What if a businessman controlled the most powerful military in the world?

[berg80]

The Trump Organization wants to open a luxury hotel in the heart of Israel​

The Trump Organization wants to open a luxury hotel in the heart of Israel

The Trumps reportedly planned to start with the Jerusalem project before possibly expanding to Tel Aviv

www.independent.co.uk

Trump’s Name Could Adorn Tel Aviv Hotel, Becoming a Symbol or a Target
On the first night that Iran sent missiles whistling across Tel Aviv, one struck deep in a trendy neighborhood that is home to the Israel Defense Forces headquarters, two luxury shopping malls — and a soaring hotel that has caught the eye of President Trump’s family.

Iran’s counterstrikes on June 13, in retaliation for Israel’s assault on its nuclear program, littered the city’s Sarona neighborhood with smoke and ballistic debris. It also broadcast the complexities that the Trump family business faces as it continues its international deal-making.

This spring, Eric Trump, the president’s son who runs the Trump Organization, discussed a potential partnership with the owners of the Sarona district hotel now under construction, according to people involved in the talks and records reviewed by The New York Times. The possible deal would likely allow the Trumps to manage the property — a rising tower of twisting glass and steel that will become Tel Aviv’s tallest hotel once it opens — and affix their name to the city’s skyline.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/us/politics/israel-hotel-trump-destination-target.html

Americans should never have to wonder if a prez's decisions involving military actions are being influenced by business interests.

 

[pknopp]

It would give Iran their next target to hit.

 

[berg80]

It would give Iran their next target to hit.

Perhaps. But what about the larger question of a prez making military decisions in order to protect a revenue stream he personally profits from?

 

[pknopp]

Perhaps. But what about the larger question of a prez making military decisions in order to protect a revenue stream he personally profits from?

Trump is involved up to his neck in conflicts of interests. What are you going to do about it?

 

[GLASNOST]

What if a businessman controlled the most powerful military in the world?​

I don't know the answer to that question but it would have to be better than a B-monkey movie star like Ronald Reagan - a Third World stand-up comedian like Merry Volodi Zoolinsky or a geriatric zombie like Creepy Joe Biden.

 

[22lcidw]

The Trump Organization wants to open a luxury hotel in the heart of Israel​

The Trump Organization wants to open a luxury hotel in the heart of Israel

The Trumps reportedly planned to start with the Jerusalem project before possibly expanding to Tel Aviv

www.independent.co.uk

Trump’s Name Could Adorn Tel Aviv Hotel, Becoming a Symbol or a Target
On the first night that Iran sent missiles whistling across Tel Aviv, one struck deep in a trendy neighborhood that is home to the Israel Defense Forces headquarters, two luxury shopping malls — and a soaring hotel that has caught the eye of President Trump’s family.

Iran’s counterstrikes on June 13, in retaliation for Israel’s assault on its nuclear program, littered the city’s Sarona neighborhood with smoke and ballistic debris. It also broadcast the complexities that the Trump family business faces as it continues its international deal-making.

This spring, Eric Trump, the president’s son who runs the Trump Organization, discussed a potential partnership with the owners of the Sarona district hotel now under construction, according to people involved in the talks and records reviewed by The New York Times. The possible deal would likely allow the Trumps to manage the property — a rising tower of twisting glass and steel that will become Tel Aviv’s tallest hotel once it opens — and affix their name to the city’s skyline.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/us/politics/israel-hotel-trump-destination-target.html

Americans should never have to wonder if a prez's decisions involving military actions are being influenced by business interests.

We need to get the military industrial complex under control. So much wasted. We need naval ships, and these corrupted asses have us coming up short against China.

 

[GLASNOST]

We need to get the military industrial complex under control. So much wasted. We need naval ships, and these corrupted asses have us coming up short against China.

It would be much better to make friends with China, find their weaknesses, and learn from them.

 

[berg80]

Trump is involved up to his neck in conflicts of interests. What are you going to do about it?

Well, there is already a constitutional provision blocking a prez from having conflicts of interest called the Emoluments Clause. It needs to be adhered to, inforced, and reinforced. trump chose to ignore it, the courts let him get away with it, and Repubs don't care about anything Dear Leader does to use the office of the POTUS to enrich himself. It's a problem in need of addressing by Congress.

So we know as long as Repub's are in charge nothing will happen.

 

[pknopp]

Well, there is already a constitutional provision blocking a prez from having conflicts of interest called the Emoluments Clause. It needs to be adhered to, inforced, and reinforced. trump chose to ignore it, the courts let him get away with it, and Repubs don't care about anything Dear Leader does to use the office of the POTUS to enrich himself. It's a problem in need of addressing by Congress.

So we know as long as Repub's are in charge nothing will happen.

It isn't going to happen. Now what?

 

[berg80]

It isn't going to happen. Now what?

I suppose we hope the Dem's take back the House and they hold hearings on the Grifter-in-Chief's financial entanglements. The problem being there will be so much competition for their time with so much to investigate.

 

[pknopp]

I suppose we hope the Dem's take back the House and they hold hearings on the Grifter-in-Chief's financial entanglements. The problem being there will be so much competition for their time with so much to investigate.

We have had investigations after investigations. They go nowhere.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

What if a businessman controlled the most powerful military in the world?​

What if Willie Brown's side piece controlled the most powerful military in the world?

 

[Harry Dresden]

Well, there is already a constitutional provision blocking a prez from having conflicts of interest called the Emoluments Clause. It needs to be adhered to, inforced, and reinforced. trump chose to ignore it, the courts let him get away with it, and Repubs don't care about anything Dear Leader does to use the office of the POTUS to enrich himself. It's a problem in need of addressing by Congress.

So we know as long as Repub's are in charge nothing will happen.

not much happens when the other side is in charge either....

 

[berg80]

We have had investigations after investigations. They go nowhere.

And yet it is essential to document the corruption. For example, the 1/6 congressional committee's report as well as Jack Smith's leaves a public record of trump's criminal behavior for posterity.

 

[pknopp]

And yet it is essential to document the corruption. For example, the 1/6 congressional committee's report as well as Jack Smith's leaves a public record of trump's criminal behavior for posterity.

And that will get you what?

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

And that will get you what?

President Hillary in 2028?

 

[pknopp]

President Hillary in 2028?

Trump would beat Hillary again.

 

[whitehall]

The Brits have some nerve to bring up control of the military since the country formerly known as England has been run by a degenerate royal dynasty for the last four or five millenniums . Bullshit Brit propaganda aside, a businessman does control the most powerful military in the world. Granted Biden was a career politician who never had a real job but Trump is basically a businessman. In case y'all international lefties didn't know, the president doesn't wear a uniform because the military is run by elected representatives of the people.