Senate Advances Bill Banning Politicians From Stock Trading—While Giving Trump a Big Carveout | Common Dreams
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Senate committee advances bill to ban stock trading by politicians while making a big carveout for President Donald Trump.
  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
    71·
    2 months ago

    As reported by Politico, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) joined with all Democrats on the committee to advance a bill to ban stock trading by elected officials. However, to get Hawley’s vote, Democrats had to agree to create a carveout for U.S. President Donald Trump and to apply the stock-trading ban only to future presidents.

    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      15·
      2 months ago

      That’s weird…

      Earlier today, I saw a news story here on Lemmy about how it’s Hawley’s bill and the Democrats were making their support conditional on it covering the Mango Mussolini and the couch fucker too.

      Fucking WONDERFUL to see the Dems cave yet again AND their PR arm Politico rewriting the narrative to cover their asses yet again 🤬😮‍💨

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      7·
      2 months ago

      However, to get Hawley’s vote, Democrats had to agree to create a carveout for U.S. President Donald Trump and to apply the stock-trading ban only to future presidents.

      Imagine if Obama or Biden did shit like this. Unreal.

    • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      These people are such unbelievable suckups. For all their talk about real bigly manly men (see that dumbass on Faux always talking about what “real men” should do), these people are all such cucks and they gladly bend over for Taco.