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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