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On the recordSeptember 15, 2016
Mr. President, the piece is very, very thorough. So I am only going to quote a few things because of the time of the Senate. No. 1, the article says that, if elected, Donald Trump would be ``the most conflicted president in American history,'' and ``almost every foreign policy decision he makes will raise serious conflicts of interest and ethical quagmires.'' The article details how Donald Trump, his family, and his businesses have multiple questionable partnerships with foreign governments, political parties, and even criminals. The Newsweek article ends with this sound declaration: ``Never before has an American candidate for president had so many financial ties with American allies and enemies, and never before has a business posed such a threat to the United States.'' We face this from Donald Trump, a candidate and a notorious con artist. Donald Trump is only trying to help one person--Donald Trump. I don't care if he wants to be President or city commissioner. Donald Trump is in it to benefit Donald Trump. If given the opportunity, Donald Trump will turn America into a big scam, just like Trump University. I can't make up this stuff. Here is what one of its managers said at Trump University--head of sales: ``a fraudulent scheme and that it preyed upon the elderly and uneducated to separate them from their money.'' That is one of the managers of Trump University. That is a direct quote. But Trump University is only one example.…
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