Trump Jr: ‘Nonsense’ that family’s profiting from presidency

The following article by Muneeza Maqvi was posted on the Associated Press website February 22, 2018:

NEW DELHI (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. said any talk of his family profiting from his father’s presidency is “nonsense” during a trip to India that has raised ethical concerns about using the name of the American president to promote international business ventures.

The eldest son of President Donald Trump said his family is actually missing out on business opportunities because his father pledged to conduct no new foreign business while he was in office. Trump Jr. told Indian television channel CNBC-TV18 on Tuesday that when critics talk about them “profiteering from the presidency and all this nonsense” they forget about “the opportunity cost of the deals that we were not able to do.” Continue reading “Trump Jr: ‘Nonsense’ that family’s profiting from presidency”