One of the biggest problems dogging the incoming Trump administration would be Donald Trump’s vast business holdings conflicting with his performance as president. In the week after the election, the Washington Post reported that Trump DC hotel officials had done outreach to local foreign embassies; Trump met with Indian businessmen who work with his brand; Ivanka Trump took part in a state meeting with the Japanese Prime Minister; an Argentinian reporter said that Trump and his daughter Ivanka had requested a business favor on a phone call with the Argentinian president; Trump himself told The New York Times that he’d be capable of running his business alongside his presidency. All of this was disquieting.
Now, Trump clearly understands the problem. He tweeted this morning:
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