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From Sharpiegate and Turnberry to Pence, Barr, the Taliban and the botched Afghanistan talks, Trump offered a master class this past week on how a cult of personality and financial conflicts causes good government to decay -- from the top down: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
“This is the first time I’ve felt pressure from above to not say what truly is the forecast,” a NOAA meteorologist told the Post. “It’s hard for me to wrap my head around.”
"The U.S. military has also fallen under the president’s sway, it would appear. Politico reported on Friday night that Democrats are investigating whether Air Force crews have been improperly routed for stays at the president’s money-losing golf resort in Turnberry, Scotland."
However the military, Pence, and Barr "ended up doing business with the president, the mere fact that they are lining Trump’s wallet looks awfully like institutional kowtowing...In a worst-case scenario, it smacks of financial conflicts and the possibility of deeper corruption."
