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Is it more unethical than a president, whose words and actions and directives directly impact the livelihood and wellbeing of hundreds of millions of people, being hundreds of millions of dollars in debt, possibly to foreign entities? Not only has he directly lied about his businesses and foreign business deals, he is in massive debt, with much of it not paid at all. That creates huge conflicts of interest. Is it ethical to have a sitting president wondering how he’ll pay off, potentially foreign lenders, during the middle of his term?



Yes it is totally ethical. What makes it unethical? America draws its leaders from the citizenry. Those citizens are allowed to borrow money, be in debt, and retain privacy of their confidential information. Entering politics doesn’t deprive them of their identity as a citizen.




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