Throughout the campaign, Donald Trump’s supporters told voters that Trump would make an excellent White House occupant because he would run the executive branch like a business. Mitt Romney made the same case in 2012 – he would bring his entrepreneurial expertise to bear as president. Normally, Americans understand that running the White House as a business means cutting waste, firing the bad actors, acting with efficiency.
But there’s another side to business – or at least family business. Family businesses often mean cutting corners in favor of family or taking advantage of opportunities presented without regard to principle. Family businesses are not always run like Bain Capital. They’re sometimes run like Trump Inc. or Clinton Inc., benefitting family even if it means bending or breaking the rules.
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