Donald Trump’s net worth has skyrocketed since he entered office a second time. Friends and family are benefiting from federal contracts, which Jason Stanley argues, is part of Trump’s larger autocratic goals. “It's intended to create a kind of authoritarian culture.” #Velshi
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How Trump Turned The Presidency into a Lucrative Business
Donald Trump’s net worth has skyrocketed since assuming the presidency, as he and his family discard long-held ethical standards by striking deals in foreign nations, selling access to the Oval Office and doling out government contracts to friends. University of Toronto Professor of Philosophy Jason Stanley says, “It's intended to create a kind of authoritarian culture, a kind of acceptance that the leader should be super wealthy.”