https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/07/trump-ambassador-woody-johnson-uk-help-british-open-golf-tournament.html
The umpteenth example of President Donald Trump trying to profit off the presidency comes via
the New York Times, which reports that in 2018 Trump pressured his
newly appointed ambassador to the U.K., Woody Johnson, to try to get the
British government to help steer the British Open golf tournament to
his Trump Turnberry resort in Scotland. The British government doesn’t
normally have anything to do with the selection of the venue for the
high-profile yearly tournament, which, as a major driver of publicity
and interest, could have been a financial boon for the Trump-owned
course. But that’s how Trump sees government generally and his position
within it specifically—something to be leveraged for personal gain.
You’d like to think that the American ambassador, as a representative of
his country, upon hearing such an improper, unethical request,
disregarded the president’s desire for a personal favor. But you’d be
wrong.
I've figured out what you're going to do if Trump leaves the White House after the coming election. You're going to look for any reports on how he's trying to cash in on "And you know, I was the president!"
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