Trump used presidency for business, started many ventures – report

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Washington: Former US President Donald Trump is in the headlines these days. First, he was accused of tearing and flushing official papers while being the President. Now Trump has been accused of using his identity as the former President of America for personal gain (Donald Trump Controversy). The money that Trump had done for political fundraising went into his pocket. Apart from this, Trump started many ventures to benefit from the identity.

According to the New York Times report, Trump attended a Christmas party in Naples (Italy) in December last year. For joining this party and getting a picture clicked with them, from Rs 7.50 lakh (USD 10 thousand) to Rs 22.50 lakh (Rs 30 thousand) were charged. This money was to be used for political programs and charity, but all this money went to Trump’s bank account.

Who had organized the program?
People present at the party told that they had bought tickets from a private company, Whip Fundraising. Founder Brad Keltner from this company claims that a large part of this program has been given to charity, while no reason for charity has been given on the website advertising it.

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Trump was rich even before he became president
Trump’s spokesman Taylor Budovich said on all these allegations- ‘Trump was rich even before he got a public office. Even after leaving the presidency, the demand for ideas and products related to him remains among the common people. This has never happened in politics before.

Many former presidents of America have redeemed their identities
Before Trump, other former presidents of America have redeemed their identity financially. Barack and Michelle Obama had a joint book deal for Rs 489 crore ($ 65 million). At the same time, Bill and Hillary Clinton also earned Rs 1,152 crore ($ 153 million) through their speeches till 2015. George Bush also had a good advantage from the speaking circuit.

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