by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
After learning that its campus would host an appearance and speech by Donald Trump, Jr., the student newspaper at the University of North Texas went to court to find out just how much of their school's money the son of a bankruptcy king would be taking home. The staff of the publication learned from its successful use of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that the Trump heir would pocket a hefty six figures.
(And none of that money will have to be laundered!)
Junior Trump will receive $100,000 for a thirty-minute speech, and then, just to make sure he really earns all of that easy money, he will also have to stick around and answer thirty minutes of questions - all of which will have been submitted to him ahead of time. There will be zero risk of a headline-grabbing "gotcha" question ruining his trip south - not for a paltry hundred grand, there won't! Junior Trump also had to agree to pose for pictures with some of the school's dignitaries and benefactors as a part of his six-figure payday. An extra five grand will be included to cover transportation and lodging costs.
(Remember the old days when a student would have driven his own car to the airport to pick up the speaker, and then he would have been put up for the night in a dorm room? The Trump's don't roll that way.)
This event, a speech by Donald Trump, Jr., is not about a prominent figure sharing his knowledge on a particular topic, for indeed the only knowledge that Junior Trump possesses that people actually want to know about will require the adroit use of subpoenas. The University of North Texas is not buying the wit and wisdom of this particular speaker. The school is, instead, purchasing influence within the Trump White House. When the need arises, the University of North Texas will have a chit good for a hundred grand. The school's administrators understand that, and so does "businessman" Donald Trump.
Most political grifters at least have the common decency to wait until they leave office before trying to cash in, but common decency is a burden that will never afflict the Trump family.
Citizen Journalist
After learning that its campus would host an appearance and speech by Donald Trump, Jr., the student newspaper at the University of North Texas went to court to find out just how much of their school's money the son of a bankruptcy king would be taking home. The staff of the publication learned from its successful use of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that the Trump heir would pocket a hefty six figures.
(And none of that money will have to be laundered!)
Junior Trump will receive $100,000 for a thirty-minute speech, and then, just to make sure he really earns all of that easy money, he will also have to stick around and answer thirty minutes of questions - all of which will have been submitted to him ahead of time. There will be zero risk of a headline-grabbing "gotcha" question ruining his trip south - not for a paltry hundred grand, there won't! Junior Trump also had to agree to pose for pictures with some of the school's dignitaries and benefactors as a part of his six-figure payday. An extra five grand will be included to cover transportation and lodging costs.
(Remember the old days when a student would have driven his own car to the airport to pick up the speaker, and then he would have been put up for the night in a dorm room? The Trump's don't roll that way.)
This event, a speech by Donald Trump, Jr., is not about a prominent figure sharing his knowledge on a particular topic, for indeed the only knowledge that Junior Trump possesses that people actually want to know about will require the adroit use of subpoenas. The University of North Texas is not buying the wit and wisdom of this particular speaker. The school is, instead, purchasing influence within the Trump White House. When the need arises, the University of North Texas will have a chit good for a hundred grand. The school's administrators understand that, and so does "businessman" Donald Trump.
Most political grifters at least have the common decency to wait until they leave office before trying to cash in, but common decency is a burden that will never afflict the Trump family.
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Well said, Rock!
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