It was a complicated birth that of the Constitution of the United States, but one of the articles that was adopted unanimously and without debate was the one that not only prohibited the granting of titles of nobility, but from which the newborn United States of America is currently freeing itself The English king prohibited public officials from accepting “gifts, emoluments, offices or titles of any kind from kings, princes or foreign states”.
The fear that enemy nations would exert undue influence on their invention, the United States, was so great for the Founding Fathers that the same prohibition was already included in the Articles of Confederation, the agreement between the thirteen states , which served as the first Constitution of the United States.
That's why news arrived last night in the 20th Century that the Chinese government and other state entities had spent over $5.5 million on Donald Trump's various properties during his presidency, the Saudi government and others quantified the amount discovered so far Total of $7.8 million – would have been sensational. But if American politics – it is now clear – has a “before Trump” and a “after Trump”, with 2017 as the turning point, it is likely that even this clear conflict of interest (Trump's escort paid more than… in his hotels…) 1,000 Dollars per night, a rate about five times higher than that generally agreed upon with state employees (the traditional “government rate”) will end in nothing, although the text of the Constitution leaves little doubt as to this.
It certainly sounds a little bad that a Chinese bank accused by the US Justice Department of helping North Korea evade sanctions and a Chinese state-owned airline are among the customers of Trump properties (in the capital, in Las Vegas and New York) The business president was in the White House.
Not that yesterday's revelations were particularly surprising: The former Trump Hotel in Washington (now a Waldorf) in the historic Old Post Office building, five blocks from the White House, was home to legions of lobbyists, diplomats, bagmen, etc. during his presidency various errand boys with the restaurant and especially the bar filled until late, gin and tonic for $23 and smooth vodka with a plate of oysters and caviar for $100 (excluding taxes and tips), not to mention the “seafood pyramid” . $120. As soon as Trump left the White House (the only Washington restaurant he visited during his 2017-2021 term was that of his hotel), the hotel was emptied and quickly changed hands to a group of investors for $375 million Miami.