Trump's foreign policy makes sense if you 'follow the money,' MSNBC host points to Trump business with Saudi Arabia, Russia and Turkey

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'Istanbul, you've seen the picture of Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump going and opening up Trump Towers,' Joe Scarborough said in regards to the president's controversial Syria withdrawal.

"We don't know all that [Russian President] Vladimir Putin has on Trump, but we do know this, that [Trump's oldest son] Don Jr. said several years ago ... that they get most of their money from Russians," the MSNBC host explained. He went on to suggest that the president's recent decision to withdraw troops from northeastern Syria, allowing Turkey to advance into the country, was related to his business interests in Istanbul.

"Istanbul, you've seen the picture of Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump going and opening up Trump Towers," he said. Scarborough and many other Trump critics have repeatedly raised concerns about the president's domestic and international business interests, and the potential influence they could have on his decisions as commander in chief. Going against precedent, Trump chose to remain the sole-owner of the Trump Organization after he was elected, instead of divesting or placing the company into a blind trust. His sons, Trump Jr.

President Donald Trump receives the Order of Abdulaziz al-Saud medal from Saudi Arabia's King Salman at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh on May 20, 2017Trump's sons have insisted that the company will not make any new foreign business deals while their father serves as president. However, this has not stopped them from pushing ahead with numerous overseas projects that were launched before the election. Trump hotels and properties in the U.S.

 

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mary_swilling Joe Scarborough is no Independent. As recently as yesterday they were bashing Hillary and trying to escalate Hunter Biden’s legal business dealings into a scandal, like they did with Hillary’s emails. Once a (R) FL always a (R) FL.

Absolutely correct and you can add to that, Kushner's extortion job on Qatar, using USA foreign policy to extort billions of dollars out of the Qataris, quid pro quo, to bail him and his family out of th black whole real estate deal he did in New York.

he's in it for himself and nobody else, we've known that for a long time

Good_Lt Only folks more openly and unapologetically corrupt at this point is FIFA.

Not too tough. Seven Deadly Sins. He’s a walking pamphlet and the Christians love him! Go figure! realDonaldTrump

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