Mainstream Outlets Rush To Give Trump Credit For Vague Tweets About His Business
Media allowed President-elect Donald Trump to, once again, take over the news narrative with his Twitter activity -- this time with a series of vague tweets in which he claimed he would be leaving his business to avoid conflicts of interest. The announcement, however, provides no details about what will become of his business holdings and distracts from news that highlights the degree to which those holdings are ripe for future conflicts.
In a series of tweets on November 30, Trump announced that he will be holding a major news conference on December 15 to discuss his plans for leaving his great business in total in order to fully focus on running the country. Trump added that while he is not mandated to do this under any law, I feel it is visually important, as President, to in no way have a conflict of interest with my various businesses.
As The Washington Posts Aaron Blake pointed out, The only real news in those Trump tweets is that hell actually be doing a press conference, given that Trump has already said that he would hand off management of his businesses to his children. The tweets included no new information on how Trumps business dealings would be handled after he, allegedly, leaves them behind. But that reality didnt stop media from making a story out of the tweets and leading with it.
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