Either he is a lousy businessman and doesn’t know how to make money, Our he is a shrewd businessman and he does know how to make money.
You can’t have it both ways.
The fact that all you butt hurt libs are here whining and bitchin that he is making money is evidence he knows how to make money.
If a president owns appreciating assets, it’s predictable that they will increase in value during a presidential term. That is way different than putting the government’s money in your own pocket by frequenting venues that you own.
That those who enter national politics are allowed to become wealthy in the rules of the game. It’s not a case of “well johnny does it too”. If you don’t like conservatives getting wealthy in politics then why aren’t you bitching about libs doing it? Our laws allow this. Don’t like it? Then write your congressman and tell him to change the laws.
But we KNOW they are getting a great deal to use those hotels, because of free markets. The Trump Hotel catering charges have to be reasonable and super competitive because the Republicans could just as easily hold their events at the hotel down the street if the steak there is 11 cents cheaper per plate.