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He's safe now. Who knows about next week?

by DavidSJ 10y ago

selectodude 10y ago
You think Donald will sell his stake in projects in Turkey?
- geofft 10y ago
  What happens when some terrorist group makes the extremely tactically-obvious decision to attack the Trump Towers there? It's not like there's any shortage of US-hostile terrorists with the ability to reach Istanbul. (Honestly, what happens when any Trump property around the world gets attacked? They've got giant signs advertising that the president of the US cares about them, and they don't have anywhere near the protection that US soil does.)
  - _audakel 10y ago
    Tbh I'm surprised this hasn't happened yet. All the countries that dislike him/US && have Trump property.... Seems like those are easy targets especially considering how sensitive he is to his brand image it would make the attacks all the more alluring.
  - appleiigs 10y ago
    Yeah, I wonder. Is the President allowed to send troops to protect his personal property or investments?
    - gotchange 10y ago
      Would sovereign nations like Turkey accommodate such requests that hurt their sovereignty and open them to public outrage and probably civil unrest? I don't think so.
  - tehlike 10y ago
    It could be anything, right? The political environment in Turkey itself is not stable (hasn't been for quite some time now). There have also been multiple bombings in the country that citizens lost track of, and it became an ordinary part of life. I don't want to speculate on how Trump might behave when it comes to his business now that he's the POTUS, but even without that, there are enough reasons for him to add Turkey to the list. I think one of the few reasons it hasn't happened yet is probably because Incirlik base, but it's also been a long tension point between two countries. Selfishly, I was hoping greencard holders would be exempt, and thinking we already go through thorough background check as part of the application, but it turned out futile.
- chris_wot 10y ago
  He didn't seem to worry about his investments in Saudi Arabia when he made his ignorant comments about Muslims during his campaign.
- tehlike 10y ago
  It could happen, it's business after all. He might also be forced to sell by the turkish government. We don't have a stable political environment, and I wouldn't be super surprised if something happened there. Tax laws come to mind, for example, when Turkish government wanted extra tax money, they started going after American companies. Edit: Added last para.
  - tehlike 10y ago
    Also, i feel like there is a chance where Trump can have his cake and eat it too - I am not entirely sure how a ban for Turkish nationals would immediately affect his business. The dynamics is very different in Turkey - i don't even try to understand.
  - ckarmann 10y ago
    Erdogan already said some stuff about removing Trump (just the name) from Istanbul in 2015 [1]. That said, Erdogan says a lot of things. [1] http://presstv.com/Detail/2016/06/25/472171/erdogan-trump-tower-istanbul http://presstv.com/Detail/2016/06/25/472171/erdogan-trump-to...
    - tehlike 10y ago
      i didn't realize it was a licensing deal, instead of trump owning the business there.
      - infinite8s 10y ago
        What most people don't realize is that most things with Trump's name on them are just licensing deals.

He's safe now. Who knows about next week?

by DavidSJ 10y ago

He's safe now. Who knows about next week?

selectodude 10y ago

You think Donald will sell his stake in projects in Turkey?

geofft 10y ago
What happens when some terrorist group makes the extremely tactically-obvious decision to attack the Trump Towers there? It's not like there's any shortage of US-hostile terrorists with the ability to reach Istanbul. (Honestly, what happens when any Trump property around the world gets attacked? They've got giant signs advertising that the president of the US cares about them, and they don't have anywhere near the protection that US soil does.)
- _audakel 10y ago
  Tbh I'm surprised this hasn't happened yet. All the countries that dislike him/US && have Trump property.... Seems like those are easy targets especially considering how sensitive he is to his brand image it would make the attacks all the more alluring.
- appleiigs 10y ago
  Yeah, I wonder. Is the President allowed to send troops to protect his personal property or investments?
  - gotchange 10y ago
    Would sovereign nations like Turkey accommodate such requests that hurt their sovereignty and open them to public outrage and probably civil unrest? I don't think so.
- tehlike 10y ago
  It could be anything, right? The political environment in Turkey itself is not stable (hasn't been for quite some time now). There have also been multiple bombings in the country that citizens lost track of, and it became an ordinary part of life. I don't want to speculate on how Trump might behave when it comes to his business now that he's the POTUS, but even without that, there are enough reasons for him to add Turkey to the list. I think one of the few reasons it hasn't happened yet is probably because Incirlik base, but it's also been a long tension point between two countries. Selfishly, I was hoping greencard holders would be exempt, and thinking we already go through thorough background check as part of the application, but it turned out futile.
chris_wot 10y ago
He didn't seem to worry about his investments in Saudi Arabia when he made his ignorant comments about Muslims during his campaign.
tehlike 10y ago
It could happen, it's business after all. He might also be forced to sell by the turkish government. We don't have a stable political environment, and I wouldn't be super surprised if something happened there. Tax laws come to mind, for example, when Turkish government wanted extra tax money, they started going after American companies. Edit: Added last para.
- tehlike 10y ago
  Also, i feel like there is a chance where Trump can have his cake and eat it too - I am not entirely sure how a ban for Turkish nationals would immediately affect his business. The dynamics is very different in Turkey - i don't even try to understand.
- ckarmann 10y ago
  Erdogan already said some stuff about removing Trump (just the name) from Istanbul in 2015 [1]. That said, Erdogan says a lot of things. [1] http://presstv.com/Detail/2016/06/25/472171/erdogan-trump-tower-istanbul http://presstv.com/Detail/2016/06/25/472171/erdogan-trump-to...
  - tehlike 10y ago
    i didn't realize it was a licensing deal, instead of trump owning the business there.
    - infinite8s 10y ago
      What most people don't realize is that most things with Trump's name on them are just licensing deals.