The interesting thing is that you knew exactly to whom I am referring. There is something really weird about a President who obsesses over plastic straws. Actually, you don’t need a straw if you carefully hold your glass with both hands and bring it carefully up to your mouth.
He will no longer talk the Associated Press because they refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of Mexico.
The constant worry that someone is getting the better of Trump is also weird. Today Trump said the executive branch would stop enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977. This is an act that prevents American companies from bribing foreign officials. The act has been enforced many times, including a recent fine for WalMart for bribing Mexican officials.
Trump thinks the act harms American businesses. He said “it’s a disaster.” By allowing American companies to bribe foreign officials, “It’s going to mean a lot more business for America.”
Presidents Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, George W. Bush, Obama and Biden had no problems with the the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
It’s seriously like watching a 12 year-old boy who gets picked on by his big brother try to run the treehouse club for the first time. I wish I had a more eloquent comparison, but look what I’ve got to work with.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act hasn't it's roots in the XYZ affair dating to the Revolution and the Continental Congress dealing the French government?
ReplyDeleteI don't know enough history to comment on that. I think it may have involved more recent bribery.
ReplyDeleteI can comment on the treehouse club comparison. I loved it.