Major Hotel in
Taiwan. Did I Discuss Such a Deal
(Duh, let me think a minute)
A good introduction to this post is this proverb: “A nod, you know, is as good
as a wink to a blind horse.” [The source of that proverb appears
in the “Letters of the English Lawyer and Writer,” Joseph Ritson in
February 1793].
This update on the post and video below (posted after the fact but relevant):
Directly related to all this and now this video (from the Washington Post reporter) is this piece from the Huffington Post:
This update on the post and video below (posted after the fact but relevant):
Directly related to all this and now this video (from the Washington Post reporter) is this piece from the Huffington Post:
In November, the mayor of Taoyuan, a municipality that holds Taiwan’s
main airport, told Taiwanese media that a representative of the Trump
Organization had traveled to the island and expressed interest in building a
hotel there. The Guardian reported that the representative, only known as
Ms. Chen, expressed interest in a new development near Taiwan’s
airport.
The Guardian did not confirm Chen’s association with the Trump
organization.
The New York Times also found from Anne-Marie Donoghue, global
director of transient sales and Asia for Trump hotels, in which she posted
about being in Taipei for a work trip. [But] in a statement, the Trump
Organization said it had no plans to expand into Taiwan.
“There are no plans for expansion into Taiwan nor are any of our
executives planning a visit. The rumors of a planned development in Taiwan are
simply false. There have been no authorized visits to Taiwan on behalf of our
brand for the purposes of development nor are there any active conversations,”
said Jennifer Rodstrom, Trump Organization spokeswoman in an email.
Donoghue did not respond to a request for comment on the nature of her
trip.
Reminder: Trump has said that he will separate himself from his
business interests before he is sworn in, but has not said how exactly he plans
to do that. He faces numerous potential conflicts of interest around
the world.
The original post starts here with these two linked stories. One is from The Guardian (UK) and the other from here.
Both offer accounts of the same story: Did Trump call the President
of Taiwan or if she called him, did they talk about a possible hotel deal, or
not? That phone calls has everyone up in arms, or the Trump side, I am sure, doesn’t
give a damn (e.g., the Trump loyalists and mouthpieces like Kellyanne Conway).
As noted in the two stories,
it appears that Trump’s call was preceded by an earlier inquiry by Trump’s corporation,
or his corporation representative, about the possibility of building
a new hotel in Aerotropolis, which is the sprawling commercial complex adjacent
to Taiwan’s Tao-yuan International Airport.
Okay, how about a possible Rick
Perry “oops moment” right about right now, um, Mr. Trump?
If this proves to be true and
accurate, then folks we have a downright corrupt, crooked, bribe oriented, unscrupulous,
and deceptive man about to take the oath of office to be the next president of
the United States… is this what people voted for or now want?
I expect more to follow on
this… and, let’s hope more mainstream media join in to prove or disprove this
story and events therein. If true, then this is truly a really big story with
deep, deep consequences.
Stay tuned.
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