{"id":33372,"date":"2016-12-20T11:49:06","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T19:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=33372"},"modified":"2016-12-20T11:52:42","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T19:52:42","slug":"trump-romances-billionaire-investor-in-the-failing-new-york-times-whos-from-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=33372","title":{"rendered":"Trump Romances Billionaire Investor In The ‘Failing’ New York Times – Who’s From Mexico!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s becoming more obvious every day that Donald Trump has no core principles. His moral code is strictly set to advancing whatever is in his best interest at the moment. That explains his frequent flip-flops on issues and fluid allegiances with associates. The velocity with which he can change positions is blinding. Take for example his stance on the Electoral College<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Donald
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Now the Washington Post is reporting<\/a><\/strong> that Trump dined with Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim. The news that Trump is hobnobbing with yet another billionaire isn’t exactly groundbreaking. He has already stuffed his cabinet with more of them than any of his predecessors. They seem to be the only people with whom he has any relationship.<\/p>\n

What’s notable about this tryst is that Trump hasn’t been particularly fond of Slim, his homeland, or his business portfolio. You have to wonder what Trump’s after in inviting such a bitter foe to his luxury Mar-A-Lago resort. Trump viciously castigated Slim during the campaign, primarily for his investment in the New York Times. He said this<\/a><\/strong> at a rally in North Carolina on October 14:<\/p>\n

“No paper is more corrupt than the failing ‘New York Times.’ The good news, it is failing, it won’t be around too much longer. But they are really, really bad people. The largest shareholder in the Times is Carlos Slim. Now Carlos Slim as you know comes from Mexico. He’s given many millions of dollars to the Clinton and their initiative. So Carlos Slim, largest donor of the paper, from Mexico. Reporters at the New York Times, they’re not journalists. They’re corporate lobbyists for Carlos Slim and for Hillary Clinton.”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

First of all, Slim is indeed a large shareholder in the Times, but Trump is telling only part of the story<\/a><\/strong>. Slim’s 17 percent of the publicly traded Class A shares does not give him any clout. The vast majority of the company is owned by the Sulzberger family, including the privately held Class B shares. Additionally, Slim has no representation on the company\u2019s board of directors. So Trump\u2019s inference of influence by Slim is entirely a product of his warped imagination.<\/p>\n

Secondly, the fact that Trump had to mention Slim’s Mexican heritage twice reveals the deep roots of his bigotry. He doesn’t say why it’s important, he just makes sure his audience is well aware of it.<\/p>\n

Thirdly, Trump points out that Slim has donated to the Clinton Foundation. However, he doesn’t bother to mention that he gave $100,000 to the Foundation himself. If he’s implying that Slim was seeking some sort of benefit for his donation, then what was Trump seeking?<\/p>\n

Finally, Trump makes a leap of illogic to assert that the reporters for the Times are somehow beholden to the Clintons. There is nothing to indicate that the Times’ reporters are in any way influenced by Slim or donations to the Clinton Foundation. This is the sort of dishonest innuendo that Trump has disgorged throughout his campaign.<\/p>\n

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How Fox News Deceives and Controls Their Flock:
\nFox Nation vs. Reality: The Fox News Cult of Ignorance.<\/a>
\nAvailable now at Amazon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

So now Trump is dining with Slim and praising him as “a wonderful man”<\/em> Never mind that his website still says this<\/a> about him:<\/p>\n

“The New York Times strings are being pulled by Mexico\u2019s Carlos Slim, a billionaire who benefits from NAFTA and supports Hillary Clinton\u2019s open border policies.”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If any of Trump’s speculative accusations were to be taken seriously, then you would also have to apply them to his reasons for meeting with Slim now. Is Trump a shill for Slim and the Clinton Foundation? Or is he just an opportunistic con man who is out for anything he can get for himself? You don’t have to answer that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s becoming more obvious every day that Donald Trump has no core principles. His moral code is strictly set to advancing whatever is in his best interest at the moment. That explains his frequent flip-flops on issues and fluid allegiances with associates. The velocity with which he can change positions is blinding. 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