Leaked audiotape from inside President Trump’s New Jersey golf club shows him inviting members to “come along” to see him interview candidates for top government positions, shortly after winning the US election. In the tape obtained by Politico, the recently-elected President thanks members of the Bedminster club for their support throughout the campaign and congratulates them on picking a winner.
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Goldman’s Donovan Said to Be Top Contender for Key Treasury Post
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker Jim Donovan is the front-runner to be Donald Trump’s pick for undersecretary of domestic finance, a key position in the Treasury department, according to a person familiar with the decision. If chosen and confirmed Donovan would be the fourth appointee with ties to the investment bank tapped to serve in the president-elect administration, and would be responsible for coordinating policies on banking, capital markets and regulation, and managing the issuance of the country’s debt.
U.S. Hasn’t Benefited From Globalization
President-elect Trump is on record as stating that one of the first executive actions he’ll take following the inauguration is to declare China to be a currency manipulator. We’ll have to wait and see whether he follows through, and I’ll discuss the ramifications of such as more information is available and the decisions being made about trade by other nations.