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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNYDN: Muslim ban excludes countries linked to his sprawling business empire
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-muslim-ban-excludes-countries-linked-businesses-article-1.2957956snip
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
He received as much as $5 million from the deals last year, according to his latest financial disclosures. Furthermore, since the election, Trumps development partner, Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding, has seen its shares surge by nearly 11%.
Egypt
Dubai
dalton99a
(81,513 posts)the kind that can fly airplanes
Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)Just in case anyone needs this:
HoneyBadger
(2,297 posts)In the next Presidential election, we will have many voters that have never heard of 9/11. So their thoughts on Saudis are going to be pretty open minded.
eleny
(46,166 posts)HoneyBadger
(2,297 posts)They will know of 9/11 like they will know of the Great Chicago Fire.
I remember hearing about this in high school. A group of angry Muslims dressed up as sailors and set off suicide bombs that blew up the ships.
eleny
(46,166 posts)Even after 9/11 we were still in bed with the Saudis.
But it's obvious you don't want to get the point. Please take the last word. I'm done with your ignorance.
pnwmom
(108,978 posts)It's a consistent point of view, deliberately posted here.
pnwmom
(108,978 posts)his conflict of interest once again.
He only bans travel here from countries where he has no business interests; while he allows visitors from countries -- that have actually produced terrorists who have attacked the US -- as long as he does business there.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)one and the same? His biz interests just happen to be in the bad apple countries. Weird to think about. It's almost just like we always thought about Bush and Cheney - that they actually wanted the terror to continue so they had a bogey man to hold over our head
pnwmom
(108,978 posts)There is no explanation except he is being self-serving. He is only naming countries where he doesn't have hotels or other business interests. The countries where he does business are off he hook, even the ones that produced terrorist attacks against us.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,002 posts)Religious bigotry and persecution is our (Trump's) national policy.
I'm so embarrassed and mortified.
erpowers
(9,350 posts)Last edited Sat Jan 28, 2017, 07:06 PM - Edit history (1)
This is not about religious bigotry; it is about money. Donald Trump could not care less about protecting the American people from Muslim terrorists. If all of the countries he placed bans on had done business with him they may not have been banned. I wonder if each of these countries will slowly be dropped from the list once Trump's sons are able to ink deals with those countries. So, Trump may be using fear to enrich his family.
C_U_L8R
(45,002 posts)When will the Trump Organization's competitors start suing
because these grossly unfair and self-serving mandates??
manicraven
(901 posts)nycbos
(6,034 posts)Lucky Luciano
(11,257 posts)nycbos
(6,034 posts)Everyone out at once.
malaise
(269,020 posts)tanyev
(42,559 posts)Does Trump or whoever wrote up the order he signed know off the top of their heads exactly which countries do or do not have some sort of Trump business in them? Or did someone in the office of the FAITWH* contact someone at Trump Inc. to confirm which countries should or should not be in the executive order?
(*F**king A**hole in the White House)
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)the President to be issuing such sweeping change decrees without fully studying the issue and it's potential ramifications? President Obama took every decision seriously and would never suggest a change without thinking through all the angles."
HoneyBadger
(2,297 posts)Last edited Sat Jan 28, 2017, 12:45 PM - Edit history (1)
This has to affect a tremendous number of employees.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)mopinko
(70,112 posts)either take the signs down, or just suspend the payments. let him clean up post term, if he can.
dlk
(11,566 posts)When dealing with pathological greed and avarice, political ideology always takes a back seat to the money.