Former US Ethics Director: Trump ‘Awarded Himself A Govt Contract’ With G7 Summit | Hardball | MSNBC

The President made it clear he hoped to host next year's "Group of Seven" meeting of world leaders at his personal property, and on Thursday Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney made it official. Aired on 10/18/19.
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Former US Ethics Director: Trump ‘Awarded Himself A Govt Contract’ With G7 Summit | Hardball | MSNBC

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    1. Trump is being demonized by the MSM so much, that even if he did something wrong for real, the people would not care. It is a ridiculous state of affairs that the MSM is neglecting to produce Fake News on other topics now, and has become Fake News about Trump, Sitcom.

  1. Any responsible and democratic country that isn’t wholly corrupt needs to vehemently refuse to attend Trump’s Gofundme G7-Summit!

    1. Ot Gman, there has GOT to be SOMETHING they can do to stop the egomaniac! If it goes, there’s nothing to be done to force him to pay the money back. Maybe the impeachment issue will be settled. Then the question is mute. Or just let him do it and get him on the emulients.

    2. Any responsible American who cares about democracy needs to contact their 2 Senators and vehemently insist they vote to impeach on grounds of violating the emoluments clause of OUR Constitution. The G6 bears no responsibility for enforcing OUR Constitution.

    3. @Purple Flame Tarot Let’s give them a reason to care. I bet many have not heard from their constituents, like you and me, to know they highly value the Constitution and fair play.

    1. it would be poetically ironic if the secret service arrested him XD ”
      sir there is a threat you need to come with us
      trump: what? whats the threat whats going on?
      sir you are the threat. it was not a question. you need to come with us put your hands behind your back.
      god hoping that happens -_- and fast

    2. Trumps resort might not be secure, if it’s a nightmare for security reasons the other G7 leaders won’t go there, besides the conflict of interest, he will get paid for it, but no one will do anything about it & then, it’s so funny, when he gets called out on something he starts raising his voice as if volume equals truth, please someone rid us of this Russian asset! 😃😁😂😅

    3. @dogboy1953 Please don’t promote violence. That is a tRump thing to do.
      And watch out! It is a felony to talk about offing the POtuS. Even this POS.

    1. Mark Musial, to begin with, he’s a rude, uneducated, illiterate, narcissistic, lying, cheating, racist pig that lacks greatly the skills required to be a President and divides the nation instead of uniting it.

    1. @Shannon Agate Most Republicans are not his base, he makes it sound like he’s got all republicans on his side. I had to educate a family member on this maniacs corruption long before all this came to light and I’ve known from the beginning his ties to corruption. But these family members didn’t believe me until all of this started to hit the fan, and more is going to come out as time goes. This guy has been like this since the day he was born, and he will never stop stealing from people and he uses every tactic to enrich himself even as far as harming others in his way. You only have to hear from his phone interview after the collapse of the World Trade Center, yet no one has ever wanted to broadcast that during his running? He’s got no morality he’s as evil as anyone can be, he will destroy your family with the hands of others because he’s a coward, he will pay someone to destroy businesses as far as have ties to foreign actors. I won’t elaborate on this but just say this guy didn’t care so much as blink when the twin towers came down.

    2. @Gary dP I’ve known how dirty Trump was for years. He’s a crook, conman, racist, sociopath. As for Republican support, the polls I’ve seen put his support well above 50% among them. But if what you say us true then the ones who don’t support him need to nut up and let the Republican politician s know they can oppose Trump. Let them know you have their back. Otherwise they will do nothing but cower and cringe.

    1. There appears to be no bottom, no limit, no shame! He makes Ponzi look like small change.This is more than stamps. This god damned traitor crook has got to go.

  2. American tax money funds his golf trips and for the military to stay at his resorts. His family is literally lining their pockets

    1. And now we have to pay to remodel his shithole resort to make it fit to hold the summit. No wonder they won’t tell us how a resort without appropriate accommodations got selected from among the hundreds of better properties in the U.S. Un-effing-believable.

  3. Hey, isn’t tRump supposed to be the most transparent president in history? I think that’s only his thin skin.

    1. sfamerken12 I understand what you are saying however because I believe both parties has done hundreds of years of damage to the US people and international communities it time both the evil and corrupt democrat and Republican parties made obsolete they old corrupt deadly and tired full of greedy cretins that will destroy the planet for money

    2. @08FayFay Again, in the end, 2020 is the key and the only way to go to fix it and get the corporatists out of the democratic party, is still to vote democratic over the whole. That is the inherit problem with a 2 party system.

    3. sfamerken12 ok I see your thinking see mine The two party system is a facade and in name only to control the tax paying slaves. Political Tom and Jerry Oscar winning performances. Rich democrats and rich republicans are friends live in same neighborhoods attend same social functions get same corporate welfare commit same crimes and frauds and their kids grow up together. Remember t the Clintons and trumps where friends I am from one of the riches counties in the US rich people don’t think like ordinary or common federal income taxpaying people and old money is more evil and corrupt. I have been in the mansions and Bentleys worked the parties. Ultra rich politicians and the rich have to engage in what they do to maintain their life styles and build dynasties to maintain power so their children (Hunter, ,Chelsea Ivanka Barron etc) can as well and ensure it continues for generations to come can enjoy the life styles and power as well. Rich people the most socialist people I know as long as they on the receiving end of it.Peace🌈

    4. @08FayFay I do not disagree with you. I am just saying, the immediate concern right now, is 2020. It will determine the larger scope of the future for democracies on a whole.
      Obviously 2 parties are not enough for a balanced government, 1 party is even worse. But you got to work with what you got right now. That is all i’m advocating for now.

    1. “My two sons, Beavis and Butthead, they’re going to run the company. They’re going to run it in a very…professional manner. I don’t have to do this…”

  4. If we would just lock up trump and everything associated with trump, the crime rates in America would plummet.

    1. Yes!!! Why don’t the G7 leaders stand up to this corrupt POS. Agreeing to something so obviously self-serving and totally corrupt is to aid and abet a criminal action. trump is a low-life grifter and it is as plain as day.

    2. I urge the G6 to meet somewhere else to discuss the important things such as climate change (Mulvaney said that it will NOT be a topic smh) Then Putin and Trump can hold their own little meeting at Doral – that definetely won’t need an upgrade.

    3. @gce2308 Elwood And why don’t we the American people stand up to this grifter and stop him from violating Our Constitution? Call your Senators to tell them how much you care about fair play and the emoluments clause. The G6 is not responsible for enforcing Our Constitution.

    4. Trump will go even a step further at the G7 at his resort. He will invite PUTIN. Congress needs to nail Trump’s hide to the wall. It is so obvious Trump is trying to pull a President Raegen who got Gorbachev to give up. Gorbachev didn’t poison people to my knowledge. He didn’t invade countries. He didn’t change the election system, abolishing elections for governors. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership in ending the Cold War and promoting peaceful international relations. PUTIN MEANS BIG BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES TO TRUMP.

    1. In a way……thanks to this guy in the WH, a lot of changes/improvements  will have to be done in rules, laws, regulations, etc., so that when another trump-look a like candidate,  will do same things that this guy is clearly and openly doing…….that are just simply wrong and unlawful

  5. Trump is a criminal, he should be impeached and removed from office immediately, corruption should no be tolerated.

  6. If Trump is re-elected in 2020 America will be under authoritarian rule. You’re pretty much there right now.

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