Saturday, July 5, 2025

Rogue use of presidential power

U.S. President Donald Trump uses his presidential power to bolster Trump family fortunes.  

In return to lowering the threat of a 46 per cent tariff to 20 per cent, Vietnam was bullied into allowing the Trump Organization to build a $1.5 billion golf complex on farmland that has sustained Vietnamese families for centuries. The project will take up nearly 10 square kilometers along the Red River. 

For details, see New York Times report June 2025 by Damien Cave.