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With Re-Election Fundraiser Set For This Week, Revisiting Trump Financial Ties

Morning traffic flows past the Trump International Hotel on its first day of business Sept. 12, 2016 in Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Morning traffic flows past the Trump International Hotel on its first day of business Sept. 12, 2016 in Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

This week, President Trump will combine his three roles — president, businessman and politician — into one event at the Trump Hotel in Washington. At an expensive fundraiser for his 2020 re-election, he not only will rake in cash for his campaign, but also run up a huge pile of revenues for his business. His latest financial disclosure suggests that it is lucrative for him to spend time at his own properties.

NPR’s Marilyn Geewax (@geewaxnpr) joins Here & Now‘s Robin Young to discuss the president’s financial ties.

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