Recalling George Carlinâs discussion of misused words, is this an example of âironyâ or âcoincidenceâ?
Gee, what a coinkydinky.
Not.
The only people concerned about this are those in favor of job-killing anticorruption regulations. We should thank the Trumps for getting rid of barriers to trade and opening up new markets.
Quelle surprise!?
Oh yes, âaccess to the bloodline,â kind of like leaches in the swamp. Itâs so gratifying to have Ivanka Kutcherbalsoff in the trading pool.
If, as some suspect, the Trumps werenât billionaires before the election, they will be after. Putting the oligarchy in democracy.
I can hear him say now, âAmerica, WTF happened to you?â
The scenario underscores how difficult it is for Trump, who has tried to
distance herself from the brand that bears her name, to separate
business from politics in her new position at the White House.
FFS, thatâs some serious derp there.
Secondly, how is it that TPM reporters can slaps there names on AP reports?
how difficult it is for Trump, who has tried to distance herself
Do AP reporters type on their backs with their legs spread?
âThe scenario underscores how difficult it is for Trump, who has tried to distance herself from the brand that bears her name, to separate business from politics in her new position at the White House.â
Bull and Sht. Not buying it. The entire PREMISE of running and then by fluke, WINNING was to grift the public. ANY story that pretends the Trumps give one iota of care to public service is stupid, self serving and delusional. Period. When you start there you get most stories CLOSER to the âtruthâ.
Just so itâs absolutely clear to you, AP, this woman, as scammy as her dad, is a 10000% fair game. And yet you are still treating her with golden velvet kid gloves.
âThe scenario underscores how difficult it is for Trump, who has tried to distance herself from the brand that bears her name, to separate business from politics in her new position at the White House.â
No she hasnât. Indeed, she and the White House have gone out of their way to tie her brand in even tighter to them being in the White House. From doing ads pushing cheap jewelry she wore at events, to her father causing a firestorm over Nordstrom dropping her brand, to KAC illegally pitching her brand on national television, to her cozying up with PM Abe in Japan as she signs a big deal with a government backed Japanese bank to thisâŚand never, at any time has she taken a single step to remove herself from her business.
âAs the first daughter crafts a political career from her West Wing office, her brand is flourishing, despite boycotts and several stores limiting her merchandise. U.S. imports, almost all of them from China, shot up an estimated 166 percent last year, while sales hit record levels in 2017.â
Completely irrelevant data points.Notice that the author doesnât actually include the numbers for this ârecord sales levelsâ
âThe brand, which Trump still owns, says distribution is growing.â First part goes to my first criticismâŚwhich is, she hasnât taken any steps to distance herself, and instead is digging in deeper. Second part is again, just hype from the Trumpers with no actual data.
"To address ethical concerns, Trump has shifted the brandâs assets to a family-run trust valued at more than $50 million and pledged to recuse herself from issues that present conflicts.
âIvanka will not weigh in on business strategy, marketing issues, or the commercial terms of agreements,â her attorney, Jamie Gorelick, said in a statement. âShe has retained authority to direct the trustees to terminate agreements that she determines create a conflict of interest or the appearance of one.â
JustâŚwow. She has recused herself, but retains authority to direct the trustees on how to conduct business?? Let me put it another wayâŚshe hasnât recused herself in the least In fact, I am willing to beat (but will admit I havenât done the research) that she hasnât in fact signed a single document that recuses her from any of her business operations. Just like her father has not signed a single document in a single state the removes him from the business operations of the Trump Org businesses. OhâŚand Donald Jr. has now come out and admitted that they are meeting and briefing Trump on the financials on âat leastâ a quarterly basis.
"In a recent interview with CBS News, Trump argued that her business would be doing even better if she hadnât moved to Washington and placed restrictions on her team to ensure that âany growth is done with extreme caution.â
But waitâŚwerenât they just claiming a few paragraphs back that they are having record sales and distribution is growing? SoâŚwhich is it?
âChina, however, remains a nagging concern. âIvanka has so many China ties and conflicts, yet she and Jared appear deeply involved in China contacts and policy.â
Not appearâŚChina is quite literally one of the countries that has been assigned directly to Jaredâs âportfolioâ. And teaching your daughter to sing a Chinese song in Mandarin in order to impress the PM of ChinaâŚis pretty freaking deeply involved. Made all the worse when China turns around and approves numerous trademarks right after the trip. Kind of like they approved a record number of trademarks for Trump after he agreed to the âOne Chinaâ approach.
âThe week of the summit, 3.4 tons of Ivanka Trump handbags, wallets and blouses arrived in the U.S. from Hong Kong and Shanghai. U.S. imports of her merchandise grew an estimated 40 percent in the first quarter of this year, according to Panjiva Inc., which maintains and analyzes global shipping records.â
Making America Great Again by outsourcing more and more jobs, amirite??
I am getting too angry to continue with this, but basically, this piece is combination fluffer and bullshit. The rest is a lot of equivocating by Trump lawyers, with the authors generously painting over any pieces the lawyers missed. Lots of âmaybesâ, ânot necessarilysâ and unverifed smoke being blown up everyoneâs rear.
I canât recall after which meeting with a foreign leader that leaderâs advisors said that Trump seemed clueless on issues, and the only person who seemed briefed and understood issues was Ivanka.
The provisional trademarks are granted earlier in the same day? Maybe not by design on the part of Ivanka, but most certainly an leverage point for the Chinese to make sure that she would be present at the meeting later in the day as a⌠âinterpreterâ (not language but ⌠a knowledge interpreter of a sort) for Trump. Maybe? A form of the âPay to Playâ access that Trump used to hurl at Clinton.
A market in China, for goods made in China. Wow a job creation move - for China! Plus nifty $$$ in Ivankaâs company. For America? Well she and her daughter were on hand to charm the Chinese President. So Much Winning!
Went back and re-read the article. My company has a marketing department that writes pieces like this and peddles them to trade rags. I wouldnât be surprised to learn the women named in the bi-line are Trump employees.
The poor Chinese people! After decades under the bland monotony of Communism, the dull, clip-art sameness of IvankaâŚ
What will Orange Hitlerâs daughter do when heâs impeached?
I hope her and Jared have a contingency plan.
He wonât be impeached. The best we can hope is Democrats take at least one house in 2018 and keep him pinned down until 2020.