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| Donald Trump sold all stockholdings in June, spokesman says |
| 2016-12-08 |
| [UPI] A front man for Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... said the president-elect sold all of his stockholdings in June, which could help him avoid potential conflicts of interest. The announcement comes after Trump on Tuesday morning said he wants to cancel the government's order for the development of a new Air Force One, citing a $4 billion cost. After he was questioned about the Boeing deal, Trump said his administration wants Boeing -- a company he publicly held stocks in -- "to make a lot of money" but not too much. "Well the plane is totally out of control, it's going to be over $4 billion for Air Force One program," Trump said in Trump Tower, CNBC reported. "I think it's ridiculous, I think Boeing is doing a little bit of a number. We want Boeing to make a lot of money, but not that much money." Trump had at least two brokerage accounts that held about 150 separate corporate stock and bond investments, including for companies such as Amazon, Apple, Boeing and Visa, The Wall Street Journal reported. But Trump's front man, Jason Miller, said those no longer represented a conflict of interest. "The president-elect sold all of his stock back in June," he said during a phone call with news hounds. Trump last week said he plans to leave his business "in total" in order to focus on the presidency, though he is not "mandated under law" to do so. The president-elect has been questioned since winning the presidency over potential conflicts of interest with his expansive business empire. One of Trump's options is to put his assets into an independent blind trust but he will hold a presser on Dec. 15 to announce his solution. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 ..and their staffs. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-12-08 13:15 |
| #3 Wonder if he's going to issue the 'Divestment Challenge' to congress? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-12-08 11:55 |
| #2 Would have been cheap to buy them back if Hillary had won. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2016-12-08 10:47 |
| #1 "Well the plane is totally out of control, it's going to be over $4 billion for Air Force One program," Trump said in Trump Tower, CNBC reported. "I think it's ridiculous, I think Boeing is doing a little bit of a number. We want Boeing to make a lot of money, but not that much money." Hey, just want to say to the Washington state Senators (D), I'm sure your not going to screw with my nominees. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-12-08 08:17 |