Eric Trump

Servitude Returns: Trump Welfare Plan Will Tie Benefits to Back-Breaking Jobs

Donald Trump’s welfare overhaul will include new requirements that could force thousands of Americans to take back-breaking menial jobs to qualify for benefits. The changes go hand in hand with the rising “gig” economy which is already disenfranchising millions of young workers. The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress are already reviewing traditional safety net programs like food stamps, Medicaid and subsidized housing....

Donald Trump Has a Job For You… Toiling on Eric’s Virginia Vineyard for $10 an Hour

Is this what Donald Trump means about creating U.S. jobs? Son Eric Trump has hung out a help wanted sign at his Virginia vineyard, but no Americans have agreed to stoop–literally–for the work, so he’s seeking foreigners. Eric’s predicament highlight’s the fallacy of his father’s immigration policy. Federal agents are furiously rounding up illegal immigrants while simultaneously making it more difficult to enter the United States legally....

Elizabeth Warren, Democrats to Press Trump To Divulge, Divest Conflicts

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) and other Democrats on Capitol Hill are drafting a bill that will force President-elect Donald Trump to disclose his business dealings and divest himself of conflicts of interest that threaten to compromise his governing ability. “This is bigger than our president-elect. This is bigger than this moment,” said Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), ...