Financial Conflicts of Interest

Trump Shouts Down Reporter Over Family’s Finances, Says “Quiet!”

During a White House press conference, President Trump sharply criticized an Australian reporter who inquired about his personal wealth accumulation while in office. The journalist from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation asked whether it was appropriate for the President to engage in so much business activity. Trump responded by defending his family’s business management and then accused the reporter of negatively impacting Australia’s relationship with the United States. Reports from Forbes and The Wall Street Journal indicate significant increases in Trump’s net worth, partly attributed to ventures like cryptocurrencies and memecoins, including the World Liberty Financial token.

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Trump Admin Spent Millions to Revamp Private Prison, Criticized for Prioritizing Profit Over People

Trump’s administration’s decision to spend millions to reopen a private prison in California immediately raises a lot of eyebrows, doesn’t it? The whole thing, from the outside, looks rather peculiar. First, there’s a private prison that, for whatever reason, needs significant repairs and subsequently shuts down. Then, boom, the government—under Trump—steps in, pouring millions of taxpayer dollars into fixing it up. And what happens next? Well, the newly refurbished prison isn’t handed back to the state; it’s handed over to private investors, who then start collecting money to house prisoners in a facility that the government just fixed. Seems a bit backwards, doesn’t it?… Continue reading