Trump has run the presidency like a business

Seven times Trump used his presidency to enrich himself

Donald Trump has used his position as US President to make $1.4bn (£1.02bn) for himself and his family since his return to office a year ago, according to a report, with a new film about his wife earning them nearly $30m (£21.7m). The figure, reached using analyses of news reports by The New York Times, is very likely an underestimate, however, because most of his profits are not available publicly. While the White House has not commented on the…

Trump has run the presidency like a business

Douglas Rooks is correct, in his Jan. 22 column, that business people have, in the past, made for unsuccessful presidents. I will point out that he glosses over the spectacular failure of the Carter administration, especially in view of the fact that Carter’s Democrats controlled both houses of Congress during his time in office. But […]