Declan Harty
Appearances
Apple News Today
Explaining Trump’s latest move against Harvard
They're largely saying that this is about meeting the president. It's getting an unusual opportunity to meet the president in a way that maybe wouldn't be available to them in other means. For some critics, there is a concern, however, that others are attending this to curry favor with the president or influence his perspective on certain policies.
Apple News Today
Explaining Trump’s latest move against Harvard
Anytime this meme coin goes up in value, that stake becomes that much more valuable. In addition to that, whenever the token itself is traded, whether it's bought or sold, there's a tiny little fee that's collected by the Trump family and its partners who are behind the venture. And that has in total generated millions of dollars in trading fees for them alone.
Apple News Today
Explaining Trump’s latest move against Harvard
The concern here is multifaceted. And on one end, it is about trade. this is the president enriching himself in office. For another perspective, there's a concern here about who the president is associating with, whether these are folks who are looking to influence his policy or his perspective on certain issues, whether that be crypto or something else.
Apple News Today
Explaining Trump’s latest move against Harvard
Some of the president's defenders have pointed out that he comes from a career in business, his family is in business, and they shouldn't be expected to stop doing business while Trump is in office. Others have stated that this really isn't all that different, at least in their perspective, from donor dinners or lobbyist dinners that happen in Washington every night.