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>>tedsan+(OP)
Why are corporations announcing business deals from the White House? There doesn’t seem to be any public ownership/benefit here, aside from potential job creation. Which could be significant. But the American public doesn’t seem to gain anything from this new company.

>>skepti+F5
Weird question. Business deals are announced by politicians all the time, especially on overseas trips. Just an example:

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2015-04-10-Presidents-Varela-Ob...

>>signat+1a
This isn't an overseas trip though. It's a private partnership announced by the sitting president in the Roosevelt room, literally across the hall from the oval office. I don't know how unprecedented that truly is, but it certainly feels unusual.