Argentinian Payday? In Call, Trump Reportedly Asked Prime Minister To Approve His Building
Donald Trump's election means he's rolling in the dough now, mostly because of conflicts of interest that involve lucrative business deals and his refusal to move everything to a blind trust. There will be a lot more stories like this in the days to come, guaranteed.
TPM reports on the latest, where Argentine President Mauricio Macri made the usual congratulatory call to him and Trump used the opportunity to line his pockets.
According to a report out of Argentina, when Argentine President Mauricio Macri called President-Elect Trump to congratulate him on his election, Trump asked Macri to deal with the permitting issues that are currently holding up the project.
This comes from one of Argentina's most prominent journalists, Jorge Lanata, in a recent TV appearance. Lanata is quoted here in La Nacion, one of Argentina's most prestigious dailies. Said Lanata: “Macri called him. This still hasn’t emerged but Trump asked for them to authorize a building he’s constructing in Buenos Aires, it wasn’t just a geopolitical chat."
(For Spanish speakers, here's the original Spanish we've translated: "Macri llo llamó. Todavía no se contó pero Trump le pidió que autorizaran un edificio que él está construyendo en Buenos Aires, no fue solo una charla geo política.")