Proclivities wrote:
Imagine if it were Hunter Biden.  

They do a good job of hiding Trump on their website.  Talk about something that looks like a scam... what a piece of shit site with absolutely zero information.

Trump’s Son Is Poised to Profit From Pentagon Drone Proposal
The proposal by the two companies — Puerto Rico-based Red Cat, with drone parts supplied by Unusual Machines, based in Orlando, Fla. — reflects the unprecedented role the president’s sons are playing, not only as supporters of their father’s policies but also as investors in ventures selling to agencies their father controls.
Unusual Machines gave Donald Trump Jr. 200,000 shares of its stock late last year in return for his help as an adviser. The shares are now worth about $2.6 million. Though officials at the company and the Pentagon say Mr. Trump’s son has not reached out to the Defense Department on their behalf, he has relationships with some high-level figures there.

Swampy AF

 rgio wrote:

Yes. A fool and his money shall soon part.  

 GeneP59 wrote:
So.... you could make that statement about thousands of people on instagram with much less interesting lives.

She's a very good high school golfer.  Not great...but very good.  I would take her in a match against grandpa without strokes.... same tees.

She's well spoken, attractive, comfortable in front of a camera, and good on social media.  A few months ago, I fell into a video of her buying clubs.  It was privilege on steroids, but she was pretty good. 

I saw the sweatshirt on her during the Ryder Cup this weekend, and assumed she was marketing the stuff.  

People pay $50k for a handbag... you can't hold it against her if morons want to spend 3X what's reasonable for that.

Stupidity in plain sight is not corruption.

 Proclivities wrote:
And who da F is she and what has she done to have morons spend $130 for a $30 Sweatshirt made in Jhina?    

Trump's Granddaughter Is Now Using Her Platform To Sell $130 Sweatshirts—And The Grift Is Strong With This One

Stock Trades Reported by Nearly a Fifth of Congress Show Possible Conflicts
A New York Times analysis found that 97 lawmakers or their relatives traded financial assets in industries that could be affected by their legislative work.

Just smart...

 rgio wrote:
 
Same rules should apply to that office.

 R_P wrote: 
 

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
 
Crooks are fine, as long as they share your objectives...

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
Wait, what?

 Lazy8 wrote:
 

I guess it all comes back to the idea that we shouldn't elect crooks.

 Red_Dragon wrote:
 
Why would anyone want to be an elected representative?  President or bust!  In that job, you can build wealth...and you don't have to give anyone your tax returns as proof.

Red_Dragon wrote:

How would this treat someone who, say, made his living owning a gas station? What about a farm? What about assets offset by liabilities—a mortgage on a rental property, for instance, or a business in debt? If investments are an automatic conflict of interest what about debts? Can you put them in a blind trust?

Does a Kennedy trust fund count as a blind trust?

If you divest do you have to keep any savings in a paper sack, or stand on street corners and give it all away? After all, keeping a large cash position disposes one to oppose inflation! What about real estate holdings, like houses and such? Should only renters be allowed to serve? How high can the balance go in your checking account before you've violated the Red_Dragon Purity From Capitalism Act?

What if a spouse has a job? Is that spouse allowed a 401K?

Whatever shall we do to prevent the awful taint of having made an honest living before entering politics?

 rgio wrote:
 
Perhaps elected representatives should be required by law to either place their investments in a blind trust administered by an entity with whom they are permitted no contact with during their term, or to divest themselves completely before taking their oath.