Trump has many conflicts of interest. That’s a fact. However, Bloomberg presented what they called a conflict of interest with Trump’s Immigration Ban that was actually was evidence of a conflict.
I know this isn’t going to explain away any of the real conflicts of interest, and in fact, that’s good because there are so many conflicts. I haven’t seen, but I’m choosing to let my former hedge fund and MBA life not be at the forefront of what I do now, so much evidence of a control. I do trust the news will report when there is a conflict. However, I’d hope that their evidence is stronger next time.
Bloomberg reported that Trump’s Immigration Ban had some conflicts of interest because it included neither the UAE nor Turkey. The article stated that Trump has assets there, and I presume that means buildings. Countries included in the Immigration Ban are Iran, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Libya, Sudan, and Yemen. The article said Trump does not have assets there.
This kind of behavior is absolutely absurd. You can’t claim a coincidence as a reason for conflict of interest. If you don’t believe it’s a coincidence, then show that it’s not. I used Bloomberg for almost everything in my past life in the hedge fund world, and I know many people still do. It’s ubiquitous and indispensable.
The immigration ban is serious, and I don’t agree with it in any way, but in an era of fake news, it’s absolutely essential to provide better analysis than comparing two columns: locations of Trump buildings and locations on the immigration ban. You could have claimed Turkey is not on the list for other reasons. There could be reasons Qatar should or shouldn’t be on the ban, and there was no discussion about that. In short, there needs to be a more exhaustive discussion and not just a comparison of two lists.