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Finally, there was the explanation of this blind trust ruse advanced by Ivanka Trump on Good Morning America. Regarding the Newsweek article, she said, “There’s something so much bigger than our business at stake, and that's the future of this country. As a private business, we can make decisions that are not in our best interest…. We can say, ‘You know what? We'll do less deals,’ and, ‘Not going to do that deal, even though it's a fine deal.’ It's economically reasonable because it could create a conflict of interest, and we'll act incredibly responsibly.”

Let’s unpack this stunning statement. First, note that it contains an admission that Trump Organization deals would create multiple conflicts of interest for a President Trump. Second, we should just trust the Trump children to figure out which deals they pursue could affect American national security. Unless Ivanka Trump is suggesting that she and her brothers will be in the White House for foreign policy and national security briefings, or that their dad will give them occasional phone calls to discuss classified information, how will the Trump children know how to steer clear of U.S. foreign policy? Her argument here suggests she would not do well on the reality show Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?

http://www.newsweek.com/2016/09/30/donald-trump-blind-trust-foreign-business-deals-500398.html

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