美国候任总统特朗普业务遍布全球,引发利益冲突之虞。不过,这名亿万富商今日宣布,将完全放弃他的生意,专注于总统职务,但未有透露其企业日后如何营运。
特朗普在推特连续发布数则帖文,表示因要专注于治理国家,“让美国再强大起来”,所以会完全舍弃他的生意。但他强调,他并非被迫放弃生意,而是因为国家事务明显更重要。
特朗普未有提及其集团会有何安排,但相信业务会交由子女接管。他指12月15日会偕同子女,在纽约召开记者会交代详情。
据《华盛顿邮报》早前统计,特朗普的企业最少在18个国家有商业活动,遍及亚洲、南美和中东,而且生意类型多样,包括地产、酒店、赌场和娱乐事业,令人担心他上任后,会因私人利益轇轕而左右国家政策。
现任总统奥巴马和前总统乔治布什的顾问律师,因应特朗普的潜在利益冲突,日前要求选举人团不要任命他为下任总统。
I will be holding a major news conference in New York City with my children on December 15 to discuss the fact that I will be leaving my …
—— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 30, 2016
great business in total in order to fully focus on running the country in order to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! While I am not mandated to ….
—— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 30, 2016
do this under the law, I feel it is visually important, as President, to in no way have a conflict of interest with my various businesses..
—— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 30, 2016
Hence, legal documents are being crafted which take me completely out of business operations. The Presidency is a far more important task!
—— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 30, 2016