Trump: Anything Goes?
The latest enrichment scheme, concocted by Gianni Infantino
More than 50 years ago, Richard Nixon had to resign as U.S. president because he was implicated in a break-in at the Democratic National Committee Headquarters in the Watergate complex in Washington. Since then, "Watergate" has become a synonym for all political corruption scandals.
Now we need a new word. In the first year of his second term in office, Donald Trump has made about $2 billion — he, his family and his golf buddies have been raking in the money nonstop. Now we learn that his inner circle reportedly planned to profit from the sale of soccer rights by the completely shameless FIFA president, Gianni Infantino. First, Infantino presented Trump with a "soccer peace trophy," whatever that is. Then, at Trump's request, Infantino lifted the suspension of a U.S. soccer player. Now he wants to let Trump in on the most shameless enrichment scheme since the invention of soccer.
Fortunately, the European soccer association UEFA unanimously refused to participate. Naturally, Infantino needs to be sacked, but the main question is why Trump is allowed to get away with things that previous presidents would have been sacked for. The damage Nixon inflicted on democracy was minimal compared to Trump's rampage. We are back in the era of "Anything goes!"
More than 50 years ago, Richard Nixon had to resign as U.S. president because he was implicated in a break-in at the Democratic National Committee Headquarters in the Watergate complex in Washington. Since then, "Watergate" has become a synonym for all political corruption scandals.
Now we need a new word. In the first year of his second term in office, Donald Trump has made about $2 billion — he, his family and his golf buddies have been raking in the money nonstop. Now we learn that his inner circle reportedly planned to profit from the sale of soccer rights by the completely shameless FIFA president, Gianni Infantino. First, Infantino presented Trump with a "soccer peace trophy," whatever that is. Then, at Trump's request, Infantino lifted the suspension of a U.S. soccer player. Now he wants to let Trump in on the most shameless enrichment scheme since the invention of soccer.
Fortunately, the European soccer association UEFA unanimously refused to participate. Naturally, Infantino needs to be sacked, but the main question is why Trump is allowed to get away with things that previous presidents would have been sacked for. The damage Nixon inflicted on democracy was minimal compared to Trump's rampage. We are back in the era of "Anything goes!"
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