Trump Enlists the White House Staff to Boost His Family Business
The president is exempt from certain ethics rules, but why is one of his top aides lashing out at Nordstrom for dropping Ivanka Trump’s products?
by David A. Graham
Feb 09, 2017
4 minutes
Sturm und drang, the German Romantic movement of the 19th century, contains—as Merriam-Webster defines it—“ rousing action and high emotionalism that often deal with the individual's revolt against society.” The U.S. might today be involved in what might fairly be called Nordstrom und drang, a period of rousing tweets and high emotionalism that deals with the adminstration’s revolt against society’s conflict of interest rules.
The saga began when the retailer announced it was cutting ties with Ivanka Trump’s clothing line. The president, who evidently doesn’t have much else to do with his time, fired back on Twitter:
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
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