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Biden Does NOT need a BILL to close the border
He only needs a PEN. Thats all he needed to open it.
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wvit1001
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« on: 09 17, 19, 12:30:38:PM » Reply

 Politico reported that some of the stays may have helped the president more than previously known, given they were longer than once thought, lasting multiple days and including playing time on the resort’s golf course. And although the military has said it does not have a special relationship with the Trump Turnberry, high-ranking servicepeople reportedly are given special treatment at the resort, receiving gifts usually reserved for VIPs.

Trump has faced criticism over the financial rewards he reaps from his hotel and resort holdings for some time, but has been under increased scrutiny of late due to government spending at a remote Trump hotel in Ireland during Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to that country, Attorney General William Barr’s announcement of a $30,000 Christmas party at the president’s hotel in Washington, DC, and concerns his administration has encouraged military spending at his property in Scotland.

Overnight stays in the area around Ayr, Scotland, are not new. Refueling of military planes at the nearby Prestwick Airport, a commercial facility, began under the Obama administration, and those stops sometimes necessitate overnight stays due to federally mandated rest requirements. However, overnight stays in the area have increased dramatically since Trump entered the White House: So far this year, there has been a 500 percent increase in the number of overnight stays compared to 2015.

It is not clear if President Trump personally had anything to do with this uptick, nor is it clear if any military officials pushed for servicepeople to stay at the Turnberry in order to help the president profit. However, it is clear that at least some found the stays unusual, with at least one military member complaining their per diem was too low to cover food at the resort. And although rooms were offered at a discount — Des Moines Register journalists embedded with the Iowa National Guard said the cost per person was about $150 per night — they were not provided free of charge, meaning they clearly benefited the president.

While stops at Prestwick began during Barack Obama’s presidency, they have increased greatly since Trump became president; since 2017, the US military has spent at least $17.2 million at the airport. CNN found there were only 95 stops at the airport in 2015; in 2016, that number rose to 145, and this year, there have already been 259 stops.

And overnight stays in the area have been on the rise, as well. In 2015, when the airport first began to be used shortly after Trump bought the resort, there were 40 overnight stays. That number increased to 75 in 2016, 116 in 2017, 208 in 2018, and 220 so far this year. And as these overnight stays rose, so did Trump Turnberry’s fortunes: It went from losing $4.5 million in 2017 to seeing $3 million in revenue gains in 2018.


https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/9/17/20870192/air-force-donald-trump-turnberry-scottish-resort-more-money-losing-billions
lakitss
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« Reply #1 on: 09 17, 19, 12:38:50:PM » Reply

Trump had to turn over control of his empire to other family members to avoid these conflicts of interest or profiting from them, so dream on scooter.
wvit1001
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« Reply #2 on: 09 17, 19, 12:44:24:PM » Reply

Trump will not divest from his business empire and will instead hand over control of his companies to sons Eric and Donald Jr., along with his longtime Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg, Trump and his lawyer announced in a press conference at Trump Tower on Wednesday morning.

While Trump said his plan goes beyond what he is required to do, the move disappointed some ethics experts, who have been calling on Trump to sell his assets and put the proceeds into a blind trust. Trump will apparently, through the trust, retain ownership of the Trump Organization companies and will benefit financially from their dealings.

“Stepping back from running his business is meaningless from a conflict of interest perspective,” said U.S. Office of Government Ethics director Walter Schaub Jr. in remarks at the Brookings Institution on Wednesday, describing Trump’s plan as “wholly inadequate.”

“He has all of the conflicts of interest that he had before,” Richard Painter, who served as chief ethics lawyer in the George W. Bush administration, told Forbes. “We don’t know who his business partners are, we don’t know who he owes.”


https://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2017/01/11/donald-trump-will-hand-over-business/#712a515360d7
lakitss
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« Reply #3 on: 09 17, 19, 12:59:50:PM » Reply

All this deep concern about Trump's income, yet not a fucking word about how Obama just shelled out 15 million on a mansion while earning $400k a year for the last 8.

Weird....
wvit1001
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« Reply #4 on: 09 17, 19, 01:07:25:PM » Reply

he can make all the income he wants.   but the Constitution says he isn't supposed to profit from being the president.
omiaqt
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« Reply #5 on: 09 17, 19, 04:45:38:PM » Reply

Do you think it was accidental the story left out the part about the Air Force has been using this spot as a refueling stop for many years prior to President Trump's election
wvit1001
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« Reply #6 on: 09 17, 19, 04:49:14:PM » Reply

I don't believe you have the ability to read every well omiaqt.   


While stops at Prestwick began during Barack Obama’s presidency, they have increased greatly since Trump became president; since 2017, the US military has spent at least $17.2 million at the airport. CNN found there were only 95 stops at the airport in 2015; in 2016, that number rose to 145, and this year, there have already been 259 stops.
gwboolean
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« Reply #7 on: 09 17, 19, 06:38:41:PM » Reply

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All this concern about my Dear Leaders income, yet not a word about how Obama just shelled out $15 million on a mansion.

Lying Lackey should know that if he wants to know about where Obama got $15 Mill for a mansion, all he has to do is look at his tax returns.  He has made them available for scrutiny and has nothing to hide. 

So tell us Lying Lackey, why all this bullshit about Obama to avoid explaining why your fucking Dear Leader is stealing $Millions from the military to line his pockets right before our very eyes?
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