{"id":21688,"date":"2017-02-09T06:52:32","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T06:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=21688"},"modified":"2017-02-09T06:52:32","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T06:52:32","slug":"ethics-experts-knock-trump-knocking-nordstrom-dropping-ivanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/politics\/ethics-experts-knock-trump-knocking-nordstrom-dropping-ivanka.html","title":{"rendered":"Ethics experts knock Trump for knocking Nordstrom for dropping Ivanka"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tEthics experts knock Trump for knocking Nordstrom for dropping Ivanka<\/strong><\/span>
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\n\tEthics experts knock Trump for knocking Nordstrom for dropping Ivanka:-<\/strong> Again taking to Twitter to bash a business, President Trump attacked the Nordstrom department store chain Wednesday for dropping daughter Ivanka's fashion line, drawing criticism for mixing government and his family's business interests.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t"My daughter Ivanka has been treated so unfairly by @Nordstrom," Trump tweeted from his @realDonaldTrump account, then retweeted on the official @POTUS account. "She is a great person — always pushing me to do the right thing! Terrible!"<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tTrump's critics said the president has, again, used his position to threaten businesses in an unfair and perhaps illegal manner. Norm Eisen, chief ethics officer for President Obama and co-founder of the organization Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, broached the idea of a lawsuit.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t"Outrageous," Eisen tweeted. "@nordstrom, others injured should consider suing, incl. under CA Unfair Comp Law, forbidding "any unfair biz act." I will help!"<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWhite House spokesman Sean Spicer said the president was responding to "an attack on his daughter," and "he has every right to stand up for his family."<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIn past months, Trump has used Twitter to criticize car companies for plans to move operations overseas and defense contractors for product costs; he also urged consumers to buy L.L. Bean products after a member of the Bean family was accused of making excessive contributions to a pro-Trump political committee.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tNordstrom announced last week it would not sell this season's Ivanka Trump merchandise. While a group called "Grab Your Wallet" has urged companies to boycott any and all Trump products, the Seattle-based department store chain said it based its decision on sales performance.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tTrump's opponents raised a longtime concern that the president is trying to leverage his position to benefit his family and business interests.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t"Trump uses power of the presidency to shill for Ivanka’s merchandise," said the website ThinkProgress.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tOthers compared Trump's tweet to President Harry Truman's threats on a music critic who drubbed his daughter's concert performance.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAri Fleischer, the former press secretary for President George W. Bush, also tweeted about Trump's outburst: "This is something a father would say. It's not the type of thing a President of the United States should say."<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSource:- http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/onpolitics\/2017\/02\/08\/donald-trump-nordstrom-ivanka-trump\/97642622\/<\/span><\/p>\n

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