On congrats call, Trump hit up Argentina’s prez for yuuuge biz favor

Posted by | November 21, 2016 14:10 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics

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Josh Marshall and Catherine Thompson have a bit of a scoop on allegations of Trump’s (at least) unethical behavior when he got a congratulatory call from Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri:

For a number of years, Trump and his Argentine partners have been trying to build a major office building in Buenos Aires. The project has been held up by a series of complications tied to financing, importation of building materials and various permitting requirements.

According to a report out of Argentina, when Argentine President Mauricio Macri called President-Elect Trump to congratulate him on his election, Trump asked Macri to deal with the permitting issues that are currently holding up the project.

This comes from one of Argentina’s most prominent journalists, Jorge Lanata, in a recent TV appearance. Lanata is quoted here in La Nacion, one of Argentina’s most prestigious dailies. Said Lanata: “Macri called him. This still hasn’t emerged but Trump asked for them to authorize a building he’s constructing in Buenos Aires, it wasn’t just a geopolitical chat.”

(For Spanish speakers, here’s the original Spanish we’ve translated: “Macri llo llamó. Todavía no se contó pero Trump le pidió que autorizaran un edificio que él está construyendo en Buenos Aires, no fue solo una charla geo política.”)

Separately, Trump’s business partner on the project, Felipe Yaryura, was there on election night at the Trump celebration in New York City.

Why aren’t we hearing about this in the American press?

For the same reason they are ignoring a slew of other Trump conflicts of interest? After all, this is the same independent, free press that won’t call the “alt-right’ Nazis and racists.


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By: dave-dr-gonzo

David Hirsch, a.k.a. Dave "Doctor" Gonzo*, is a renegade record producer, video producer, writer, reformed corporate shill, and still-registered lobbyist for non-one-percenter performing artists and musicians. He lives in a heavily fortified compound in one of Manhattan's less trendy neighborhoods.

* Hirsch is the third person to use the pseudonym, a not-so-veiled tribute to journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson, with the permission of his predecessors Gene Gaudette of American Politics Journal (currently webmaster and chief bottlewasher at Liberaland) and Stephen Meese at Smashmouth Politics.

15 responses to On congrats call, Trump hit up Argentina’s prez for yuuuge biz favor

  1. anothertoothpick November 21st, 2016 at 14:41

    Pumpkin head has officially turned the government of the people into an oligarchy.

    • whatthe46 November 21st, 2016 at 14:47

      wait until his dumb ass supporters find out he’s planning on overriding time & 1/2 for those making under 47K. so many people bank on this to even meet household obligations.

      • anothertoothpick November 21st, 2016 at 15:02

        Yeah! but talking $hit about the Mexicans and the Muslims made them feel all warm and fuzzy.

        And prest-o change-o their goes your OT pay.

        And all this is happening before he is even in the chair.

        • whatthe46 November 21st, 2016 at 15:06

          and those that didn’t vote for the asshat will have to pay the price. it’s b.s.

          • anothertoothpick November 21st, 2016 at 15:58

            The next time you “time travel” whatthe go back to the 1930’s.

            Just after the Wall Street crash of 1929 and take a look around.

            You won’t like it what ya see. But that could be the way we are headed and when we get there they will blame Obama.

  2. Willys41 November 21st, 2016 at 14:46

    This is why the guy ran for president. It’s the money making opportunity of a lifetime.

    • anothertoothpick November 21st, 2016 at 15:04

      I predicted yesterday that within these four years pumpkin head will be the worlds first trillionare.

      And this country will be in flames.

  3. amersham1046 November 21st, 2016 at 20:12

    Goes both ways, seems America is now for sale,, see our agents at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave

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