Donald Trump is a wealthy man, but now that he is your illegitimate president, he spends your money on luxuries; not his own. Before he was inaugurated, he went on a victory tour; who paid for the trip? We know who paid for security. Instead of using offices available for the president-elect in Washington, he returned to his golden tower in New York. The cost to taxpayers, and the city of New York was horrific; millions of dollars wasted. But Trump wasn’t concerned; it’s his right to live a life of luxury, while nearly 45 million Americans live in poverty.

Where is Trump today? He’s at his luxury resort in Mar-a-Lago. Extra security will once again cost American taxpayers a minimum of approximately three million dollars.

Trump can be called nothing less than a thief. He is also unethical. He continues to operate his business empire. His association with foreign nations while, pretending to be the president, is a direct ethics violation. The Republican controlled congress is ignoring this fact; but what else would you expect from the most immoral legislators in history?

So, while the poverty level rises in America and income inequality widens, Trump is vacationing instead of addressing America’s real problems.

Thanks to a do-nothing congress for eight years, serious problems remain including poverty, realistic and fair immigration reform, and threats from ISIS, Al Qaeda, North Korea, and Iran.

Trump is removing protections for the majority, while gifting the wealthy; he is destructive, not progressive. In two weeks he has proven to the working class that he will not represent them.

So vacation, Donald; you are demonstrating one of the reasons why you will never be the president of most Americans.

Op-Ed

By James Turnage

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