But how the heck does a president who is a hotel magnate promote bailing out, potentially, his own properties? By being shameless. Fortunately for the American people, Democrats were on guard. Sen. Chuck Schumer inserted a provision into the bailout bill that would bar Trump, other senior administration officials, and their families from benefiting from the bailout. Amazingly, the last minute before the vote, Schumer realized the provision he’d insisted on was missing. Just an oversight, he was assured. Right. Schumer held firm. For two hours he and his fellow Democrats refused to let the bill
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