forces working against him and his allies. concerns are mounting that we could see more than mere spikes of violence as we near the midterm elections. a motley crop of trump acolytes are running on the ticket in states across the country. it includes, and this is by no means a comprehensive list, election deniers, covid vaccine skeptics, a celebrity doctor pedaling quack medical cures and a former football star under fire for allegedly paying for a girlfriend s abortion while advocating for a near total ban on abortion. this is one of the great tricks that i think the sexual revolution pulled on the american populous, this idea, okay, these marriages were fundamental, you know, they were maybe even violent but certainly they were unhappy. and so getting rid of them and making it easier for people to shift spouses like they change their underwear, that s going to make people happy in the long term. 250,000 illegals cross this boarder every month. this is an invasion. i p
But by making the post official, the President Elect may be opening a legal can of worms. My colleague jane obrien is in washington. She told newsday more about the potential appointment and what could stop it. There is an anti nepotism law that prevents Government Officials from appointing their relatives to official positions, but a lot of experts say that does not apply to the white house. It was introduced when John F Kennedy wanted to appoint his brother to attorney general, and it was also a cause of contention when president bill clinton tried to appoint hillary clinton, his wife, of course, to oversee his healthcare reform. They ended up being sued. But the result of that case was all a bit inconclusive. So, we are in a very, very grey area here. But it does, of course, look not very appropriate to most people and raises a number of ethical questions of, whether it is illegal or not, he is still going to have to confront. Ethical questions, potential conflicts of interest. So,
But by making the post official, the President Elect may be opening a legal can of worms. My colleague jane obrien is in washington. She told newsday more about the potential appointment and what could stop it. There is an anti nepotism law that prevents Government Officials from appointing their relatives to official positions, but a lot of experts say that does not apply to the white house. It was introduced when John F Kennedy wanted to appoint his brother to attorney general, and it was also a cause of contention when president bill clinton tried to appoint hillary clinton, his wife, of course, to oversee his healthcare reform. They ended up being sued. But the result of that case was all a bit inconclusive. So, we are in a very, very grey area here. But it does, of course, look not very appropriate to most people and raises a number of ethical questions of, whether it is illegal or not, he is still going to have to confront. Ethical questions, potential conflicts of interest. So,
Business report. Handing on control of the worlds biggest economy. As barack obama prepares to say goodbye we look at what hes done for america financial health. The cost of chinas Raw Materials is going up faster than it has for more than five years wait for it its important because it could mean the rest of us the Rest Of The World paying more for the stuff they sell us . Welcome to World Business report. Im aaron heslehurst. Stay where you are i have about nine nine minutes, it is all i am asking for an eye promised to deliver an exciting snapshot of business. There are just a couple of weeks of Barack Obamas presidency remaining and later today he gives his big farewell speech. As well as being commander in chief hes also overseen the worlds biggest economy for the last eight years. But what kind of legacy has he left . Well more than 11 million more jobs have been added with the Unemployment Rate falling from 7. 8 to 4. 7 but what the typical American Family brings home has barely
being named individual one in sdny for the criminal campaign finance case that sent michael cohen to jail. you can choose a future where the president s corrupt and unqualified son-in-law and daughter don t run the country. do you think there s any enthusiasm behind passing nepotism laws or curbs to a president s power? thanks for that question. this is something we wanted to make clear throughout the series. reforming and restraining future presidents ought to be a bipartisan cause. this isn t a partisan issue. corruption doesn t know a single party. the next trump might be a democrat. obviously, the two parties aren t equal, and there s an asymmetry in which one actually wants to abandon democracy and that s the republican party, so it s likely that the next tyrant will be a republican, but you know, it s very possible that a corrupt president be a democrat, so republicans ought to be very