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Trump Brazenly Using Government Resources To Put Money In His Own Pocket

The White House treated a marketing event at his for-profit golf club as an official act and helped him promote it.

By S.V. Date
Jul 29, 2025, 01:23 PM EDT
|Updated 3 hours ago

Donald Trump and his White House took using government resources to put money into his pockets to a brazen new level Tuesday, treating his participation in a marketing event at one of his Scotland golf resorts as an official act worthy of promotion by taxpayer-funded staff.

The convicted felon president’s “ribbon-cutting” ceremony at his golf resort was listed on the daily schedule released by the White House. When Trump gave a speech predicting it would be “a tremendously successful place,” it was carried live by the White House YouTube channel. When he began playing a round there, his staff posted video of it in real time on social media.

Asked about his use of government resources to promote his own business, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on the flight home that he was unaware of any concern.

“I haven’t heard that. No. I haven’t heard that. Did you get to see my drive in the first hole?” Trump said. “Pretty long. Pretty long. That’s no Joe Biden, let me tell you.”

“It’s the very definition of corruption,” said Norm Eisen, ...

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