Two former Republican lawmakers announced their support for presidential candidate Joe Biden. Reps. Charles Djou (R-Hawaii) and Mickey Edwards (R-Okla.) join a number of current and former Republicans who have condemned Donald Trump and expressed their support for Biden. Roll Call, Djou and Edwards urged the American public to “choose unity over continued division” when casting their ballot for the November election.According to Djou and Edwards, Trump does not align with Republican principles or characteristics as he lacks “basic self-control” and “inner character.” “Donald Trump may pretend to be heir to the great Republican tradition that appealed to us both but he is no Republican. He is simply an ill-formed man who lacks basic self-control and shows no semblance of inner character,” they said. The two went on to urge voters to understand the importance of a sense of civility – something Trump does not posses. “Civility is a trait of inner character and self-confidence. That is why we are so disturbed by Trump’s name-calling and childish taunting, his penchant for conspiracy theories and his embrace of conspiracy websites, all of which reflect a disturbing paranoia,” the pair wrote. While the two agreed that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden may not be perfect, they concluded that he is a “man of humble decency” with the ability to re-establish America’s “sense of national unity.” “Joe Biden is not a perfect man, but he is a man of humble decency. America needs a restored sense of national unity, basic civility and true character in our president,” the pair wrote, adding, “After four years of reckless Trumpian chaos and division, we believe it is time for a new president and ask that you join us.”

2016 തിരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പിൽ സ്വന്തം മകൾ ഇവാങ്കയെ ആണ് വൈസ് പ്രഡിഡണ്ട് സ്ഥാനാർത്ഥിയായി തൻ്റെ കൂടെ മത്സരിക്കാൻ ട്രംപ് ആഗ്രഹിച്ചത്, പക്ഷെ റിപ്പപ്ലിക്കൻസ് അതിനു സമ്മതിച്ചില്ല. ട്രമ്പിൻ്റെ കൺസൽട്ടൻറ്റ് ആയി ഇവാങ്ക ട്രമ്പിൾ നിന്നും ഫീസ് ഈടാക്കി എന്ന് ന്യൂയോർക് ടൈംസ് റിപ്പോർട്ട് ചെയ്യുന്നു. ecords obtained by The New York Times appear to show that President Trump reduced his taxable income by treating his eldest daughter, Ivanka Trump, as a consultant, then deducting this as a business expense. The Times reports that Trump Organization tax records show between 2010 and 2018, Trump wrote off as business expenses $26 million in "consulting fees." The consultants are not listed by name, but the Times compared the tax records to financial disclosures Ivanka Trump filed when she started working at the White House in 2017 as a senior adviser to her father. Ivanka Trump reported receiving $747,622 in payments from a consulting company she co-owned — the same exact amount in consulting fees the Trump Organization claimed as tax deductions for hotel projects in Hawaii and Vancouver. As an executive officer with the Trump Organization, Ivanka Trump managed the Hawaii and Vancouver hotel projects, "meaning she appears to have been treated as a consultant on the same hotel deals that she helped manage as part of her job at her father's business," the Times said. Ivanka Trump earned a salary of about $480,000 while serving as an executive with the Trump Organization, and the amount jumped up to $2 million after her father became president, the Times reports; since leaving to work in the White House, she has not received a salary from the company. The tax filings also show that Trump collected $5 million for a hotel deal in Azerbaijan and reported $1.1 million in consulting fees and made $3 million in Dubai while reporting a $630,000 consulting fee. People with direct knowledge of the deals told the Times they were not aware of any consultants or third parties who would have been paid in connection with the projects. When asked about the matter, Alan Garten, a lawyer for the Trump Organization, did not comment. The Internal Revenue Service said for consulting fees to be deducted as an expense, they must be an "ordinary and necessary" part of running a business, and the recipient must still pay income tax. : Trump's tax write-offs range from Trump Jr.'s Russia-related legal fees to Apprentice haircuts

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