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It looks like the president’s hiring again, only this time, it seems as if the Executive Branch is turning into a family business.
“Honestly, I don’t have much faith in the Trump Administration or the decisions that he makes,” Megan Tornow, the Senior Staff Assistant at MCAS, explains, “so my guess is that it’s not going to turn out well. I think there might be a few conflicts of interest involved in that.”
On March 29, 2017, the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump announced that his daughter, Ivanka, will be appointed as her father’s assistant, the first time a president’s child has worked in the White House since Eisenhower.
“I’m not too fond of it.,” stated Deja Woodson, a 4th-year 3D Digital Design major at RIT. “I don’t know anything about Ivanka’s political history that qualifies her to be in that position.”
The last time a president selected a close family member to work for them was in the 1960’s when 35th president, John F. Kennedy, appointed his brother, Robert, to be the Attorney General of the United States, but 6 years later, a federal anti-nepotism law was enacted further preventing close relatives of the president to have a paid job in the White House.
“I agree with it,” Tornow explains, “absolutely. I think there are too many things that can get in the way of important decisions and in making unbiased decisions when close relatives are working for each other.”
However, the anti-nepotism law will not apply to Ivanka in this case in point, because she is taking an unpaid position in the West Wing.
“There’s basically a loophole that allows for a close family member to work in the white house so long as they are not getting paid,” Woodson said.
While Ivanka may have an unpaid job in-office now, some members of the RIT community have beliefs that Ivanka will receive monetary funds from her father.
“She’s still Trump’s daughter,” Woodson explains, “still the heiress to his line meaning that she’s still making a profit from being in the white house, whether it’s directly or indirectly, she’s still making money.”
As the Trump Administration will have a growing influence on political decisions in the United States, we may soon expect a new major political dynasty come into fruition.
SOURCES:
Megan H Tornow, Senior Staff Assistant at MCAS.
SAU Office 2304
(585) 475-3001
Deja Woodson, 4th year 3D Digital Design Major
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