Donald Trump Is Breaking the Emoluments Clause to the Tune of $1B a Month
The Trump Family’s Corruption Knows No Bounds
The president of the United States is continually debasing his office by openly taking bribes from around the world.
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According to Scott Galloway on Nicolle Wallace’s MSNBC show, the Trump family has accumulated approximately $3 billion in wealth during the first three months of Trump’s second term — roughly $1 billion per month. The article highlights several concerns about presidential corruption:
An upcoming dinner at Mar-a-Lago for the top $Trump meme coin investors, whose identities may remain undisclosed; Don Jr. and Eric Trump traveling internationally (Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia), making deals that will benefit their father; the $Trump meme coin announcement just before Trump’s inauguration.
President Trump’s pink lady of the news offers a hilarious defense that is, well, rich.
Leavitt: "I think it's frankly ridiculous that anyone in this room would even suggest that President Trump is doing anything for his own benefit. He left a life of luxury and a life of running a very successful real estate empire for public service … this is a president who has… pic.twitter.com/vg6HtZcfLH
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 9, 2025
Update: And now there is this.
Pam Bondi spends the Justice Department’s resources providing dodgy legal support for a foreign country bribing the president.
— Mark Jacob (@markjacob.bsky.social) 2025-05-11T15:23:07.899Z
Update: Here is a view inside the $400M jet the from Qatari royal family wants to give Trump.
Trump: “Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls…They don’t need 250 pencils, they can have 5.”Also Trump: accepts new Air Force One worth $400M from Qatari royal family.
— Julie Cohen (@filmmakerjulie.bsky.social) 2025-05-11T21:26:28.979Z
While you’re here enjoying DonkeyHotey’s latest cartoon, please take a moment to read these articles on related topics:
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