Article in Alternet by Robert Reich Reich, 5/5/25
Headline: “The Media Needs to stop pretending about Trump’s ‘conflicts’ “
“Words matter. When the media points out Trump’s ‘potential conflicts of interest,’ as it has in recent days when describing Trump’s growing crypto enterprise, it doesn’t come close to telling the public what’s really going on — unprecedented paybacks and self-dealing by the president of the United States, using his office to make billions.
“The correct word is corruption. . .”
“He posts news-making announcements on Truth Social, the company in which he and his family own a significant stake. Truth Social thereby becomes the world’s semi-official means of knowing Trump’s thinking and policies. . .”
“To describe these as ‘potential conflicts of interest’ misses the point. A ‘potential conflict of interest’ sounds like an unfortunate situation in which it’s possible that Trump might choose his own personal interest over the nation’s. Stated this way, the problem is the conflict. . .”
“Trump is the most corrupt president in American history. His self-dealing makes Warren G. Harding’s look like a child shoplifting candy.
“Why isn’t the media calling this what it is? Americans deserve to know. . .”