Trump would do anything to raise money: Analyst
US President-elect Donald Trump would do anything to “solicit” money from donors and corporations, an analyst in Chicago says, pointing to the incoming president’s inauguration ticket packages as an example.
Stephan Lendman, an author and radio host, made the remarks on Wednesday, after it was revealed that Trump’s inaugural committee was selling a variety of expensive perks for donors who are seeking special access to Trump and his administration officials during the inauguration ceremony.
With price tags ranging from $25,000 to $1 million, the special tickets are far out of reach for the kind of blue-collar voters who helped Trump win the November 8 election against his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
Chaired by private equity investor and longtime Trump friend Thomas Barrett, the inauguration committee claimed the special access tickets were supposed to help cover the event’s $75 million bill.
“Trump was less beholden to moneyed interests than people like Hillary Clinton and [President] Barack Obama because he is the moneyed interest,” Lendman told Press TV on Wednesday. “Anybody who is a billionaire is of course a moneyed interest.”
Lendman said that Trump’s cabinet picks have already exposed his real interests of taking on the presidency.
Trump raised many eyebrows when he chose Steven Mnuchin as his administration’s secretary of treasury.
As a known banker, Mnuchin has spent 17 years at Goldman Sachs, a large investment firm infamously connected to a global corruption network.
With that in mind, Lendman noted that Trump is simply “soliciting” money from donors by selling the inauguration tickets, one of the many things that he would do to fill up his pockets.
“In other words, he will do anything to raise money,” the analyst continued.
Lendman said this trend has continued throughout the American history and Trump is not likely to go against the tide either.
“Does anyone really believe that Trump is going to change this? A billionaire who turns out to be a good guy?” he added.
“I expect very little from Trump,” Lendman said, adding, “I don’t think Trump is going to be that brave to go away from the system.”
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