Trump Asking For Bribe In TikTok Sale?

[h-hawk]

Sure sounds like it.

"Trump said Monday he was ready to approve a deal for Microsoft MSFT, -0.74% to purchase TikTok — a change in his stance since Friday’s opposition — but only if the U.S. government receives a lot of money in exchange. On Sunday, Trump had a phone conversation with Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella, in which he told the CEO that a “very substantial portion of the price [for TikTok] is going to have to come into the Treasury of the United States, because we’re making it possible for this deal to happen,” Trump said Monday."

“That’s not how it works, Mr. President,” said James Lewis, senior vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. “Of course we aren’t going to get a cut on the deal. It’s just not how it works. The government doesn’t get cuts from a deal.”

The guy is so corrupt he has to ask for money not matter what is going on.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/t...d-money-from-microsoft-tiktok-deal-2020-08-03

 

[Hawk_4shur]

Whether it is a bribe, or extortion, or some sort of punishment, the man is simply an idiot. The government doesn't get a piece of the deal simply because they allow something to happen. He forgot that he the President (as he usually does) and that the government (at least in the US) doesn't get paid for permission.

However, if MicroSoft buys TikToc, I have to believe that the Chinese company will pay a lot of US income tax.

 

[St. Louis Hawk]

That’s a nice company you have there Tik Tok. Would be a shame if something happened to it.

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

He has a criminal/grifter mindset. And everything is transactional to him. It’s just the way he’s wired.

 

[Bonerfarts]

Who cares? Gotta replace RBG on the court. Amirite conservatives?

 

[PerkyForHerky]

Who cares? Gotta replace RBG on the court. Amirite conservatives?

The color palette has nothing to do with this.

 

[B1G]

You retards believe anything anti Trump.

 

[sober_teacher]

He's never accepted that being POTUS of the USA is not the same thing as being CEO of a privately owned/operated company.

 

[billanole]

He's never accepted that being POTUS of the USA is not the same thing as being CEO of a privately owned/operated company.

Yeah, he would call that a foreign concept. You know, anti- Amurican and such.

 

[95Hawk]

You retards believe anything anti Trump.

The fact that you choose to believe anything that Trump says or does is for the greater good is more alarming.

 

[SoDakHawk]

How does Trump personally enrich himself here? The accusation is he is asking for a kickback that goes into the U.S. Treasury. So he is negotiating a kickback that benefits U.S. taxpayers, i.e. you and me.

Yes, this isn't the way any of this works and the government is not entitled to a cut but you all act like Trump is lining his own pockets when he's not.

Such a crook, trying to finagle a deal for The People.

 

[Sooner-Be-Dead]

How does Trump personally enrich himself here? The accusation is he is asking for a kickback that goes into the U.S. Treasury. So he is negotiating a kickback that benefits U.S. taxpayers, i.e. you and me.

Yes, this isn't the way any of this works and the government is not entitled to a cut but you all act like Trump is lining his own pockets when he's not.

Such a crook, trying to finagle a deal for The People.

ZTE was a national security threat until they paid a fine.
Huawei was a national security threat until Trump said it was negotiable in the trade deal.
Trump wanted China to help him get reelected.
Trump wanted Ukraine to help him get reelected.

Why should we think Trump is above board on these new security threats?

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

How does Trump personally enrich himself here? The accusation is he is asking for a kickback that goes into the U.S. Treasury. So he is negotiating a kickback that benefits U.S. taxpayers, i.e. you and me.

Yes, this isn't the way any of this works and the government is not entitled to a cut but you all act like Trump is lining his own pockets when he's not.

Such a crook, trying to finagle a deal for The People.

It’s not that, it’s that:

Nearly four years in.
As President of the United States.
He doesn’t how any of this works.

That’s the issue.

 

[SoDakHawk]

It’s not that, it’s that:

Nearly four years in.
As President of the United States.
He doesn’t how any of this works.

That’s the issue.

Don't disagree. He still has this business mentality and is not in government mode. I pointed out he was wrong.

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

Don't disagree. He still has this business mentality and is not in government mode. I pointed out he was wrong.

I don’t think it’s a business mentality as much as a mafia mentality

 

[86Hawkeye]

Sure sounds like it.

"Trump said Monday he was ready to approve a deal for Microsoft MSFT, -0.74% to purchase TikTok — a change in his stance since Friday’s opposition — but only if the U.S. government receives a lot of money in exchange. On Sunday, Trump had a phone conversation with Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella, in which he told the CEO that a “very substantial portion of the price [for TikTok] is going to have to come into the Treasury of the United States, because we’re making it possible for this deal to happen,” Trump said Monday."

“That’s not how it works, Mr. President,” said James Lewis, senior vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. “Of course we aren’t going to get a cut on the deal. It’s just not how it works. The government doesn’t get cuts from a deal.”

The guy is so corrupt he has to ask for money not matter what is going on.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/t...d-money-from-microsoft-tiktok-deal-2020-08-03

Asking for a "cut" for the Federal Government is not asking for a bribe. Right or wrong, at least he cares about the taxpayers.

 

[THE_DEVIL]

You retards believe anything anti Trump.

What have we got wrong on this issue?

 

[SoDakHawk]

I don’t think it’s a business mentality as much as a mafia mentality

Mafia, politics, what's the difference?

Oh, who's being naïve now, Kay?

 

[theVoicefromtheTomb]

How does Trump personally enrich himself here? The accusation is he is asking for a kickback that goes into the U.S. Treasury. So he is negotiating a kickback that benefits U.S. taxpayers, i.e. you and me.

Yes, this isn't the way any of this works and the government is not entitled to a cut but you all act like Trump is lining his own pockets when he's not.

Such a crook, trying to finagle a deal for The People.

Don’t you know think the President should understand how this works

 

[lucas80]

It’s not that, it’s that:

Nearly four years in.
As President of the United States.
He doesn’t how any of this works.

That’s the issue.

He knows how he wants things to work. He wants them to run like Fred taught him to run Trump Org. Corruptly. Everything is transactional. Black, white, gray... None of that matters. The laws and rules are meant to be worked around, not followed.

 

[SweatPantsStiffy]

Right or wrong, at least he cares about the taxpayers.

How do you reconcile this with the estimated $100M+ he's spent golfing?

 

[BABiscuit]

You retards believe anything anti Trump.

I heard him say this. Are you denying he said it?

 

[86Hawkeye]

How do you reconcile this with the estimated $100M+ he's spent golfing?

That's a lot of greens fees.

 

[ThorneStockton]

That's a lot of greens fees.

All payable to the Trump Organization, he sure does love the taxpayers.

 

[Rudolph]

You retards believe anything anti Trump.

@HawkeyeShawn