As Donald Trump gets closer to taking office as the US President, the opacity of his personal finances and unknown commercial interests abroad are surely causing many Americans a lot of worry. Neither Trump nor Republican Party members seem to acknowledge that the appointments he will make and the decisions he will take as President could be influenced by his family’s business interests. It appears from his tone-deafness on this issue that Trump considers that the US national interest is served when he pursues his personal business interests, whether at home or abroad.
So, here’s a suggestion to end some of the worry about Trump’s conflicts of interest and to get the US national interest out of clutches of Trump’s business pursuits and debt obligations. Let the Congress pass a bill to buy up all the debt of Trump’s businesses. The US government and US taxpayers can safely be his creditors instead of foreign banks and shadowy unknown entities abroad. Once this is done, Trump will have no reason to make decisions except in the US national interest. Even if Trump’s debts amount to $10 billion, it will be money very well spent by US citizens to save the US national interest from being compromised by him in pursuit of his personal gain.