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-- 2016 --
December 26: Trump swears his administration will only 'buy American and hire American'

What he didn't explain in his Instagram vow, however, is why his businesses haven't yet followed those rules that he claims to be so "simple." In the last 15 years, Trump's businesses have hired "at least 1,256 foreign guest workers," CNN reported. Since Trump launched his presidential campaign in 2015, his companies have requested "at least 190 foreign visa workers."

Most recently, it was reported that the Trump Winery vineyard is looking to hire six foreign workers to start just days after Trump is sworn in as president. Trump also reportedly got approval from the U.S. Labor Department in October to hire 64 foreign workers to fill temporary jobs over the winter at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida.
http://theweek.com/speedreads/669936/trump-swears-administration-only-buy-american-hire-american
-- 2017 --
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Undated: Trump Home is a brand of
furniture and home items marketed by American businessman and now President of the United States Donald Trump and owned by Trump's company, The Trump Organization.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Home

February 13: Sears Holdings, the company that owns retail stores Sears and Kmart, reportedly said this weekend that it would remove 31 Trump-branded items from its website. ... to focus on its "most profitable items" ... Sears spokesman Brian Hanover told Reuters.
http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/12/news/companies/trump-brand-sears-kmart/index.html?iid=ob_article_footer

March 22: ‘Turkish Trump,’ a Hotel Plan and a Tangle of Foreign Ties
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/22/business/trump-organization-scion-hotel-deal.html

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April 18: Trump’s ‘Hire American’ overhaul could damage pro-business agenda
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/18/trumps-hire-american-overhaul-could-damage-pro-business-agenda.html

April 24: President Donald Trump personally owns Mar-a-Lago, his private club on Florida's eastern coast. But that didn't stop the State Department, in a blog post on the United States Embassy in London's website, from touting the property.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/24/politics/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-state-department-blog/index.html

Undated: Americans deserve elected officials that are beholden to voters, not outside influences or their own personal financial interests. That’s why we’re worried about the massive conflicts of interest looming over a Trump presidency.
http://www.commoncause.org/take-action/act/stop-donald-trumps-conflicts-of-interest-blind-trust.html?gclid=CP_MmsCPvtMCFQIQaQod3a4Kcg

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May 16: In January, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a government watchdog group, filed a lawsuit claiming Trump violates the [emoluments] clause because he is accepting payments from foreign governments through his business empire. ... But the federal government ruled in March that the hotel is not violating its lease, despite a clause that says no government official can be a party to it. The GSA determined that the financial trusts and legal arrangements that Trump set up to manage his businesses have ensured that he will not get any money from the hotel while he is in office.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/16/politics/trump-hotel-projection/index.html

May 22: The Trump Taj Mahal casino broke anti-money laundering rules 106 times in its first year and a half of operation in the early 1990s, according to the IRS in a 1998 settlement agreement. ... According to a dozen anti-money laundering experts, casinos often run into these problems. But getting caught with 106 violations in the casino's opening years is an indicator of a serious problem, they said.

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It's a bit of forgotten history that's buried in federal records held by an investigative unit of the Treasury Department, records that congressional committees investigating Trump's ties to Russia have obtained access to ...

[Taj Mahal] violations date back to a time when the Taj Mahal was the preferred gambling spot for Russian mobsters living in Brooklyn, according to federal investigators who tracked organized crime in New York City. They also occurred at a time when the Taj Mahal casino was short on cash and on the verge of bankruptcy.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/22/politics/trump-taj-mahal/?iid=ob_article_footer_expansion

May 25: The Trump Organization appears to be making only a limited effort to live up to President Trump's promise to give the U.S. Treasury all foreign profits from his hotels and resorts, according to documents released in recent days.
http://www.npr.org/2017/05/25/529896841/trump-said-he-would-donate-foreign-government-profits-docs-suggest-limited-effor

May 25: The Watchtower in Brooklyn Heights is one of the most noticeable edifices in New York. It’s a complex of buildings on a bluff above the East River, with a sign on top that flashes the time and temperature. It used to be the world headquarters of the Jehovah’s Witnesses.

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But today, workers are preparing to give it a makeover. Like so much else in Brooklyn, the Watchtower has been sold to developers. It changed hands last August, shortly after Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for President.

The timing is relevant, because the buyer was Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. At $340 million, Kushner’s purchase of the Watchtower was one of the biggest real estate transactions in Brooklyn history.

Kushner didn’t buy the Watchtower alone. He had help from a company called CIM Group, a private equity firm based in Los Angeles. Over the years, documents show, CIM has done at least seven real estate deals that have benefited Trump and the people around him, including Kushner. Those deals included stabilizing the scandal-plagued Trump SoHo hotel, a key Manhattan holding for Trump and his children Ivanka, Eric, and Donald Jr.

At the same time, records show, CIM Group, with approximately $19.7 billion under management, has pursued an array of lucrative government contracts, pension investments, lobbying interests, and a global infrastructure fund, all of whose fortunes could benefit from a Trump presidency.
https://www.wnyc.org/story/trump-kushner-little-known-business-partner/

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July 26: Trump Organization Finance Chief Called to Testify Before Federal Grand Jury

Longtime Trump executive Allen Weisselberg has been subpoenaed in Michael Cohen probe
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-organization-finance-chief-called-to-testify-before-federal-grand-jury-1532622947

August 18: The Cleveland Clinic, the American Cancer Society and American Friends of Magen David Adom have all axed plans for galas at Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club.

It will be the first time in eight years that the Cleveland Clinic has not held its fundraiser at the resort in South Florida ....

The cancellations follow the spectacular implosion of Trump's business councils this week over the president's comments that drew a moral equivalence between white supremacists and left-wing protesters.
http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/17/news/companies/cleveland-clinic-trump-mar-a-lago/index.html

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August 31: The Trump administration has announced that it is ending an Obama-era rule on gender gap wage data collection, a move supported by Ivanka Trump. [The rule] required businesses with over 100 employees to collect pay data by gender, race and ethnicity. Those against the rule advocated that it was ineffective and burdensome to employers.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/31/politics/white-house-ivanka-trump-equal-pay-data/index.html

August 30: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and American Oversight have previously sued for GSA lease documents and called for the GSA IG to investigate the [Trump] hotel lease [of the Old Post Office in Washington -- just blocks away from the White House] -- to no avail, until now.

... the lease states that no "elected official of the government ... shall be admitted to any share or part of this Lease, or to any benefit that may arise therefrom," leading some outside ethics watchdogs to call foul.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/29/politics/inspector-general-gsa-hotel-lease-review/?iid=ob_article_footer_expansion

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October 27: The Trump administration scored a victory against Mexico this week in a longstanding trade battle.

The U.S. and Mexico have been locked in a dispute over how tuna is fished in Mexico. The U.S. claims that Mexican fishermen allow dolphins to be netted and killed when they fish for tuna. Therefore, U.S. officials say that Mexican tuna fish can't be labeled "dolphin safe."

Mexican leaders deny that the country's fishing industry isn't in compliance with rules imposed by the World Trade Organization and they demand their tuna get the "dolphin-safe" labeling. If it doesn't get that label, several major U.S. supermarkets, like Walmart, won't sell it, even though it can still legally cross the border.
http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/27/news/economy/us-mexico-trade-dolphin-safe-tuna/index.htm

November 5: Trump, who urged people to 'hire American,' secures 70 foreign workers for Mar-a-Lago
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/11/05/trump-who-urged-people-to-hire-american-secures-70-foreign-workers-for-mar-a-lago/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.fec484bcda2c

December 2: GE lays off 12,000
https://www.daytondailynews.com/business/will-000-power-layoffs-affect-dayton/MZZcu3UOF1y7bU4gdTrEUO/
-- 2018 --
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January 5: A staggering amount of U.S. retail stores closed in 2017

An estimated 7,795 U.S. retail store closures were announced in 2017, according to a new research note from UBS, setting a new record.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/staggering-amount-u-s-retail-stores-closed-2017-161401876.html

February 13: 3 Trump properties posted 144 openings for seasonal jobs. Only one went to a US worker.

“America First” doesn’t seem to apply to the president’s own businesses.
https://www.vox.com/2018/2/13/16466542/trump-h-2b-guest-workers

July 26: Trump Organization Finance Chief Called to Testify Before Federal Grand Jury

Longtime Trump executive Allen Weisselberg has been subpoenaed in Michael Cohen probe
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-organization-finance-chief-called-to-testify-before-federal-grand-jury-1532622947

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September 24: [From "why do people love -or hate- Trump? Here Are The 20 Top Reasons "]

4. He’s a businessman and not a politician.
What the hell does he know about politics or how government works? Can he even name his local Congressman? Does he know the difference between the House and Senate? He never served in any kind of political office, and then you make him PRESIDENT? He seems so dumb and crass and uninformed, he’s the type of guy who’d want to rename the Supreme Court as the Totally Awesome Court. No wonder all Democrats and a healthy slice of the Republican Party can’t stand him. He knows nothing about how government works, nor does he seem to care that a huge purpose of government is to protect your average worker and consumer against predatory businessmen such as him.
https://thoughtcatalog.com/jeremy-london/2018/07/why-do-people-hate-trump/

October 15: Sears Holdings plans to close another 142 unprofitable stores, as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, on top of 46 store closings announced in August.

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Liquidation sales at the additional stores are expected to begin within two weeks, according to a court filing.

"As we look toward the holiday season, Sears and Kmart stores remain open for business and our dedicated associates look forward to serving our members and customers," Sears chairman Eddie Lampert said in a statement.

The company has 687 stores remaining, including Kmart locations.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/10/15/sears-holdings-bankruptcy-store-closures/1645971002/

November 26: The number of farms filing for bankruptcy is increasing across the Upper Midwest.

A new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis shows 84 farms filed for bankruptcy in Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana in the 12 months that ended in June. That’s more than double the number over the same period in 2013 and 2014.

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The Star Tribune reports the increase in Chapter 12 filings reflect low prices for corn, soybeans, milk and beef. The situation has gotten worse for farmers since June because of the retaliatory tariffs that have closed the Chinese market for soybeans and held back exports of milk and beef. Chapter 12 bankruptcy allows for repayment of debt over three years.
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/11/26/farm-bankruptcies-on-rise-in-midwest/

November 26: GM to slash over 14,000 jobs from North American workforce

The reduction could include the closing of up to five domestic plants.

In the most far-reaching shake-up since the company emerged from bankruptcy more than eight years ago, General Motors will shutter three North American assembly plants and two other facilities, while also eliminating 15 percent of its salaried and salaried contract workforce, moves that together will cost an estimated 14,700 jobs.

The cuts are part of a plan to adapt to changing market demands favoring SUVs over sedans and coupes, while also shifting focus to the electrified and self-driving vehicles GM sees as central to the industry’s future.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gm-slash-over-14-000-jobs-north-american-workforce-n940091

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November 26: Jared Kushner pushed to inflate Saudi arms deal to $110 billion: Sources

The state official described the five-page list of potential arms sales as items the Saudi officials had signaled interest in or were deemed among their needs by U.S. defense analysts.

Brookings Institute defense strategy expert Michael O'Hanlon, who has seen the photograph of the letter of intent provided by ABC News, called it “amateurish quality.”

“It acknowledges it's not binding,” O’Hanlon told ABC News.

“It's a multi-billion dollar transaction with three short lines of information as if that's meaningful. It's like you're taking notes on the back of a napkin over dinner. It's not a contract. It’s the idea of putting all of these numbers in the interest for the biggest number you can find.”

Many of these deals were negotiated during the Obama administration, but U.S. officials say Trump’s diplomatic pressure was effective in fulfilling the pending orders.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rake-america-great-finns-troll-president-trump-forest/story?id=59291034
-- 2019 --    
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January 2: US Trade Rep. Lighthizer thinks more tariffs could be needed to get meaningful China concessions
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/02/us-trade-rep-reportedly-thinks-more-tariffs-needed-to-get-meaningful-concessions-from-china.html

January 3: One of Trump's top economic advisers thinks the US-China trade war will cause a 'heck of a lot of US companies' to make nasty announcements like Apple's
https://www.businessinsider.com/hassett-us-companies-china-trade-war-tariffs-like-apple-2019-1

February 14: Amazon cancels plans for HQ2 in New York City amid opposition
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/02/14/amazon-cancels-plans-for-hq2-in-new-york-city-amid-opposition.html

February 15: GE’s Decision to Scrap Boston HQ Shows Corporate Tax Incentives Don't Work
http://fortune.com/2019/02/15/general-electric-boston-tax-incentives/

April 9: The retail apocalypse is far from over as analysts predict 75,000 more store closures
https://www.businessinsider.com/retail-apocalypse-thousands-store-closures-predicted-2019-4

May 12: Here’s A List Of 68 Bankruptcies In The Retail Apocalypse And Why They Failed
https://www.cbinsights.com/research/retail-apocalypse-timeline-infographic/

May 16: Colorado is on the leading edge of technology to fight wildfires and is testing new and potentially life-saving tools.

The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control Center of Excellence is partnering with Honda to test an autonomous ATV.

"(It) is essentially an ATV with advanced sensors and different attachments," said the Center's Garrett Seddon.

Firefighters battling wildfires can typically carry up to 50 pounds of gear, plus hoses and more equipment with them in hot, steep and dangerous terrain. The goal is for the ATV to carry a lot of that equipment, plus medical supplies, to keep firefighters safe.
https://kdvr.com/2019/05/16/colorado-tests-new-technology-to-battle-wildfires/

May 21: Some of the United States’ most prominent retailers are shuttering stores or declaring bankruptcy in recent months amid sagging sales in the troubled sector.

The rise of ecommerce outlets like Amazon has made it harder for traditional retailers to attract customers to their stores and forced companies to change their sales strategies. Many companies have turned to sales promotions and increased digital efforts to lure shoppers while shutting down brick-and-mortar locations.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/retail/features-retail-apocalypse-bankruptcy-stores-closing

May 22: Tanker collision sends thousands of gallons of gas product leaking into Houston shipping channel
https://abcnews.go.com/US/tanker-accident-leaves-thousands-gallons-gas-product-leaking/story?id=62975485
-- 2020 --
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