Where have the golf clubs Japan gave Donald Trump gone? And the gigantic portrait of the US president, coming from El Salvador? A parliamentary inquiry on Friday revealed some of the many gifts received by the billionaire that he did not disclose.
This investigation, led by Democrats in the House of Representatives, evokes a hundred objects offered to the Trump family between 2016 and 2021, with a total value of more than $250,000.
objects not found
The report mentions, among other things, a dagger estimated at $24,000 and sabers, donated by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which were not declared correctly. He also mentions emails from the White House about a huge portrait of Donald Trump donated by El Salvador that authorities have lost track of.
Documents obtained by elected officials leading the investigation suggest this painting may have been moved to the billionaire’s luxurious Florida residence.
The administration in charge of these gifts also fails to get hold of the golden golf clubs, which Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe presented to the president immediately after his election to “cultivate a special relationship.”
An influence on Trump’s foreign policy?
The head of the parliamentary inquiry, Jamie Raskin, said he was “committed to locating the missing gifts…and establishing whether they could have been used to influence the president’s foreign policy.” Not declaring these objects is illegal, he warns himself.
Also included in this long list is a portrait of Ivanka Trump printed in mother-of-pearl, given to the president’s daughter by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in 2017. Her husband, Jared Kushner, was the architect of Donald Trump’s strategy in the Middle East. . Donald Trump’s entourage did not react to AFP’s requests.
Source: BFM TV
