China Contributes $500 Million to Trump-linked Project in Indonesia
Source: National Review
"The project will include a number of Trump-branded hotels, a golf course, and a residence. While the $500 million loan will not be directly allocated to any of the Trump-branded features, Beijings contribution of half the projects total operating budget ensures the success of the broader theme-park venture.
The Trump properties are considered flagship elements of the theme park, according to MNC marketing materials, and internal documents obtained by Agency France-Presse show Trumps sons have been directly involved in its planning.
Though negotiations began prior to Trumps election and his pledge to cease engaging in new business dealings with foreign governments, the project raises questions about the extent to which the Trump organization is dependent on Beijing amid contentious trade negotiations with the U.S."
Read more: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/china-contributing-500-million-trump-linked-project-indonesia/
In the context of the recent Trump effort to relax sanctions on ZTE and save Chinese jobs (which makes little sense otherwise), this is an excellent example of why we have an emoluments clause.
Roy Rolling
(6,908 posts)sandensea
(21,600 posts)Kitchen cabinet included:
StTimofEdenRoc
(445 posts)SergeStorms
(19,186 posts)A little quid pro quo for the two dictators. China's, and ours.
MrQRO
(33 posts)NOW the ZTE thing makes sense! Don the Don is doing pay for play!
Welcome to President for graft & Payola!
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)Too bad msm doesn't make this connection...
basta
(14 posts)"this is an excellent example of why we have an emoluments clause."
That is being ignored.
GOP=SWAMP
EarthFirst
(2,897 posts)Just another on the long list of complete coincidences Im sure...
rurallib
(62,380 posts)does it stink so bad that a Republican politician could smell it?
bitterross
(4,066 posts)Not really funny - nor surprising at all.
riversedge
(70,084 posts)Uncle Joe
(58,284 posts)Thanks for the thread bhikkhu
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)We have to bring back jobs for CHINA? (Excuse me, GINA?)
His soulless base is okay with this, despite that he was supposed to bring back THEIR jobs, but I guess they're just too stupid/racist/blind/brainwashed, so I guess nothing surprises me about them.
But WTF, Democrats?? Learn to fight, goddammit!!
muriel_volestrangler
(101,269 posts)TomVilmer
(1,832 posts)... and that is part of why he is suddenly are soft on China.
DeminPennswoods
(15,265 posts)is with money and/or favors. Remember not long after Trump was elected, China granted Ivanka a whole slew of patents.
Turbineguy
(37,291 posts)Obama violated the Constitution every day by waking up black.
According to trump supporters anyway.
FSogol
(45,448 posts)Firestorm49
(4,030 posts)Funny, all Republicans had to worry about in the previous administration was that Obama was partially African American. Look how far weve come with a bunch of good old white boys back in charge. Their obsession with Obama pales in comparison with the total corruption and disregard for law, civility and the Constitution. Sorry to say it again and again - money and power at ALL cost.