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Trump turns the White House lawn into a Tesla showroom (www.nbcnews.com)

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[-] ArseAssassin@sopuli.xyz 7 points 6 hours ago

Because of ethical restraints, it is extremely rare for a senior government official, let alone a sitting president, to endorse a consumer product so explicitly. In 2017, when then-Trump counselor Kellyanne Conway told Americans to buy from Ivanka Trump’s clothing line, she received a warning from a government ethics office and promised never to do it again.

[-] JasminIstMuede 1 points 1 hour ago

Maybe there is a language barrier, but I didn't understand if a legal framework is implied by "ethical restraints". Can one be taken to court for violating an ethical restraint?

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