Jennifer Rubin puts her finger on it:
"Third, Trump has yet to separate himself from his business ventures. Even if one imagined he would be willing to step away, can anyone imagine his children — who exercise substantial influence in his campaign and would no doubt be at his side if he’s elected — giving up control of the enterprises that bear their name? Not a chance. In fact, they are planning reportedly to expand their “brand” with a media company. This currently does and would in the future constitute a jaw-dropping conflict of interest that would put the Clinton duo to shame."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/06/23/trump-desperately-needs-an-escape-plan-and-delegates-can-provide-it/
With all the innuendo about the Clinton Foundation, it is a philanthropic organization that has done a lot of good in the world in terms of world poverty and certainly AIDS research. Certainly more than anything Trump has done.
With Trump the question begs: where is the charitable giving?
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/284480-washington-post-reporter-live-tweets-as-he-fact-checks-if
Meanwhile to Rubin's point, most voters think Trump needs to cut all Trump business ties as President. What are the chances that is going to happen?
"Nearly seven in 10 voters say Donald Trump should leave his role at the Trump Organization while involved in politics, according to a new poll."
"Sixty-nine percent say Trump should step down as chairman and president of his company in a CNN/ORC survey released Thursday."
"Twenty-eight percent think Trump should hold onto his position, while 3 percent have no opinion."
"Voters are more open to former President Bill Clinton continuing to work at his family’s charitable foundation, however."
"Sixty percent say Bill Clinton should remain involved with the Clinton Foundation while his wife, Hillary Clinton, is involved in politics."
"Thirty-eight percent say the former president should step down instead, while 2 percent have no opinion."
"CNN/ORC conducted its latest sampling of 891 registered voters June 16-19 via cellphone and landline telephone interviews. It had a 3 percent margin of error."
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/284674-poll-most-say-trump-should-cut-business-ties
It has to be admitted that the voters sound pretty wise here.
1. The Clinton Foundation is a philanthropic organization. Trump claims to have done a lot of chairtable giving, though it's very tough to find more than maybe one-small-case of this between he recently was forced to donate $1 million to the veteran's groups and 2008.
2. Besides this, Bill will not be President.
Anyway, for the pundits who think the CF is some huge problem for Hillary, the public has far less of a problem with it than the TO.
In other news: Trump must release his tax returns to even be considered for President.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/6/21/1540889/-Trump-FEC-report-is-why-taxes-must-be-released-he-may-be-bankrupt-again
But he won't:
"And fourth, despite Trump’s “threats” to self-fund (what’s next — a “threat” to run a grown-up campaign?), Trump either does not have ready access to funds or won’t touch the funds he has. “When Michael Bloomberg won a third term as New York’s mayor in 2009, he spent about $102 million, or $183 per vote,” writes Matt Bai. “At that rate, had Bloomberg decided to seek the presidency as an independent, he would have had to spend about $12 billion. And you know what? He would have, too. Because Bloomberg is not a man who plays around. He has cash and uses it.” By contrast, “What [Trump is] less enthused to have you know, perhaps, is that he really hasn’t earned much, either. His vast wealth exists on paper, his lifestyle sustained by credit. Kind of like the government.” In other words, he’s never going to have the resources to compete with Hillary Clinton — and he’ll never agree to turn over his tax returns. The former is impossible, the latter would shatter his decades-old illusion of success."
No way could Trump come up with $102 million dollars for his campaign-that would take about 70 percent of his liquid assets.
"Third, Trump has yet to separate himself from his business ventures. Even if one imagined he would be willing to step away, can anyone imagine his children — who exercise substantial influence in his campaign and would no doubt be at his side if he’s elected — giving up control of the enterprises that bear their name? Not a chance. In fact, they are planning reportedly to expand their “brand” with a media company. This currently does and would in the future constitute a jaw-dropping conflict of interest that would put the Clinton duo to shame."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/06/23/trump-desperately-needs-an-escape-plan-and-delegates-can-provide-it/
With all the innuendo about the Clinton Foundation, it is a philanthropic organization that has done a lot of good in the world in terms of world poverty and certainly AIDS research. Certainly more than anything Trump has done.
With Trump the question begs: where is the charitable giving?
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/284480-washington-post-reporter-live-tweets-as-he-fact-checks-if
Meanwhile to Rubin's point, most voters think Trump needs to cut all Trump business ties as President. What are the chances that is going to happen?
"Nearly seven in 10 voters say Donald Trump should leave his role at the Trump Organization while involved in politics, according to a new poll."
"Sixty-nine percent say Trump should step down as chairman and president of his company in a CNN/ORC survey released Thursday."
"Twenty-eight percent think Trump should hold onto his position, while 3 percent have no opinion."
"Voters are more open to former President Bill Clinton continuing to work at his family’s charitable foundation, however."
"Sixty percent say Bill Clinton should remain involved with the Clinton Foundation while his wife, Hillary Clinton, is involved in politics."
"Thirty-eight percent say the former president should step down instead, while 2 percent have no opinion."
"CNN/ORC conducted its latest sampling of 891 registered voters June 16-19 via cellphone and landline telephone interviews. It had a 3 percent margin of error."
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/284674-poll-most-say-trump-should-cut-business-ties
It has to be admitted that the voters sound pretty wise here.
1. The Clinton Foundation is a philanthropic organization. Trump claims to have done a lot of chairtable giving, though it's very tough to find more than maybe one-small-case of this between he recently was forced to donate $1 million to the veteran's groups and 2008.
2. Besides this, Bill will not be President.
Anyway, for the pundits who think the CF is some huge problem for Hillary, the public has far less of a problem with it than the TO.
In other news: Trump must release his tax returns to even be considered for President.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/6/21/1540889/-Trump-FEC-report-is-why-taxes-must-be-released-he-may-be-bankrupt-again
But he won't:
"And fourth, despite Trump’s “threats” to self-fund (what’s next — a “threat” to run a grown-up campaign?), Trump either does not have ready access to funds or won’t touch the funds he has. “When Michael Bloomberg won a third term as New York’s mayor in 2009, he spent about $102 million, or $183 per vote,” writes Matt Bai. “At that rate, had Bloomberg decided to seek the presidency as an independent, he would have had to spend about $12 billion. And you know what? He would have, too. Because Bloomberg is not a man who plays around. He has cash and uses it.” By contrast, “What [Trump is] less enthused to have you know, perhaps, is that he really hasn’t earned much, either. His vast wealth exists on paper, his lifestyle sustained by credit. Kind of like the government.” In other words, he’s never going to have the resources to compete with Hillary Clinton — and he’ll never agree to turn over his tax returns. The former is impossible, the latter would shatter his decades-old illusion of success."
No way could Trump come up with $102 million dollars for his campaign-that would take about 70 percent of his liquid assets.
Poll has Hillary ahead in AZ:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.redstate.com/sweetie15/2016/06/23/latest-polling-reliably-red-arizona-puts-gop-shaky-ground/