Trump's travel ban sidesteps his own European resorts

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Source: Politico

President Donald Trump’s new European travel restrictions have a convenient side effect: They exempt nations where three Trump-owned golf resorts are located.

Trump is already under fire for visiting his properties in both countries as president, leading to U.S. taxpayer money being spent at his own firms. The president has been saddled with lawsuits and investigations throughout his term alleging that he’s violating the Constitution’s emoluments clause by accepting taxpayer money other than his salary.

The U.S. government proclamation initiating the ban targets 26 European countries that comprise a visa-free travel zone known as the Schengen Area.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/12/trump-coronavirus-travel-europe-resorts-126808

[elleng]

1. More like deliberate,

NOT 'convenient.'

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2. Your statement is so sad but true

[sakabatou]

3. No one should be surprised

[BigmanPigman]

4. From the article...

"All three of the resorts are struggling financially." GOOD!

[RockRaven]

5. ZOMG!!! What a coincidence!

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6. Maybe those countries governments

Will ban any one coming from the U.S. to their country........including his lard ass......

[Maraya1969]

15. What poetic justice...........

[DENVERPOPS]

19. And take

possession of all his properties to help them pay for Corona Health Expenses.....Since it would be their courts, they would have the final say........

[Maraya1969]

20. Wow! I didn't know they could do such a thing.

[calimary]

7. Well, of course!

[duforsure]

8. He designed it that way

And is desperately trying to tie stimulus to himself using his properties to funnel money to himself.

[DFW]

9. This is hard to swallow

I can't fly home from Germany or France or Holland, like I usually do.

However, I can fly home from England or Ireland. Well, since I can fly from Germany to England or Ireland on any of the ten or fifteen planes a day that fly from Düsseldorf to those countries, and then fly home with no problem, WHAT'S THE POINT?

I am more concerned with getting home to Düsseldorf (I am currently in Barcelona). The flight I usually take home doesn't run on the weekend, so I have to fly changing in Madrid, which just went into lockdown. I hope that doesn't affect the transit area of their airport. To take the train from here to Germany takes over a day of nonstop travel, and that's assuming overnight sleeper connections (or an overnight stay in Geneva, and two days of travel).

I had better find a few crossword puzzles.............

[SWBTATTReg]

11. I wondered about how you were doing, how you were going to be impacted. Take care and be...

safe. I agree w/ your point, and don't think any travel bans will be 100% effective and I think it's already too late.

At least, things don't go into effect until Friday. Hopefully work can adjust as well as your personal life. This is a kick in the pants for sure. Wishing you the best.

[DFW]

12. Thanks. I had dinner with am American colleague last night

He heard the news early this morning, and freaked out

He managed to grab a plane for London this morning, and is trying to find a plane to New York.

[Scarsdale]

10. How convenient!

Eric tRump has a scam going on right now, to take golfers (for a huge fee) to the family courses in Ireland and Scotland. Daddy almost ruined that scam for him, and them. People have already signed up, so the money has likely been spent. Don Jr. might have to cancel his animal slaughter trips, though. Since Eric's wife, and Don Jr. girlfriend are both paid from one of the slush funds known as "Re election campaigns" maybe they can help out financially? "Grifters 'R Us" should be on their family coat of arms.

[chowder66]

16. K&R. nt

[Scarsdale]

17. Great grandpa's gene's

are so strong in the tRumps. The males all gravitate to women who MUST be PAID to spend time with them. Great grandpa was a pimp and owned a brothel.

[chowder66]

18. Keep going!!! : )

[Ford_Prefect]

13. Vlad's attack on the EU continues to profit Trump family enterprises...Imagine!

[turbinetree]

14. Ah yes, that is why he didn't put a travel restriction on the Great Brexit island...................

fucking golf, and so that air force taxpayer jets can land ................................

The fucking madness never stops until..................................................

Until November 3, 2020 and January 20, 2021 cannot get here fast enough...............................