For four years, Donald Trump treated the administration as an extension of his private real estate company. "My generals," he repeatedly said of the active-duty and retired military leaders; "my money," was the cash he raised through his campaign or for the Republican National Committee. And White House documents?
For four years, former President Donald Trump treated the federal government and the political apparatus operating in his name as an extension of his private real estate company.
It all belonged to him, he felt, melded together into a Trump brand that he had been nurturing for decades.
“My generals,” he repeatedly said of the active-duty and retired military leaders who filled his government. “My money,” he often called the cash he raised through his campaign or for the Republican National Committee. “My Kevin,” he said of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the Republican leader.
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