State Dept. blog promotes Trump's Mar-a-Lago, prompting ethics concerns
Source: cnn
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump personally owns Mar-a-Lago, his private club on Florida's eastern coast. But that didn't stop the State Department, in a blog post on the United States Embassy in London's website, from touting the property.
In a markedly promotional blog post from April 5 that could eventually benefit the President's bottom line, should it spur membership or foreign visits, the embassy writes that the property has "become well known as the President frequently travels there to work or host foreign leaders."
Ethics watchdogs and Democratic groups have been closely eying Trump's ability to benefit his bottom line through the presidency and this blog post has some questioning whether the government is now helping publicize the property.
The Mar-a-Lago Club has already seemingly benefited from Trump's presidency. The club raised its initiation fee from $100,000 to $200,000 after Trump was elected and members and former members around Mar-a-Lago have said there is now an added cachet with frequently visiting the President's club.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/24/politics/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-state-department-blog/index.html
Doreen
(11,686 posts)staying there like we would pay for him staying anywhere else that was not his official home?
he charges us tax payers to rent a golf cart drive his fat ass around at Lago,,,, already over $35K for these first three months. more than an average wage earner makes per yr
turbinetree
(24,720 posts)and we are seeing the melding you might say into one of these entities, real ones:
http://www.governmentvs.com/en/plutocracy-vs-fascism-definition/comparison-49-10-11
And if it was democrat doing this, we would be hearing from the corporate media every fucking day and night, and they would be howling from these same right wing hypocrites.................this is BS.
2018 can't get here fast enough and the "investigations of Treason " is just were now?--------------------no where!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If it had been a democrat we would have 8 investigations going on right now, what do we have now, nothing.....................no where!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But, we do have blackmailed being put on the citizens of this country one dollar for the new trump berlin wall, from one dollar from health care coverage.
And to top it all off , we the people are spending tax dollars for one cabinet of government being turned into a fucking tourist attractions for Mar a Lago---------------------this is fucking BS
Warpy
(111,354 posts)Mention that he's charging his Secret Service detachment for the use of golf carts to follow his fat ass around. Mention that he's using the government to sell memberships to Mar-a-Loco. Mention that we're paying over a million bucks every weekend to ship his fat ass down there so he can overcharge us for the rooms his Secret Service guys have to use to be able to guard his useless ass.
Tell them he's living like a goddamn Sultan on their tax dollars, that as rich as he is, he won't shell out a dime for anything.
Let them know what a racket this man is engaged in. Laugh at them if they get mad at you for mentioning it.
turbinetree
(24,720 posts)We are watching an agency that is suppose to "protect" this sexual predator" and a federal department turn into a tourist attraction.
I just wonder what would happen if they told this sexual predator, we are not going to do this, what can he do, fire the whole caboodle, and tell the national guard to protect him, like Reagan did to the controllers
And the corporate media is doing exactly what with this, nothing
Will it be on the 6:00 AM or PM news cycle, nope, just like the March for Science-----------not one word was mentioned on the "prime morning talk news cycle" this weekend, not one word, they wanted to speak with some national AG racist that thinks that there is a presidential race going on.
What the f**** am I missing here, this is just unbelievable.
I really would like to say to Les Mooves --------FU and the other corporate ass**** that are selling out
old guy
(3,283 posts)The repubs have no ethics so they are not concerned. We are stuck with this crap as long as they have total control and hopefully that will end in 2018.
CousinIT
(9,259 posts)ALL. HELL. WOULD. BREAK. LOSE. - they'd be in prison!
But...white, male privilege prevails with TRUMP.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,045 posts)Did some high-level political appointee turn the screws?
This kind of corruption needs to be got to the bottom of and exposed and rooted out.