Oh, fer gawd’s sake. Charity? As if that’s going to happen.
I would match in dollars the same amount of MPH his business jet is allowed to fly —
So, it’s “The Apprentice” but for charity? The charity of “Get Donald Trump Elected”?
The practice of “unpaid internships” is horrible. Leave it to Trump to take it up a notch to “pre-paid internships”.
This sounds about as valuable as a class at Trump University. It is creepier, however, because you get all those coveted 15-minute “sit-downs.”
I always thought Ivanka was cute… I’m going to go ahead and allow myself the pleasure of some fantasies starring her and I. She deserves it; it’s her fault for picking such a douchebag for a father.
I would like to charge them $100k to show the kids how to register to vote.
can I offer a bid for what it’s worth? $.25 Canadian… I’ll throw in a 6er of Molson’s and a dozen from Tim Horton’s…
And then they put 100K on their tax forms for charity.
“The internship will give a well-heeled recipient the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to answer phones, run errands, and do administrative work for the Trump Organization.”
Additional duties include:
- Crank calling Reince.
- Screaming at squirrels.
- Answering “Brilliant, Mr. Trump!” in response to bell pulls.
- Watering hairplugs.
- Spraying Trump Fragrance in face of homeless outside Trump campaign venues.
Under NY state law, interns must be paid at least minimum wage unless they are earning academic credit. That’s presumably why they are paying the intern.
Of course, there is no universe in which an internship anywhere, let alone at Trump’s company, is worth $100,000 (particularly when you have to pay to get the internship. For tax purposes, it would probably be valued at the salary paid. Even if you were to count the intangibles, the $100k is high, particularly in view of the reduced prestige of the Trump Organization in the wake of the principal’s antics.
But this way, Trump can claim a tax deduction for a charitable contribution of the internship. Something of a scam.
TPM:
Among the usual job requirements, the intern “must be comfortable working in close proximity & communicating effectively with high-net worth [sic] and/or high-profile individuals,” the listing said.
Translation: Must be comfortable with and know how to tell a rich asshole in charge of your income to fuck off when his latest business idea is shit.
The successful applicant should be able to pilot unregistered jets, fluently quote two Corinthians, know how to care for a bad hairpiece, and look smoking hot in a short skirt.
Mexicans need not apply.
I hope the IRS has an alert out to make sure the cost of the internship is declared as income.
It certainly works well for rich kids though, it keeps them on the inside track for getting the best jobs…
I would agree if this was a normal businessman. This is Trump. You need to tell him how amazing, wonderful, brilliant all of his ideas and know how to defend him against all the losers and liars that would dare criticize him.
Shuddering thinking about it.
Excellent, really excellent. One of my favorite films (Donald Westlake screenplay) with three quintessential grifters.
Dear Lord, and this is the guy wanting to make America great again?? Delusional!