Trump's Trillion Dollar Trip

[babylonsister]

How is this in any way, shape, or form legal? Wouldn't emoluments come into play?
The Emoluments Clause, specifically Article I, Section 9, Clause 8 of the U.S. Constitution, prohibits individuals holding a "public office" or "office of profit or trust" under the federal government from accepting gifts, emoluments, offices, or titles from foreign governments or monarchs without the explicit consent of Congress. This clause aims to prevent foreign influence on U.S. government officials and ensure they prioritize the interests of the United States.

https://politicalwire.com/2025/05/12/trumps-trillion-dollar-trip/

Trump’s Trillion Dollar Trip
May 12, 2025 at 7:08 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

“President Trump leaves for the Gulf on Monday and is aiming to return home with $1 trillion worth of deals and investment pledges,”Axios reports.

New York Times: Trump heads to Middle East with single goal: Deals, deals, deals.

[kentuck]

1. He is too busy grifting to be the President.

He has devoted all his waking hours to stuffing his pockets. He does not have time to be the President or to worry about the needs of the American people.

[democrank]

2. Two things we can count on with Trump....

Grifting and lying

[Irish_Dem]

3. Trump cannot fathom meeting the needs of other people.

Other people are suckers and losers. Just props in the movie in his head where he is the only star.
Everyone else is totally disposable.

He believes all resources belong to him and his spawn.
He is just taking what is rightly his, he believes others are stupid not to do the same.

[kentuck]

4. Absolutely!

Greed is good!

[Irish_Dem]

5. The greedy believe they are special and deserve everyone else's property and possessions.

Trump believes he should own Canada, Greenland, etc.
He is so brilliant, handsome, clever, the world owes him everything.

[kentuck]

6. From the beginning, he has done whatever he could get away with.

If everyone lets him get away with it, there is no limit to what he might do. Words alone do not concern him.

[Irish_Dem]

7. Trump is now empowered, he is immune, can get away with any crime he commits.

He always did feel above the law, and could worm his way of out everything.

Now he can commit many crimes in public, and just laugh at the rest of us.
He knows he is untouchable.

The Trump crime family are the new untouchables.