For decades, presidents avoided even the appearance of profiting from their office.
Harry Truman refused to lend his name to any business, even in retirement. Richard Nixon so feared a brother might profit off their ties, he had his phone tapped. And George W. Bush dumped his individual stock holdings before taking office.
Donald Trump is taking a different approach.
The family real estate business is undergoing the fastest overseas expansion since its founding a century ago, each deal potentially shaping everything from tariffs to military aid.
Led by Eric, and his brother, Donald Jr., the family business has expanded into cryptocurrencies with ventures that brought in billions of dollars but raised questions about whether some big investors received favorable treatment in return.
The existing system is designed to make that as difficult as possible. Elections are on a weekday, and you have to register months in advance often. They want to make you have your birth certificate a passport now too. This is an uphill battle and I dont blame anyone that finds in incomprehensible.
Eventually the chickens come home to roost. If you beat people down enough they will revolt. The benefit of keeping a minimum wage job starts to seem irrelevant if you cant pay your bills either way.