by Jim » Tue Dec 13, 2016 1:44 pm
Whether through sheer naivete, jealousy, or malice, it’s ridiculous for anyone to expect Trump to divest himself of holdings, put anything in a blind trust or otherwise take his own sticky fingers off what he has. The founders never considered the presidency or any other elective position as a full-time commitment, thus keeping their jobs, possessions, and cash and showing up occasionally to do the nation’s business. This concept should still be operative. Does anyone actually believe politicians when they claim to put their assets in some sort of blind trust and entirely turn them over to anyone else? I believe they keep a wary eye out on everything. There’s no reason for office-holders to lose control over what they’ve earned, the conflict of interest accusations notwithstanding. Nor do I care a fig about how much taxes Trump has paid or not paid as long as he has operated honestly, and apparently he has. Everyone in this forum pays as little in taxes as he can get away with honestly…or not. Anyhow, it would take all of Trump’s time for the next four years to actually divest himself of everything he owns, as if that were possible, leaving no time to govern. Obama has spent so much time on Air Force One and traveling to far places to make numbing uber-forgettable speeches while being president that the nation is probably better off for his absenteeism from Washington.