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Eric Trump His father, the President, was forced to give an explanation at that moment donald trumpWas caught on hot mic arrange a call between him and Indonesian chairman prabowo subianto in this week Gaza Peace Summit.
The US President and his Indonesian counterpart were at a gathering of world leaders in Sharm el-Sheikh. egyptWhile on a live microphone at a lectern on Monday, Subianto asked Trump: “Can I meet Eric?”
Trump responded, “I’ll call Eric.” “Should I do that? He’s a very nice guy. I’ll call Eric… I’ll ask Eric to call you.”
The exchange is controversial because it represents a potential conflict of interest, given that Eric Trump is its executive vice president. trump organization And his father was meeting Subianto not in a personal capacity, but in a political capacity, and because the Indonesian leader, a former military general, has been credibly accused of war crimes.
“It is not unusual for the president to be talking about arranging a meeting with another head of state for his son (who runs a business that the president still owns and profits from,” the watchdog group said. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Posted In reply.
Asked about the incident by eric bolling On Thursday’s Real America’s Voice, the president’s son was more than happy to discuss it.
“So, I’ve got two projects in Indonesia,” he explained. “We did them in 2014, 2015. By far the most extraordinary golf course in the country, an amazing place. It goes over these lava slopes on the side of a volcano just outside Jakarta.
“I’ve never actually met the president. And obviously, I think everyone in the country probably knows about Trump’s two jobs.
“The other one is in Bali. We’re building a wonderful hotel that’s going to open very soon, and I’ve never met the president. I go there often. We manage teams there.”
Eric Trump said he “doesn’t get involved in politics in Indonesia” and expressed surprise that Subianto knew who he was. They were not challenged about the more problematic aspects of the exchange.
but at cnn‘S Source Later, the younger Trump was asked about the same issue by less obliging people katlyn collins,
“First of all, have you heard from the President? Has he called you?” Collins asked. He replied: “No, not about that. But I’m glad they acknowledged that I’m a good guy. I’m a good guy.”
He added: “For those who look at that moment with your father and the Indonesian president and say, ‘There should be this wall between the president and his business,’ what does it say when a world leader apparently thinks he’s still tied to the family business?” He asked him.
Suddenly hitting the backfoot, Eric insisted that there is a “big wall” between his father’s administration and the Trump Organization, re-outlined his family’s projects in Indonesia, which he had emphasized before Trump won the presidency in 2016, and reiterated that he had never met Subianto himself.
“I think there’s a pretty big wall there,” he told Collins. “I mean, there’s so much wallop that that guy never met me. I mean, think about that, Catalan, think about your question, right?
“I mean the president never met me, and he said, I’d love to meet your son, because I know he has two of the biggest projects in Indonesia that started a decade ago, before, again, we got involved in politics as well. I mean, again, I take it as a big honor, right?
“I mean, we’ve got two very major projects, and the guy asked to meet with me because he’s never met me. And so, I don’t know, I think – I think maybe that indicates there’s a pretty big wall there.”