A dark web of corruption, millions, and personal enrichment at the expense of American taxpayers comes to light, causing disgust over how the American president uses his power and the war to grow rich. The revelation of a giant Pentagon contract worth 9.7 billion dollars with the company Dell Technologies brings the methods of President Donald Trump under the microscope once again. Public interest organizations warn that the situation has reached a point where it is now impossible to ignore, as the American president is openly accused of blatantly using public office to fill his pockets.
The big trick with the stocks and the billions of the Pentagon
The Department of War announced that the federal subsidiary of Dell will undertake the procurement of Microsoft software for the entire US military, the intelligence services, and the coast guard. Within a few days, the stock of the company skyrocketed. The infuriating part of the matter is that this announcement came just a few weeks after Donald Trump had purchased shares of this specific company, which he moreover praised publicly at every opportunity. The personal portfolio of Donald Trump acquired shares of Dell valued between 1 and 5 million dollars. Just nine days later, at a rally in the state of Georgia, the American president called on his supporters to go out and buy Dell computers. Three more purchases of shares of the company followed, while Donald Trump continued to praise it at public events, with the most recent being a reference during a luncheon in the Rose Garden of the White House. Greg Williams, director of the Center for Defense Information, emphasized that this case sounds a red alert for conflict of interest, especially if one considers that the founder of the company, Michael Dell, is an advisor to Donald Trump and a regular guest at White House events.
This case is not the only one.
Financial disclosures show tens of millions of dollars in other suspiciously timed transactions, such as purchases of shares of Microsoft and Amazon, a few months before the Pentagon announced huge contracts for the integration of their technologies into classified networks. Unlike previous presidents who transferred their assets into blind trusts managed by independent entities, the assets of Donald Trump are in a trust managed by his own children, exploiting the fact that American presidents are exempt from conflict of interest laws.
The plundering of war and the Mar-a-Lago mafia
The tentacles of this system of self-enrichment extend far beyond the domestic market. Senator Jon Ossoff unleashed a fierce attack against Donald Trump and his allies, accusing them of profiteering unimaginably from the administration's unprovoked military aggression against Iran. This war costs the US its national wealth and power, forcing families to pay more for everything, at the same time that the Mar-a-Lago mafia finds ways to strike it rich. The situation causes vertigo, as it is revealed that the broker of the Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, tried to buy shares in a defense fund right before the military attacks. At the same time, a company owned in part by the sons of Donald Trump, Eric and Don Jr., promotes drone interception systems to monarchies of the Persian Gulf. At the same time, the son-in-law of the president, Jared Kushner, is reportedly on the payroll of Saudi Arabia for the astronomical amount of 2 billion dollars, while simultaneously leading the negotiations on Iran. The icing on the cake of this global collusion was the game with oil. Hundreds of millions of dollars were placed in oil futures just a few minutes before a post by Donald Trump on Truth Social, which moved oil prices by 13%, completing a scene of absolute corruption that leaves Europe and the rest of the world speechless.
The historic negative record of popularity, the nightmare of Iran, and the economic misery that brings down the White House
An unprecedented political collapse without precedent is being experienced by Donald Trump in the United States, as the American newspaper Daily Post reveals a shocking historic negative record, with the disapproval rating of citizens skyrocketing to an unimaginable 58.3%. This dramatic drop does not constitute a simple, temporary fluctuation, but a deep and permanent erosion of the trust of Americans, who see the cost of living galloping and national stability dissolving, leveling the very core of the political legitimacy of the American president.
Economic anger surpasses even the shock of the Capitol
The social base that supported Donald Trump, believing that as a businessman he could tame inflation and save the middle class, feels completely betrayed now. Recent polls capture a generalized dissatisfaction with the economic management of the administration, which has reached levels of terror, surpassing even the dark days that followed the bloody events of January 6, 2021 at the Congress. While the American voter has proven that they endure judicial disputes and partisan conflicts in Washington, they bend before immediate economic pressure. The uncontrolled increase in the cost of fuel, the continuous price hikes in basic consumer goods, job insecurity, and the plummeting of consumer confidence have completely dissolved the myth of the leader who understands the economy better than the traditional elite.
The front of Iran as a noose around the neck of Americans
This internal bleeding is directly linked to the adventurous moves of Donald Trump in foreign policy. The war he unleashed against Iran, contrary to the expectations of the White House for internal rally effects, evolved into an absolute disaster for public opinion. American society now perceives this military conflict as the main cause of economic uncertainty, the spike in energy costs, and the sharp burdening of its daily life. Although Donald Trump still maintains a fanatical base of supporters in a deeply polarized country, his big problem is located among independent and swing voters, who move guided by their pocketbook and the sense of stability. The narrative of economic efficiency with which he returned to power has been shattered. If the war in Iran continues to suck up the money of taxpayers without any clear political vision, the current crisis will constitute the final blow for the political capital of Donald Trump, with consequences that will extend far beyond the current election cycle.
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