Trump Congratulates Businesses for Helping Fight Coronavirus. But His Own Company Has Been Absent.
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Trump Congratulates Businesses for Helping Fight Coronavirus. But His Own Company Has Been Absent.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-congratulates-businesses-for-helping-fight-coronavirus-but-his-own-company-has-been-absent
We checked in on the Trump Organizations properties and couldnt find any sign they were joining the effort to fight the coronavirus, even as the president urges other companies to do so.
by Peter Elkind April 2, 2 p.m. EDT
As Americas coronavirus crisis has mushroomed, President Donald Trump has repeatedly touted the efforts of businesses to meet a desperate nations needs. Its been really amazing to see these big, strong, powerful in some cases, very small companies, family-owned companies step up and make a lot of great product for what were going through and what we will continue to be going through for a while, Trump declared on March 24.
His press conferences have sometimes seemed like a parade of CEOs, from the leaders of retail and pharmaceutical giants like Walmart and Roche to chiefs of relative mites like MyPillow. Vice President Mike Pence and Ivanka Trump have chimed in, too, lauding one hotel chain for offering free rooms to doctors, nurses and medical first responders.
Americas Private Sector is stepping up to help us be STRONG! President Trump tweeted around the same time......................
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The Town of Palm Beach United Way helps fund 49 area social service agencies, and the pandemic has hit their clients hard, prompting residents and local businesses to contribute more than $400,000 to date. Its a very giving community, Kopf said.
........................The groups donors include both wealthy individuals and island clubs, including the Breakers, she said. But not Mar-A-Lago or the Trumps. Many of our donors are members of Mar-a-Lago, Kopf said. They give. But weve never worked directly with the Trump Organization or the Mar-A-Lago Club. Weve never been a part of their giving circle.
Albermarle Estate, Trumps Virginia lodge on the site of the Trump Winery, remained open until this week. The Charlottesville Albermarle Convention & Visitors Bureau, after approaching all area hotels, listed six that were providing special discounts to medical workers and first responders. Trumps hotel is not among them.......................