Donald Trump was supposed to reveal this week exactly how he’d be separating himself from the Trump Organization, but those of us who have been following this issue weren’t expecting much. He’d already made clear that he’ll just be turning the management of the organization to his children, which means that he’ll still be the owner. And that in turn means that he’ll be the one making the money. But now he won’t even be answering questions about that:

In a pair of tweets sent after 11 p.m., Trump wrote: “Even though I am not mandated by law to do so, I will be leaving my businesses before January 20th so that I can focus full time on the Presidency. Two of my children, Don and Eric, plus executives, will manage them. No new deals will be done during my term(s) in office.”

Trump was earlier scheduled to hold a press conference on Thursday — his first since winning the election Nov. 8 — to announce his plans for his businesses, but his transition team announced Monday that the press conference will be rescheduled for next month.

Trump’s tweets gave no indication that he will give up his ownership stake in his global real estate and licensing empire, which experts have advocated as the only way to ensure Trump could not profit from the impact of his own policies.

Actually, Trump hasn’t held a press conference since July, and the only interviews he does these days are with Fox. And here’s a prediction: That press conference he says he’ll give some time in January to detail and answer questions about how he’s separating himself from his business? Not gonna happen.

President-elect Donald Trump tweeted on Dec. 12, that he plans to hand over control of his businesses to his sons before the inauguration, and pushed back a scheduled news conference on how he will handle his business conflicts. (Video: Reuters / Photo: AP)
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