Trump wants to build luxury hotels in Taiwan's Taoyuan: mayor

[BeyondGeography]

From Nov. 16; just adding some perspective to today's protocol breach:

Taoyuan Mayor Cheng Wen-tsan confirmed rumors that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump was considering building luxury hotels and resorts in Taiwan’s Taoyuan City, according to media reports Wednesday.

A woman working for the Trump Organization came to Taoyuan in September, declaring the company’s investment interest in Taiwan’s Taoyuan Aerotropolis, a large urban planning development project surrounding the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.

However, given the megaproject plan is still under review, the meeting was merely a form of gesture, the mayor said, according to media reports.

Reports also said the meeting suggested that Eric Trump, the son of the President-elect, will come to Taiwan personally to see about the potential business opportunity by the end of the year...

http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3031091

Let's roll the dice on US/China relations because I want to build hotels!

[C_U_L8R]

1. I thought we'd have to wait...

at least until January for Trump to completely
unravel and make a mess of things.
He's quickly proving to be more corrupt
and frankly, stupid, than anyone could imagine

[elehhhhna]

11. Well hell be selling Trump steaks to India in no time

[TwilightZone]

4. You clearly have no understanding of Taiwan/US relations

I would suggest you do some research.

Repeatedly posting Trump's justification for his call is misguided, at best, and makes you look a little uninformed.

[Cha]

9. Thank you, Twilight Zone!

Jeeze.. whining About President Obama and letting dump off the hook.. unreal.

[lonestarnot]

3. Already moving forward on the shit. China not happy about the phone call. Hound and sue, hound and

sue. Sue the family, sue the dog, sue the wife (she not family LOL)

[Baitball Blogger]

5. We are a superpower nation with a third-world leader.

[Roland99]

6. Explains *that* phone call, eh?

[Barack_America]

7. Glad he got the call in before he "divests".

What complete bullshit.

I'm getting to the point where I'd rather suffer Pence; I really think Trump may kill us all.

[BeyondGeography]

8. I agree...Wait until the hostiles start messing with his beloved buildings

Bush's WH attorney wrote this today:

...A building branded with the name of an American president — any president, but perhaps especially Mr. Trump — would be a tempting target for terrorists and other enemies of the United States. Who is going to protect the buildings? Will the Trump organization hire a security firm to do the job, or will the American taxpayer be on the line for the bill? Will foreign governments offer to pay to secure the properties — a subsidy of the Trump organization that would probably violate the Emoluments Clause? If a terrorist attack, a botched security operation or some other tragedy happens on a Trump property, the United States could easily get drawn into a conflict abroad. And our adversaries know this. This is one of the most dangerous aspects of Mr. Trump’s conflict-of-interest problem.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/opinion/trumps-business-empire-isnt-just-an-ethical-disaster.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share

[elehhhhna]

10. Given that the buildings are obviously soft targets,

there probably won't be much to protect at least economically - if I own the unit I would be giving that thing away right now. Divest asap.

[Maru Kitteh]

12. imagine that. who could have seen this coming!