General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsChuck Todd: It's Becoming Hard To Ignore Trump's Conflict Of Interests Anymore
http://crooksandliars.com/2017/04/chuck-todd-its-becoming-hard-ignore-trumpsChuck Todd: It's Becoming Hard To Ignore Trump's Conflict Of Interests Anymore
By Sarah P
Video at link~
On MTP Daily this week, Chuck Todd offered a scathing take down of Trump's continued conflicts of interest in this amazing clip...using Trump's own words against him.
Remember when Trump on the campaign trail accused Hillary Clinton of "pay for play"? Allowing access to her family because they gave her family foundation tons of money?
Well well well...Trump's working* (aka golfing and eating) at his Mar-A-Lago resort two or three days per week means that the public-- or at least those who can afford $200K registration fee--can have unlimited access to The Donald and the myriad of businesses of his family. They can take photos of him having national security meetings with world leaders, golf with him and even snap photos of him sunning at the pool (just kidding on the last one - we all know he gets his tan out of a vintage 1980's style orange self tanner spray can).
Chuck covers a lot of Trump's particular brand pay-for-play issues, from Ivanka's Chinese made,flammable products to him paying money from his campaign back to his own businesses to the secret meeting Trump had with two former Colombian leaders at Mar-A-Lago.
The question is, at what point will the GOP do anything about it before he destroys the party's chances for re-election? We all know Trump is a lying, grifting, corrupt conman who is literally selling the White House for parts. He does not care one iota about the American people and the GOP majority has appeared to be comfortable enabling it as long as they get their legislation passed. But Jon Ossoff's showing in GA-6 should be a warning shot that the American people may not be happy with this grift.
Demit
(11,238 posts)There absolutely is no better example of the Peter Principle than stupid Chuck Todd.
DFW
(54,506 posts)"It's becoming hard to ignore Trumps conflicts of interest" implies that Republican "news" people have been trying very hard all this time to do just that. I don't suppose these "journalists (my dad was a real one, so I do know the difference)" have the slightest idea how REALLY bad that sounds.
"As loyal Republicans, we've been trying to cover for you guys as long as we can, but you're making it mighty hard for us...."
Yep, that's real objective journalism for you. Soviet-style, anyway.
frikken corporate media (R) is so lame.
kentuck
(111,111 posts)They are doing a good job ignoring it.
wishstar
(5,273 posts)If it was Clinton or any Dem, the outrage would be all over media. We are footing bill for millions more being spent than for any other Pres. in history for trips to Mar a Lago, Secret Service having to rent a suite in Trump Towers and golf carts at Mar a Lago and covering the Trump children's trips around world while he has not divested or removed his personal ownership in any of the Trump enterprises while having no accountability by releasing his financial records
UTUSN
(70,793 posts)Paladin
(28,287 posts)You're late, Chuckie---you and the rest of the MSM. "Better late than never" doesn't cut it, anymore. Thanks for nothing.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)is and will keep MSNBC's feet to the fire. After all,it is all about ratings and bottom line profit. Maddow is their number one rated on air Talent,and it appears the Male Talents are waking up to the fact that,if they do not get their crap together,they will be driving Uber Cars.
charlyvi
(6,537 posts)Even though many of them were outright bullshit. Big FAIL, Chucky, big fail.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)We have been screaming at the top of our lungs, but nobody in power is listening.
Permanut
(5,714 posts)When they discussed how real journalists don't ignore facts.
Amaryllis
(9,527 posts)spanone
(135,950 posts)not fooled
(5,807 posts)while thinking he's being "fair and balanced" by creating false equivalencies and dredging up phony nonsense about e.g. the Clintons, as far as pointing out the obvious truth about the corrupt dump admin: better late than never.
Oh, and of course, as others have pointed out above, just how bad dump is in comparison--even a snivelling, toadying sycophant like lil Chucky can't ignore it any more.
-
SHRED
(28,136 posts)That's what he's saying.
Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)It's been ever so easy to ignore Chuck for YEARS now!
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Just read from your earlier statements, choosing one to fit each situation as needed.
dawnie51
(959 posts)but you media guys have sure tried to ignore it. You should be screaming about it 24/7, the magnitude of it, the sheer enormity of the theft and grift. But you haven't have you? So you're complicit.
dlk
(11,606 posts)The GOP is completely corrupt and will never do anything about Trump's vast conflicts of interest. They are too drunk with power and busy ramrodding their extremist agenda wherever than can. The good of the country isn't anywhere on their radar screen.
stopbush
(24,399 posts)was unacceptable at the time. It's still unacceptable.
Fucking Toad.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)GeorgeGist
(25,327 posts)JI7
(89,289 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,384 posts)Trump rubs our faces in his conflicts, spending government money at his golf venues, his hotels, etc.
He's loving the controversy and the attention.