Subj : advisors should not have
To   : MRO
From : Dumas Walker
Date : Thu Mar 13 2025 10:11:00

>  > > Advisors to the president of any nation should not have sizable control
>  > > of an active company over a certain amount of money. That is one way to
>  > > limit conflicts of interest.

>  > So you think it isn't good that Trump was shilling for Tesla yesterday at
>  > the White House?  ;)

> do you really think people are going to buy a tesla because trump sat his big
> booty in one?

No, but apparently Trump and Elon do.

It doesn't matter whether or not the action causes the outcome they desire,
what matters is that government officials are not supposed to use their
office to advertise or endorse a product.  It is prohibited to prevent
conflicts of interest and misuse of position.

While they have been very careful not to call Elon a government
employee, which they think keeps him free of such restrictions, the
President is indeed a government official.


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