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Friday, February 10, 2017 4:31:04 PM
Trump's Indonesian Business Partner Brags About His Access
"If other people have difficulty getting to him, I can do it easily."
Russ ChomaFeb. 10, 2017 12:09 PM
Achmad Ibrahim/AP
Donald Trump's Indonesian business partner is touting his relationship with the president, telling a Jakarta-based magazine that he still has ready access to the man in the Oval Office.
In a recent interview with Indonesian weekly Tempo titled "I Have Access to President Trump," [ https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2017/02/07/241843881/Hary-Tanoesoedibjo-I-have-access-to-President-Trump ] Hary Tanoesoedibjo, a billionaire who inked deals with the Trump Organization to build luxury resorts on the islands of Bali and Lido, said he has instant access to Trump's children and through them can reach Trump whenever he wants. Before assuming office, Trump declined to divest from any of his businesses but said he would no longer have any involvement with the day-to-day operations of the Trump Organization, which is now being run by his sons, Donald Jr. and Eric. Trump also said his company would not initiate any new foreign deals, although it would continue to develop projects that were already in progress, including the two resorts he is building with Tanoesoedibjo that are barely underway.
Hary Tanoesoedibjo, a billionaire who inked deals with the Trump Organization to build luxury resorts on the islands of Bali and Lido, said he has instant access to Trump's children and through them can reach Trump whenever he wants. Before assuming office, Trump declined to divest from any of his businesses but said he would no longer have any involvement with the day-to-day operations of the Trump Organization, which is now being run by his sons, Donald Jr. and Eric. Trump also said his company would not initiate any new foreign deals, although it would continue to develop projects that were already in progress, including the two resorts he is building with Tanoesoedibjo that are barely underway.
One of the journalists for Tempo who conducted the interview with Tanoesoedibjo said the magazine stands by the quote and has a recording and transcript to back it up. Tanoesoedibjo made similar comments about his ability to facilitate access to Trump in an interview with Reuters.
Tanoesoedibjo has political ambitions of his own in Indonesia, where he founded his own political party. In prior interviews, Tanoesoedibjo has said he was inspired by Trump's ability to transition from a wealthy businessman to a political leader. He is currently mulling a presidential bid in his home country.
Tanoesoedibjo and his wife, Liliana, attended Trump's inauguration in January, documenting the VIP treatment they received on Instagram—including a chauffeured ride down the Pennsylvania Avenue inaugural parade route, past waiting crowds and police officers standing at attention. Other Instagram posts showed the couple at exclusive parties before and after the ceremony and posing with members of Trump's family. In the Tempo interview, Tanoesoedibjo said he and his wife attended the inauguration as guests of the Trump Organization and paid their own way.
In the Tempo interview, Tanoesoedibjo said he last met with Trump on January 4, just over two weeks before Trump entered the White House, and that he held extended meetings with Trump's children on January 18 in New York City—meetings that were also documented on Instagram. Asked how often he has met with Trump, Tanoesoedibjo was elusive.
"I don't count, but often enough," he told Tempo.
Asked about what he and Trump had spoken about in early January, Tanoesoedibjo refused to comment.
"I cannot say," he told the magazine. "It would not be ethical, especially now that he is the president."
Tanoesoedibjo told Tempo that there was no conflict of interest in Trump being president of the United States and his business partner on luxury resorts in Indonesia.
"To be honest, Trump becoming president is a burden for me," Tanoesoedibjo said. "I must make sure that all projects run well because [Tanoesoedibjo's company] MNC carries Indonesia's reputation."
I'm sorry .. I left a lot of nuance & embedded links out .. no pat ie nce .. so so sorry ,,,,
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/02/donald-trump-indonesian-business-partner-brags-about-his-access
"If other people have difficulty getting to him, I can do it easily."
Russ ChomaFeb. 10, 2017 12:09 PM
Achmad Ibrahim/AP
Donald Trump's Indonesian business partner is touting his relationship with the president, telling a Jakarta-based magazine that he still has ready access to the man in the Oval Office.
In a recent interview with Indonesian weekly Tempo titled "I Have Access to President Trump," [ https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2017/02/07/241843881/Hary-Tanoesoedibjo-I-have-access-to-President-Trump ] Hary Tanoesoedibjo, a billionaire who inked deals with the Trump Organization to build luxury resorts on the islands of Bali and Lido, said he has instant access to Trump's children and through them can reach Trump whenever he wants. Before assuming office, Trump declined to divest from any of his businesses but said he would no longer have any involvement with the day-to-day operations of the Trump Organization, which is now being run by his sons, Donald Jr. and Eric. Trump also said his company would not initiate any new foreign deals, although it would continue to develop projects that were already in progress, including the two resorts he is building with Tanoesoedibjo that are barely underway.
Hary Tanoesoedibjo, a billionaire who inked deals with the Trump Organization to build luxury resorts on the islands of Bali and Lido, said he has instant access to Trump's children and through them can reach Trump whenever he wants. Before assuming office, Trump declined to divest from any of his businesses but said he would no longer have any involvement with the day-to-day operations of the Trump Organization, which is now being run by his sons, Donald Jr. and Eric. Trump also said his company would not initiate any new foreign deals, although it would continue to develop projects that were already in progress, including the two resorts he is building with Tanoesoedibjo that are barely underway.
One of the journalists for Tempo who conducted the interview with Tanoesoedibjo said the magazine stands by the quote and has a recording and transcript to back it up. Tanoesoedibjo made similar comments about his ability to facilitate access to Trump in an interview with Reuters.
Tanoesoedibjo has political ambitions of his own in Indonesia, where he founded his own political party. In prior interviews, Tanoesoedibjo has said he was inspired by Trump's ability to transition from a wealthy businessman to a political leader. He is currently mulling a presidential bid in his home country.
Tanoesoedibjo and his wife, Liliana, attended Trump's inauguration in January, documenting the VIP treatment they received on Instagram—including a chauffeured ride down the Pennsylvania Avenue inaugural parade route, past waiting crowds and police officers standing at attention. Other Instagram posts showed the couple at exclusive parties before and after the ceremony and posing with members of Trump's family. In the Tempo interview, Tanoesoedibjo said he and his wife attended the inauguration as guests of the Trump Organization and paid their own way.
In the Tempo interview, Tanoesoedibjo said he last met with Trump on January 4, just over two weeks before Trump entered the White House, and that he held extended meetings with Trump's children on January 18 in New York City—meetings that were also documented on Instagram. Asked how often he has met with Trump, Tanoesoedibjo was elusive.
"I don't count, but often enough," he told Tempo.
Asked about what he and Trump had spoken about in early January, Tanoesoedibjo refused to comment.
"I cannot say," he told the magazine. "It would not be ethical, especially now that he is the president."
Tanoesoedibjo told Tempo that there was no conflict of interest in Trump being president of the United States and his business partner on luxury resorts in Indonesia.
"To be honest, Trump becoming president is a burden for me," Tanoesoedibjo said. "I must make sure that all projects run well because [Tanoesoedibjo's company] MNC carries Indonesia's reputation."
I'm sorry .. I left a lot of nuance & embedded links out .. no pat ie nce .. so so sorry ,,,,
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/02/donald-trump-indonesian-business-partner-brags-about-his-access
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