Friday, April 1, 2016

"The Donald's" BFF Policy Vis-à-Vis Rich Muslims: Allow Them to Come on In

Proclamation to the Muslim World: See I Ain't So Biased

Trump's Rich Muslim BFF Remarks During Wisconsin Town Hall 
(With Chris Matthews on MSNBC) 

During Trump’s Wisconsin Town Hall recently (Wednesday, March 30) — wherein he said women should face punishment for abortions (* presumably if abortions were somehow again made illegal) — the Republican front-runner revealed another interesting tidbit: His proposed temporary ban on Muslims entering the country, the cause of much controversy from him in his harsh remarks about banning them all, would not apply to Trump's wealthy Muslim friends, as he said in part: “I have a lot of friends that are Muslim and they call me. In most cases, they're very rich Muslims, OK?”

Chris Matthews then pressed Trump (as he pressed for more clarity in the answers given by everyone when he interviews them) whether his very rich Muslim friends would be allowed to enter the U.S. during President Trump's Muslim ban (that Trump proposed early on in his campaign), Trump said: “They'll come in. And you'll have exceptions.”

Related from the Washington Post: There is one clear downside to Donald Trump's desire to bar all Muslims from entering the United States: A lot of his company's meetings with its business partners will need to be held overseas.
The extensive conglomeration of businesses that bear the Trump name - either because of his active involvement or thanks to one of his lucrative branding deals - spans the world.
The sun may never have set on the British Empire, but on the rare occasions it sets in the empire of Trump, guests who are watching enjoy the classiest views and most luxurious cocktails.
And that holds true for Trump's customers in the heavily Muslim countries of Indonesia, Turkey, Qatar, Dubai, the United Arab Emirates and even Azerbaijan.
Multiple golf courses, hotels and housing projects bear the Trump name in those countries, as do consumer products in stores dotting the Arabian Peninsula.
The Financial Times estimates that Trump earns at least $3.5 million a year from licensing agreements on just two of those properties. The Trump PRVT “mansions near his golf course in Dubai” sell for $1.8 million each – although it’s not clear how much of that money goes to Trump.
The point: Trump makes an awful lot of money from an awful lot of people he'd rather keep from entering the United States. Except as his remarks indicate: His BFF’s would not be banned.
So, a super rich guy, should he become president, would make exceptions to the Muslim ban law that he wants to impose if they were filthy rich folks and are what, his BFF’s?  

Well, as Jim Carrey used to say:


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