• untakenusername@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    2
    arrow-down
    13
    ·
    22 hours ago

    this is just them making money off people who will willingly give them money

    its not some blatant overreach of power, at worst their using their fame as advertising for it

    • Ulrich@feddit.org
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      edit-2
      13 hours ago

      They’re using the office of President to advertise products for personal gain. Not just any products but overpriced Chinese garbage. They’re also lying about them being made in the US, which is illegal.

      • untakenusername@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        2 hours ago

        I’ve got a really good feeling that if sanders were president, and he was selling merchandise, using his position as POTUS to advertise for it, and said it was made in the us while its raw materials were made elsewhere, you’d be fine with that

        I’m no fan of trump, but this isn’t an overreach of power nearly as bad as you say it is. its not the job of there potus, but its also not harmful

    • nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.org
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      9
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      18 hours ago

      The FCC, which licenses radio spectrum and makes the rules for device certification is part of the Executive branch. So are the CFPB and the SEC, or what’s left of them. He’s literally, corruptly leveraging his office to benefit his cons and preventing regulations from applying to himself and his cronies.