Eli Stokols

I'm Eli Stokols. I'm a White House and foreign policy correspondent at Politico.

I'm Eli Stokols. I'm a White House and foreign policy correspondent at Politico.

I'm Eli Stokols. I'm a White House and foreign policy correspondent at Politico.

Yeah, that's a good question. I mean, he hinted that this would be his first big trip hours after taking the oath of office.

Yeah, that's a good question. I mean, he hinted that this would be his first big trip hours after taking the oath of office.

Yeah, that's a good question. I mean, he hinted that this would be his first big trip hours after taking the oath of office.

doing a lot of business in this region. And so just in the last couple weeks, Eric Trump, he was in Doha, and the Trump Corporation is building several real estate ventures out there. They're looking at a Trump International Hotel project in Dubai. That's what brought Eric out there.

doing a lot of business in this region. And so just in the last couple weeks, Eric Trump, he was in Doha, and the Trump Corporation is building several real estate ventures out there. They're looking at a Trump International Hotel project in Dubai. That's what brought Eric out there.

doing a lot of business in this region. And so just in the last couple weeks, Eric Trump, he was in Doha, and the Trump Corporation is building several real estate ventures out there. They're looking at a Trump International Hotel project in Dubai. That's what brought Eric out there.

There is another Trump-branded beachside golf and luxury villa project in Qatar that is a multi-billion dollar project. And so these are things that are bringing The family, a lot of money in licensing and managing fees, you know, slapping the Trump name on the side of a building.

There is another Trump-branded beachside golf and luxury villa project in Qatar that is a multi-billion dollar project. And so these are things that are bringing The family, a lot of money in licensing and managing fees, you know, slapping the Trump name on the side of a building.

There is another Trump-branded beachside golf and luxury villa project in Qatar that is a multi-billion dollar project. And so these are things that are bringing The family, a lot of money in licensing and managing fees, you know, slapping the Trump name on the side of a building.

These are also projects that have drawn a lot of investment from various entities in the region that have very close ties to these governments.

These are also projects that have drawn a lot of investment from various entities in the region that have very close ties to these governments.

These are also projects that have drawn a lot of investment from various entities in the region that have very close ties to these governments.

Yes. Not directly. not immediately, but this money is enriching his corporation, right? He did not put any of these things in a blind trust or put up a firewall between his business interests and his work in government in his first term or in his second. And he has said, well, my sons are running the company. I don't really have anything to do with it.

Yes. Not directly. not immediately, but this money is enriching his corporation, right? He did not put any of these things in a blind trust or put up a firewall between his business interests and his work in government in his first term or in his second. And he has said, well, my sons are running the company. I don't really have anything to do with it.

Yes. Not directly. not immediately, but this money is enriching his corporation, right? He did not put any of these things in a blind trust or put up a firewall between his business interests and his work in government in his first term or in his second. And he has said, well, my sons are running the company. I don't really have anything to do with it.

But yeah, there is, I mean, to even say there's a thin line might be overstating it because You know, we know how Trump operates, and he's talking to his sons. He's talking to these people. He loves doing deals.

But yeah, there is, I mean, to even say there's a thin line might be overstating it because You know, we know how Trump operates, and he's talking to his sons. He's talking to these people. He loves doing deals.