⛳Emoluments concerns rise as EU negotiates at presidential properties
Ethics in Government
Foreign Policy
President Trump spent July 25-27, 2025, golfing at his Turnberry and Aberdeen properties while conducting official trade negotiations with EU President von der Leyen and meeting UK PM Starmer. The trip included a ribbon-cutting for Trump's new golf course, mixing personal business promotion with presidential duties as critics note foreign leaders must visit Trump properties to access U.S. policy.
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Why This Matters
💰 Foreign leaders pay Trump businesses for policy access:
EU and UK officials forced to visit Trump golf resorts for negotiations, enriching his companies through diplomatic necessity.
🗽 Taxpayers fund Trump property marketing worldwide:
Presidential trips showcase his businesses globally while Secret Service pays Trump for rooms and golf carts.
📜 Emoluments Clause dies at the 18th hole:
Constitution's ban on foreign payments meaningless when presidents conduct diplomacy at their cash businesses.
🔍 Track Trump property profits from government:
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics documents corruption at citizensforethics.org—expose self-dealing with evidence.
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Which of the following properties did President Trump visit for golfing between July 25-27, 2025?
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With whom did President Trump conduct official trade negotiations during his July 25–27, 2025 trip?
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The ribbon-cutting event for President Trump's new golf course during his trip best illustrates which concern about mixing personal business with presidential duties?
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Which organization is cited as documenting corruption and tracking Trump property profits?
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The Emoluments Clause effectively prevented foreign payments to President Trump when he conducted diplomacy at his golf businesses.
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During President Trump's trip, the Secret Service received golf carts from Trump at no cost.
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