Ethics in Washington - or the lack thereof - has been an issue for decades. I thought it was wrong and unethical when Vice President Dick Cheney awarded Haliburton a multibillion dollar contract for the Iraq War, despite Cheney (its former CEO) still being on Haliburton’s payroll. I thought it was wrong and unethical when the @ClintonFdn accepted bribes - I mean donations - from foreign countries or nationals while @HillaryClinton served as Secretary of State. The same people who donated were granted meetings and access with Clinton. Buying access to our government is an industry itself. During the @SBF_FTX trial we learned that Sam donated $10M to the Biden Administration for the purpose of obtaining “access to regulators.” It worked. He met with Gary Gensler privately twice and was rumored to have cut a deal with Gensler and the Administration just prior to FTX blowing up. He testified before Congress and was blown kisses 😘 from @RepMaxineWaters. I thought it was wrong and unethical for @HunterBiden to be flown to China on Air Force One with his dad @JoeBiden - the President of the United States - to have meetings with foreign nationals and foreign companies. And yes, I believe it is wrong and unethical for the President to have a Meme Coin wherein foreign investors can gain access to the President. I believe it is wrong and unethical for the President’s sons to invest in companies who then are awarded defense contracts and government guaranteed loans. The fact that politicians go to Washington broke and within a decade become multimillionaires because of insider trading is wrong and unethical. Whether it’s @SpeakerPelosi @sethmoulton or @EdMarkey or a number of Republicans who make millions off investing in companies they oversee while sitting on Congressional Committees - it is wrong and unethical. The truth is: we’re living in the Corruption Era. But you don’t shut down an industry or refuse to pass a law because one side seems to be better at cashing in on Washington Grift than the other side. How about you just start enforcing conflict laws and avoiding appearances of impropriety all together? Write a bill that bars these conflicts. One thing for sure: People like @ewarren @sethmoulton & @EdMarkey hate @realDonaldTrump a lot more than they love America.(John E Deaton)