Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Trump's First Term

What to expect during the first term of a Trumpian presidency:

  1. Every Trump resort that does not yet have a Presidential Suite will gain one, for well above market prices. President Trump will visit and stay in every single one, with the government footing the bills. And now that a sitting president has stayed there, the price is justified.
  2. Trump will not live in the White House. Instead, he will take a suite at the Trump International Hotel, just down the street. The hotel will rent rooms to the secret service to use for operations, and to other White House personnel so they can be on hand.
  3. Any time Trump visits a foreign country where he owns a hotel or resort, he will insist on meeting leaders at his property to raise its prestige.
  4. Trump will play golf on every course he owns, inviting popular politicians and businessmen to play with him.
  5. A larger number of books will be published under Trump's name than under R.L. Stine's in the 90s. I doubt Trump will write any of them himself. In them he will describe how he did everything he promised in his campaign speeches, whether or not any of it is accurate.
And a few less likely, but unfortunately plausible scenarios:
  1. The Trump Organization will begin to manage the White House as a hotel. They will rent out bedrooms for high prices, and pay only a nominal sum to the government.
  2. Air Force One will likewise be available for high-paying customers to fly on with President Trump.
Post in the comments anything else you think an unscrupulous businessman might do as POTUS.