Trump’s Business Interests and Public Power Again Blur Ethical Boundaries
A new wave of scrutiny is focusing on how Donald Trump has repeatedly pushed ethical limits through advertising, private business ties and high-profile summits. The latest reporting underscores a familiar pattern: the fusion of political authority and personal brand-building that has long defined his public life. The issue is not only whether specific actions violated rules, but whether the presidency itself has been used to normalize conduct that once would have triggered bipartisan alarm. That question is now resurfacing as Trump reasserts influence in global politics and diplomacy.
