From: Family Guy
@generalfritz14 asks: When Donald Trump became elected president in 2016, he completely stepped away from the real estate business and let his children take control of operations. Was this enough separation or should more have been done?
I don't think it was enough, it is simply too close to him. A president needs to be a neutral party when it comes to any presidential decision. He technically doesn't own a business, but his family does. This is where his bias comes from, it is natural for him to not want to negatively affect a family member or a business he had owned previously. Instead, if Trump truly wanted to run for president, then an appropriate move would be to sell his company to someone not related to him. The problem lies in the innate business bias. Although it is a positive mindset to have, when thinking of how policy might affect the economy, it is still a downside when considering how it may influence his decisions for personal reasons. Trump is an entrepreneur, but a political one, using policy and taking advantage of the laws that influence the economy to make business decisions. This is fine until you are in a seat of power to approve and influence those laws into fruition. This is the main problem, regardless of his sociopolitical opinions, his massive influence on the economy is enough to be suspect because of how he can benefit from this. Political officeholders need to be fully focused on their government positions. It is not okay for them to be in secondary roles within the economy. This causes a bias that influences decisions made in office. This means most people, although not all, will try to take advantage of these positions to better their own companies and businesses. The whole basis of this country is to separate the government from personal gain and beliefs to allow for the betterment and upkeep of the united states. Donald Trump took a step in the right direction, however, it may cause a forever bias that breeds corruption.