That show appears to be another "hit" job for Trump haters to watch and advertisers to spend their money on ads. Nothing new. They argue in the show that he somehow works with Islamists in his business.
So, reporting actual facts is a "hit job" for Trump haters? If the news is bad news, it's a hit job or fake news?
You do realize this report came from Australia not the USA. The ABC that referred to in the article is the Australian Broadcasting Commission (the ABC) not the USA based ABC. So, the article in question is about an area in the Australian region that has suddenly become much more important to Australia since the USA dropped the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) leaving Australia and China struggling to deal with a region that has a great deal of turmoil–particularly in Indonesia since it has the largest concentration of Muslims of any country in the world. So, yes, if the USA president getting involved in Indonesian business and being cosy with corrupt officials, yes, Australia is bound to be concerned...
As far as the Speaker of the House of Indonesia, if that is Setya Novanto then he's a sleaze-ball of the highest order–just the kind of people Trump likes to deal with.
Indonesia's parliament reappoints scandal-hit speakerJAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's parliament on Wednesday reappointed Setya Novanto as its speaker, reinstating him despite a scandal last year when he was accused of trying to extort $1.8 billion of shares from the local unit of U.S. mining giant Freeport McMoran Inc.
Novanto resigned as speaker in December after an inquiry was launched when the head of Freeport Indonesia Maroef Sjamsoeddin told parliament's ethics panel he secretly recorded a meeting with Novanto and alleged the speaker asked for a stake of 20 percent in the company.
Novanto denied the allegations.
The main point is that the people who elected him knew that he is a successful businessman who develops properties around the world including Indonesia. That's why they voted for him. They wanted him to bring his life-time business experience to the US government to help make our economy better, produce more jobs and make trade fairer for our country.
Yeah, ya know that's what the Trump Minions™ seem to believe but in fact Trump is not really a
successful businessman, he's a
successful crooked businessman who screws the little guy is willing to declare bankruptcy when the situations turn toxic yet still seems to come out smelling like a rose. 6 times he had companies go under...
Fact Check: Has Trump declared bankruptcy four or six times? Is that a mark of a
successful businessman or a crook?
Heck, even Trump's hotel in DC just down the road from the White House has liens against it...
Trump’s DC Hotel Tagged With $5 Million in Unpaid Worker LiensDonald Trump’s new Washington hotel, located just blocks from the White House, owes electricians, wood workers and a plumbing and heating business more than $5 million for unpaid labor, according to liens filed against the property with the District of Columbia.
The 263-room hotel, located on the historic site of the city’s former main post office, opened in October following a $212 million renovation of the 1899 structure. The liens were filed in November and December, according to public records.
Trump has acknowledged not always paying all his bills, saying it’s often a negotiating tactic when work is subpar. His companies have been sued numerous times over unpaid work. Among them were landscapers at Riverside South Park in Manhattan, who sued in 2001 seeking $111,000. Contractors at Trump Park Avenue sued in 2003 seeking $206,000. And in 2010 a painter in Chicago sued a Trump entity developing a high-rise claiming to be owed more than $4 million.
A year ago this USA Today article outlines how often Trump has been sued...
Exclusive: Trump's 3,500 lawsuits unprecedented for a presidential nomineeDonald Trump is a fighter, famous for legal skirmishes over everything from his golf courses to his tax bills to Trump University. But until now, it hasn’t been clear precisely how litigious he is and what that might portend for a Trump presidency.
An exclusive USA TODAY analysis of legal filings across the United States finds that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee and his businesses have been involved in at least 3,500 legal actions in federal and state courts during the past three decades. They range from skirmishes with casino patrons to million-dollar real estate suits to personal defamation lawsuits.
The sheer volume of lawsuits is unprecedented for a presidential nominee. No candidate of a major party has had anything approaching the number of Trump’s courtroom entanglements.
Just since he announced his candidacy a year ago, at least 70 new cases have been filed, about evenly divided between lawsuits filed by him and his companies and those filed against them. And the records review found at least 50 civil lawsuits remain open even as he moves toward claiming the nomination at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in seven weeks. On Tuesday, court documents were released in one of the most dramatic current cases, filed in California by former students accusing Trump University of fraudulent and misleading behavior.
The legal actions provide clues to the leadership style the billionaire businessman would bring to bear as commander in chief. He sometimes responds to even small disputes with overwhelming legal force. He doesn’t hesitate to deploy his wealth and legal firepower against adversaries with limited resources, such as homeowners. He sometimes refuses to pay real estate brokers, lawyers and other vendors.
As he campaigns, Trump often touts his skills as a negotiator. The analysis shows that lawsuits are one of his primary negotiating tools. He turns to litigation to distance himself from failing projects that relied on the Trump brand to secure investments. As USA TODAY previously reported, he also uses the legal system to haggle over his property tax bills. His companies have been involved in more than 100 tax disputes, and the New York State Department of Finance has obtained liens on Trump properties for unpaid tax bills at least three dozen times.
Heck, he's continued his hit streak since being sworn in:
Here's What You Need to Know About Donald Trump's Lawsuits
He's been sued more than 100 times since his inauguration.• President Trump has been sued at least 135 times since taking office.
• The most recent lawsuit was filed by Twitter users blocked by the president.
• Many of the lawsuits pertain to his presidency, with cases regarding the Emoluments Clause, the travel bans, and his executive order threatening sanctuary cities.
• Others, including the litigation over Trump University and a libel suit brought by a former contestant on The Apprentice, stem from Trump's behavior as a private citizen before taking office.
Don't let anyone tell you the Trump administration isn't setting records. The president has been sued more than 100 times in federal court since his inauguration.
This week, a group of Twitter users filed a lawsuit against the president after he blocked them on the social media platform. The legal complaint is just the most recent in a dizzying array of lawsuits that have been brought against the president since he took office on January 20, 2017.
While it's not uncommon for a president to accumulate some lawsuits over the course of his administration, what is happening now is unlike anything we've seen in recent history. According to the Boston Globe, by May 5, President Trump had been sued a remarkable 134 times in federal court since his inauguration.
To put things in perspective, Obama had acquired 26 suits against him at that point in his presidency per the Globe; George W. Bush, seven.
So...is this the sign of a
successful businessman that will
bring his life-time business experience to the US government to help make our economy better, produce more jobs and make trade fairer for our country.
If you think Trump is an example of a successful businessman you must be hanging around with a lot of slime dogs...Trump is a perfect example of everything wrong about capitalism in America today. And no, Australia doesn't want his sort of business practices in their region of the world. Pretty sure they aren't trying to get click-bait ad revenue...at least not down under :~)
