VIDEO: Ivanka Trump’s Daughter Sings in Mandarin for President Xi Jinping
The Trump campaign, the Trump transition team, and the Trump White House have all at various times insisted that Donald Trump and his family have given up so much in a selfless act of public service. Just a few weeks before the election Donald Trump Jr. said serving as president would actually be « a step down » for his father.
Of course, none of that is true. The Trump family have not separated themselves from their businesses in any meaningful way, and they continue to enrich themselves and their businesses merely by virtue of the fact that their holdings are perfectly placed to increase in value because Trump is president.
But there’s far more.
In an exposé published Tuesday, the AP reports that the Chinese government granted Ivanka Trump’s company three valuable provisional trademarks the very same day she and her father and their families dined with the President of China, Xi Jinping, earlier this month at the Trump Florida estate and golf club, Mar-a-Lago.
The trademarks, the AP reports, give Ivanka Trump’s company « monopoly rights to sell Ivanka brand jewelry, bags and spa services in the world’s second-largest economy. »
It’s not like Ivanka has attempted to avoid any appearance of impropriety.
« In addition to winning the approvals from China, Ivanka Trump Marks LLC applied for at least nine new trademarks in the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Canada and the U. S. after the election, » according to the AP.
Today, Ivanka Trump Marks LLC has 16 registered trademarks in China and 32 pending applications, along with a total of four marks granted preliminary approval since the inauguration, according to China’s Trademark Office. Altogether, they cover a wide range of goods and services, including cosmetics, jewelry, leather handbags, luggage, clothes, shoes, retail, spa and beauty services.
