THE president-elect's press conference on January 11th touched on fake news, the f-35 combat jet, beautiful military bands, the incredible smallness of hidden cameras in hotel rooms, Jack Ma, a Chinese tycoon, the Miss Universe contest, a very, very, very amazing property developer in Dubai, and Rhona, his personal assistant, among other things. Buried in there was also Donald Trump's proposal to deal with a problem that could ruin his presidency: the potential for conflicts of interest between his business interests and his public office. Unfortunately, Mr Trump's new plan only gets half marks.
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