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highplainsdem

(48,979 posts)
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 08:16 PM Mar 2020

Trump: "I'll be the oversight" on how money is doled out to corporations.

I don't have that clip yet, missed that part of the presser myself, but have been seeing tweets referring to this insanity:

Daniel Dale:





Asked about the proposed provision in the relief package to allow Treasury to dole out money to companies as it sees fit, Trump says: "Look, I'll be the oversight. I'll be the oversight."




Austin Evers, executive director of American Oversight:





“I’ll be the oversight” — President Trump. No. Nope. No.
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Trump: "I'll be the oversight" on how money is doled out to corporations. (Original Post) highplainsdem Mar 2020 OP
That is not encouraging mcar Mar 2020 #1
That's an understatement. highplainsdem Mar 2020 #21
You know it! mcar Mar 2020 #34
My ears pricked up intrepidity Mar 2020 #2
Good reason to reject it Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2020 #3
He'll be the oversight so he can get his first. CatMor Mar 2020 #4
One for you, and two for me. One for you, and five for me. One for you, and ten for me. tblue37 Mar 2020 #24
Good one .... wouldn't surprise me. CatMor Mar 2020 #31
Also pay for play pandr32 Mar 2020 #33
True, he acted so strange and adament about the oversight. CatMor Mar 2020 #38
Okay, that gives me great confidence given Trump's history PJMcK Mar 2020 #5
Someone please sneeze on this asshole. Cattledog Mar 2020 #6
Does this help? ... aggiesal Mar 2020 #60
No thanks greenjar_01 Mar 2020 #7
Oh hell no . . . Iliyah Mar 2020 #8
Welp, that idea is DOA. John Fante Mar 2020 #9
You can't even trust him with a charity. Fuck him texasfiddler Mar 2020 #10
Excellent point! Brother Mythos Mar 2020 #14
GAWDS !!!! I feel sooooooooooooo much better. alittlelark Mar 2020 #11
Worst. Possible. Response. tishaLA Mar 2020 #12
The money will all end up in Russia Sedona Mar 2020 #13
No, it'll end up at this resorts, golf courses and hotels Haggis for Breakfast Mar 2020 #41
Correct - not going to fly. However, realize this is just their opening offer gristy Mar 2020 #15
Precisely why we reject the relief package. It's not supposed to be the Trump Industries relief. Jim__ Mar 2020 #16
The guy who wants oversight bankrupted three casinos and a liquor company jmowreader Mar 2020 #17
Translation: Trump gets his cut first. nt procon Mar 2020 #18
Was he salivating as he said that? BSdetect Mar 2020 #19
Yeah, course he was SammyWinstonJack Mar 2020 #23
No. You don't have the time to do the oversight, with all of your tweeting. NCjack Mar 2020 #20
straight into his pocket barbtries Mar 2020 #22
And why does that fail to reassure me? Laelth Mar 2020 #25
If congress allows that they might as well close up shop. captain queeg Mar 2020 #26
Adam Schiff response coeur_de_lion Mar 2020 #27
+1 dalton99a Mar 2020 #37
+2 Martin Eden Mar 2020 #45
+ 1 Raastan Mar 2020 #56
OMG I feel much better now nt doc03 Mar 2020 #28
Fuck no! It will be spent on bad investments gldstwmn Mar 2020 #29
I saw that. He wasn't joking. spanone Mar 2020 #30
The idiot would be saying "L'etat, c'est moi" If he knew what it meant and could pronounce it. highplainsdem Mar 2020 #32
Translation: The money will go to prop up the Trump Organization meow2u3 Mar 2020 #35
We as a nation must reimburse President Trump for the $billions and $billions he has lost sop Mar 2020 #36
Orangie, you're xxqqqzme Mar 2020 #39
Oh, and by the f'ing way...also in that presser today thisaintright Mar 2020 #40
Hate to be a killjoy but how many times have we said "no way, he can't do that" and he does that? Pepsidog Mar 2020 #42
Time to take a page from Moscow Mitch wnylib Mar 2020 #59
Fuck that shit! Nitram Mar 2020 #43
Ditto. nt iluvtennis Mar 2020 #44
Yep, first in line tRUMP Organization, followed by Kusher Companies...then SayItLoud Mar 2020 #46
Yea that is likely true, and you better force tax returns Under The Radar Mar 2020 #47
T-r-u-u-u-u-u-u-s-t me keithbvadu2 Mar 2020 #48
Congratulations, Puppeteer Putin rocktivity Mar 2020 #49
My brain will be dead five ducking days. 47of74 Mar 2020 #50
Good lord. His own father had to get him off the family trust MaryMagdaline Mar 2020 #51
Mr. Bankruptcy? Blue Owl Mar 2020 #52
Fox, henhouse, etc. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2020 #53
Unless Pelosi is the oversight, NO MONEY TO THE CORPORATIONS! SunSeeker Mar 2020 #54
I have only one thing to say about that ... aggiesal Mar 2020 #55
In my best Begbie voice, 'NO FUCKIN' WAY.' SMC22307 Mar 2020 #57
Yeah no that is a terrible idea. Initech Mar 2020 #58
Said the fox to the hens. Sneederbunk Mar 2020 #61

tblue37

(65,357 posts)
24. One for you, and two for me. One for you, and five for me. One for you, and ten for me.
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 09:04 PM
Mar 2020

One for you, and thirty for me. One for you, and fifty for me. One for you, and. . . .

pandr32

(11,584 posts)
33. Also pay for play
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 09:26 PM
Mar 2020

We already saw how he used relief money to shake down the new president of Ukraine.

Brother Mythos

(1,442 posts)
14. Excellent point!
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 08:31 PM
Mar 2020

Individual-1 is ground-zero for so many scandals that I had completely forgotten about that particular one.

Thank you for the reminder.

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
41. No, it'll end up at this resorts, golf courses and hotels
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 09:57 PM
Mar 2020

as they are seeing a steep drop off in business and $$$.

I think that DHHS should commandeer trump's hotels as makeshift hospital wards. He should announce this tomorrow. In the interest of 'doing all he can to help,' this would go a long way towards augmenting hospital wards for the sick. Hell, no one is using those rooms right now. They could be quickly converted, as they usually have one or two beds (like a typical hospital), each with a bathroom and a telly.

Now THAT would be helpful.

gristy

(10,667 posts)
15. Correct - not going to fly. However, realize this is just their opening offer
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 08:31 PM
Mar 2020

What will be more revealing is to see what they come back with on their next offer. It's going to be just as bad though maybe not as blatantly egregious. I have to trust that Pelosi and Schumer are well aware...

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)
17. The guy who wants oversight bankrupted three casinos and a liquor company
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 08:33 PM
Mar 2020

Always remember: Donald Trump, in his private, pre-political persona, owned four licenses to print money and failed at them all.

meow2u3

(24,764 posts)
35. Translation: The money will go to prop up the Trump Organization
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 09:28 PM
Mar 2020

He'll not only line his pockets with taxpayer money, he'll also kick a few tens of billions to Putin and Russian oligarchs.

sop

(10,185 posts)
36. We as a nation must reimburse President Trump for the $billions and $billions he has lost
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 09:28 PM
Mar 2020

while making America great again. And if our president requires some of us to give up our lives to save the economy, we will gladly do so.

thisaintright

(15 posts)
40. Oh, and by the f'ing way...also in that presser today
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 09:46 PM
Mar 2020

how is the guy who f'ing stole million$ from students in a bullshit RE school and stole tons of money from an f'ing charity supposed to give help to vets groups and others in need be any kind of authority on how to tell price gougers and other fraudsters what to do?!!!!

Oh my f'ing god...there are no words...

Pepsidog

(6,254 posts)
42. Hate to be a killjoy but how many times have we said "no way, he can't do that" and he does that?
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 09:58 PM
Mar 2020

Dems better not fold. No folding, No way!

wnylib

(21,466 posts)
59. Time to take a page from Moscow Mitch
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 11:19 PM
Mar 2020

when he refused to consider Merrick Garland in an election year.

"Let the people decide." In this case, put it to a referendum how the money should be used.

SayItLoud

(1,702 posts)
46. Yep, first in line tRUMP Organization, followed by Kusher Companies...then
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 10:16 PM
Mar 2020

anyone and everyone who could possible be investors and lend either of those two companies $$$$$$.

Grifters gotta Grift but Dems don't have to allow it.

Under The Radar

(3,401 posts)
47. Yea that is likely true, and you better force tax returns
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 10:18 PM
Mar 2020

Because a sizable chunk of that money is going to The Trump Org.

MaryMagdaline

(6,855 posts)
51. Good lord. His own father had to get him off the family trust
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 10:41 PM
Mar 2020

Didn’t trust him as far as he could throw him

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