I strongly disagree with this characterization. I am a registered Republican. There has never been overt corruption like there was during the Trump administration and it was horrifying.
I also respectfully disagreed with a lot of things about the Bush, Biden, and Obama administrations but they were in no way comparable to the transactional corruption of Trump.
I'm genuinely curious how his presidency was a conflict of interest. All the other presidents in this list happily took their salary of $400,000 a year, while Trump donated his salary to various government projects[0] (at least until the last 6 months).
>> In business, a conflict of interest arises when a person chooses personal gain over duties to their employer, or to an organization in which they are a stakeholder, or exploits their position for personal gain in some way.[1]
I fail to see how giving your paycheck away results in any sort of personal gain other than some tax write offs. In that article you linked, it also said he handed his business over to his sons. I recall our current president had his son making business deals in China based on his dad's name and reputation[1].
>> But the new documents — which include a signed copy of a $1 million legal retainer, emails related to the wire transfers, and $3.8 million in consulting fees that are confirmed in new bank records and agreements signed by Hunter Biden — illustrate the ways in which his family profited from relationships built over Joe Biden’s decades in public service.[2]
How is that not the same level, or greater corruption than what you posted? Seriously, I don't get why people believe any administration is not corrupt.
I also respectfully disagreed with a lot of things about the Bush, Biden, and Obama administrations but they were in no way comparable to the transactional corruption of Trump.
He had massive conflicts of interest from day one and refused to step back from his business interests: https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/313864-government-et...