Donald Trump Jr. is set to go on an unofficial trip to India where he will be delivering a foreign policy speech and to promote his family business.
The Washington Post reported Monday that Trump Jr. will speak about Indo-Pacific relations at an event on Friday, during which Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to speak. The Trump Organization has also been offering those interested in buying units in Trump properties the chance to meet Trump Jr. through full-page ads about the trip, “Trump is here — Are You Invited?” the headline of one ad reads, before offering home buyers the opportunity to pay about $38,000 to “join Mr. Donald Trump Jr. for a conversation and dinner.”
It has been more than a year since Donald Trump took office and his sons Trump Jr. and Eric took over the Trump organization.
According to The Post, the advertisements to meet Trump Jr. and him delivering a foreign policy speech while on a business trip create a complicated situation.
“Trump’s company is literally selling access to the president’s son overseas,” said Jordan Libowitz, the communications director for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW). CREW has filed several complaints against the Trump administration.
“For many people wanting to impact American policy in the region, the cost of a condo is a small price to pay to lobby one of the people closest to the president, far away from watchful eyes,” Libowitz said.
Before Trump took office, a number of Ethics experts recommended that Donald Trump sells his assets and put the profits in a blind trust, but the president refused.
“They are not going to discuss [the business] with me,” Trump said of his sons at the time. “Again, I don’t have to do this. They’re not going to discuss it with me.”
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