Kellyann Got in Trouble For Advertising Ivanka's Stuff What About This?

[Lewdog]

Pretty sure the President advertising his own golf courses on his official twitter account is against the rule of doing so. Not sure if this is the emoluments clause or just an ethics violation. I bet this is the middle finger in the face after the emoluments clause case was dismissed this past week. If he was supposed to divest his companies to his sons, he sure as hell still shouldn't be doing advertisements for them using his office platform to do so.

Amid hurricane emergency, Trump fired off dozens of tweets promoting his golf course, skewering Andrew McCabe, and criticizing journalists


The Trump Organization on Twitter

 

[Lewdog]

Pogo notice the crickets? Not even Trump supporters can defend this act.

 

[Pogo]

They must be out at the Bowling Green Massacre commemoration.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Tomorrow the ICE round ups begin.

No one cares about Trump's tweets about his golf courses. Call it outrage fatigue.

 

[Lewdog]

Tomorrow the ICE round ups begin.

No one cares about Trump's tweets about his golf courses. Call it outrage fatigue.

You guys never cared before if he broke any rules or laws, why would you care now right?

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

Tomorrow the ICE round ups begin.

No one cares about Trump's tweets about his golf courses. Call it outrage fatigue.

You guys never cared before if he broke any rules or laws, why would you care now right?

Trump has never cared so why should I?

 

[K9Buck]

Pretty sure the President advertising his own golf courses on his official twitter account is against the rule of doing so. Not sure if this is the emoluments clause or just an ethics violation. I bet this is the middle finger in the face after the emoluments clause case was dismissed this past week. If he was supposed to divest his companies to his sons, he sure as hell still shouldn't be doing advertisements for them using his office platform to do so.

Amid hurricane emergency, Trump fired off dozens of tweets promoting his golf course, skewering Andrew McCabe, and criticizing journalists


The Trump Organization on Twitter

I clicked on your Yahoo link but it didn't display the tweets wherein Trump promoted his golf courses. Can you provide an example?

 

[Lewdog]

Pretty sure the President advertising his own golf courses on his official twitter account is against the rule of doing so. Not sure if this is the emoluments clause or just an ethics violation. I bet this is the middle finger in the face after the emoluments clause case was dismissed this past week. If he was supposed to divest his companies to his sons, he sure as hell still shouldn't be doing advertisements for them using his office platform to do so.

Amid hurricane emergency, Trump fired off dozens of tweets promoting his golf course, skewering Andrew McCabe, and criticizing journalists


The Trump Organization on Twitter

I clicked on your Yahoo link but it didn't display the tweets wherein Trump promoted his golf courses. Can you provide an example?

If you click on the second link you can see the advertisement... and before you say it is The Trump Foundation, HE RETWEETED IT on his regular Twitter account. So that gotcha moment you thought you were going to get, not going to happen.

 

[K9Buck]

So that gotcha moment you thought you were going to get, not going to happen.

I simply asked for an example.

 

[K9Buck]

Trump tweets from his personal account that he has had for years. Are you saying that what he did is illegal or just unethical or both? If illegal, can you cite the statute?

 

[K9Buck]

Pretty sure the President advertising his own golf courses on his official twitter account

It's his personal twitter account.

 

[Lewdog]

Trump tweets from his personal account that he has had for years. Are you saying that what he did is illegal or just unethical or both? If illegal, can you cite the statute?

His account has been deemed official Presidential communications. He is not allowed to block any citizen or delete any of his Tweets. It is most definitely against the same law Kellyanne Conway broke.

It could be argued it is also against the emoluments clause because if he weren't POTUS his twitter account wouldn't have as many followers, and since his tweets are considered Presidential communications, him plugging his own golf courses would increase the amount of money they make.

 

[Lewdog]

Pretty sure the President advertising his own golf courses on his official twitter account

It's his personal twitter account.

"The Department of Justice on Monday told a federal district court judge In Washington, D.C. that Donald Trump’s tweets are “official statements of the President of the United States.”"

DOJ says Trump's tweets are official presidential statements

 

[K9Buck]

Trump tweets from his personal account that he has had for years. Are you saying that what he did is illegal or just unethical or both? If illegal, can you cite the statute?

His account has been deemed official Presidential communications. He is not allowed to block any citizen or delete any of his Tweets. It is most definitely against the same law Kellyanne Conway broke.

It could be argued it is also against the emoluments clause because if he weren't POTUS his twitter account wouldn't have as many followers, and since his tweets are considered Presidential communications, him plugging his own golf courses would increase the amount of money they make.

Good points. Thank you. I agree with you.

 

[K9Buck]

"The Department of Justice on Monday told a federal district court judge In Washington, D.C. that Donald Trump’s tweets are “official statements of the President of the United States.”"

DOJ says Trump's tweets are official presidential statements

Good point. You are correct. Thank you.

 

[whitehall]

"Pretty sure"? Trump had to take a cut in pay to become President. Maybe you have him confused with Hillary's husband who pardoned the most notorious corporate criminal in history at the time while he was on the FBI's top ten for a chump change donation to his pathetic library.

 

[Lewdog]

"Pretty sure"? Trump had to take a cut in pay to become President. Maybe you have him confused with Hillary's husband who pardoned the most notorious corporate criminal in history at the time while he was on the FBI's top ten for a chump change donation to his pathetic library.

Cut in pay? His businesses haven't shut down, and in fact his hotel in Washington DC has made more money since he became President, he has rented more spaces in Trump Tower, and his private clubs have made a killing off the federal government.

 

[Thinker101]

Tomorrow the ICE round ups begin.

No one cares about Trump's tweets about his golf courses. Call it outrage fatigue.

You guys never cared before if he broke any rules or laws, why would you care now right?

No kidding, now we're following rules and/or laws? Sure wish you loons would make up your mind.

 

[K9Buck]

Cut in pay? His businesses haven't shut down, and in fact his hotel in Washington DC has made more money since he became President, he has rented more spaces in Trump Tower, and his private clubs have made a killing off the federal government.

I believe laws should be made wherein candidates for president, as well as Congress, must release their tax records, provide a copy of their birth certificate and release their college transcripts. Transparency is good for average Americans.

 

[Lewdog]

Cut in pay? His businesses haven't shut down, and in fact his hotel in Washington DC has made more money since he became President, he has rented more spaces in Trump Tower, and his private clubs have made a killing off the federal government.

I believe laws should be made wherein candidates for president, as well as Congress, must release their tax records, provide a copy of their birth certificate and release their college transcripts. Transparency is good for average Americans.

I have zero problem with that. If you go for a job they may ask for a copy of your college diploma so why shouldn't you have to prove that for being POTUS?