Trump exempts himself from ethics pledge as watchdogs sound alarms
Trump exempts himself from ethics pledge as watchdogs sound alarms
Trump appears to have excluded himself from following the same guidelines he signed into law four years ago
Summary
Donald Trump has exempted himself from key ethics guidelines required under the Presidential Transition Act, which he signed into law in 2020.
By rejecting federal funding for his transition team, Trump avoids donor limits and disclosure requirements, raising concerns about conflicts of interest and transparency.
Critics, including Senator Elizabeth Warren and government watchdogs, warn that Trump’s refusal to submit an ethics plan undermines accountability and could open the door to corruption.
This move marks a break from precedent and has sparked alarm over potential personal enrichment during his presidency.
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I really hope the segment of poor people that voted for him suffer greatly under his regime. They need to learn a hard kind of lesson they seem to be unwilling to learn any other way.
I don't think you understand the psyche of people voting for him, even if Trump personally came to their house and stomped on their balls they would vote for him.
It won't make any difference to their future votes if they suffer, it'll just be suffering.
I still don't really know a good way to pry people away from his cult of personality or convince them of the truth but suffering for the sake of itself is not good.
Did you just become one of the “hurting the right people” crowd?
Ot doesn’t work on them anyway. They just blame someone else.
No one is immune from propaganda.
This is not it. What an abhorrent and sadistic take.
Here's a handy tip for the future: if you find yourself writing a sentence that goes "I really hope [...] poor people [...] suffer greatly", maybe reconsider posting it.
The [...] Is doing some heavy lifting.
That's like saying that "I hope the black people that killed my parents suffer greatly" shouldn't be said. You can't just " I hope [...] black people [...] suffer greatly" it.