Kolumne Inside America: Trump ist Trumpf – immer!
Manchmal erweckt es den Eindruck, als sei das politische Amt des Präsidenten Nebensache. Allenfalls nützlich, um Geschäfte anzubahnen, bei denen es nur einen Sieger gibt – immer denselben.
Despite an abundance of occasions catching me off guard by Donald Trump's casual disregard for conventional behavior, I find myself respecting the nonchalance of the American President. There appears to be no limit to what he can do or leave undone without inciting long-lasting outrage, let alone causing serious repercussions. The critical journalists ridicule him in public as a "dumb pig", his attorney is humiliated by him, hostile leaders of sovereign states are kidnapped.
Even in Germany, ministers resign when they have not been as meticulous as they should have been with their doctoral theses.
Unsurprisingly, America is the land of unlimited possibilities – and Donald takes advantage of it to the fullest. However, the most striking aspect is the self-enrichment of the President and his family circle. The self-proclaimed dealmaker reportedly earned 1.4 billion dollars through crypto trading after he virtually eliminated the regulation for the industry during his term in office.
His brother-in-law, Jared Kushner, makes billion-dollar deals in countries where the President conducted landscaping deals. President's gifts sometimes amount to the size of a Boeing 747, such as in the case of Qatar.
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