Tag: Ivanka Trump

Ivanka Trump firm accused of exploiting White House for profit

The following article by Kevin McCoy was posted on the USA Today website March 21, 2017:

A San Francisco clothing company is accusing Ivanka Trump’s company of improperly leveraging the power of the White House for private profit.

Employees of Ivanka Trump Marks LLC have promoted the company “by exploiting the power and prestige of the White House for personal gain,” including “piggy-backing promotion” of the firm’s products at governmental events, according to a lawsuit filed last week in California Superior Court. Continue reading “Ivanka Trump firm accused of exploiting White House for profit”

Trump lashes out at Nordstrom in a tweet for dropping his daughter’s apparel line

The following article by Sarah Halzack was posted on the Washington Post website February 8, 2017:

In January, days before President Trump’s inauguration, his daughter Ivanka Trump declared that she’d be stepping away from her management role at the clothing and shoe brand that bears her name.

And yet, on Wednesday, the president lashed out on Twitter at department store Nordstrom over its decision to stop carrying Ivanka Trump products, saying his daughter “has been treated so unfairly” by the retailing giant. Continue reading “Trump lashes out at Nordstrom in a tweet for dropping his daughter’s apparel line”

Trump confidants serving as presidential advisers could face tangle of potential conflicts

The following post by John Wagner and Ylan Q. Mui was posted on the Washington Post website January 8, 2017:

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn will have the ear of President-elect Donald Trump as an adviser focused on cutting government regulations. But Icahn also stands to benefit if his advice is taken: It could make the energy companies and others in which he has a stake more profitable. Continue reading “Trump confidants serving as presidential advisers could face tangle of potential conflicts”