CONFIRMED: FALSE — Trump using his position as President-Elect to benefit his hotel business

by The Right Scoop

I hope this isn’t true as it would be a huge conflict of interest. But reports are already emerging that Trump is using his position as President-Elect to benefit his hotel business:

TPM – For a number of years, Trump and his Argentine partners have been trying to build a major office building in Buenos Aires. The project has been held up by a series of complications tied to financing, importation of building materials and various permitting requirements.

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.”

Here’s a few relevant tweets to the article:

Periodist means journalist and he’s referring to Jorge Lanata who is quoted in the article.

As I said I hope this is untrue. We’ll keep you posted as we find out more.

 
UPDATE: Macri’s spokesperson saying this is “absolutely untrue”:

UPDATE 2: Ok it’s pretty clear now La Nacion screwed this one up. Video has emerged of Jorge Lanata saying this, but he also says he’s only half joking:

So this whole thing is bollocks.


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