to know Turkey very well and they are amazing people, they're incredible people, they have a strong leader, the strong leader is now fighting pretty much with Putin, if you look at what's going on, there's a lot of, there's a lot of angst and a lot of anguish going on over there. I think this, I think Turkey has been a good partner for the United States.
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