The following editorial appeared in the New York Daily News. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Meadville Tribune.
President Donald Trump has been forthright and transparent in his desire to enrich himself with his cryptocurrency memecoin profiting off of his high public office. Trump is beyond shame, but this corrupt debasement of the Oval Office is accepted by so many who should know better, including his fellow Republicans.
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