Prabowo appeared to be unaware that a live microphone was recording his conversation as he spoke to the president and referenced a region that is not safe, security-wise. He then asks Trump: Can I meet Eric? Trump says: I'll have Eric call. Should I do that? He's such a good boy. I'll have Eric call. Eric Trump and his brother Donald Trump Jr both serve as executive vice-presidents of the Trump Organisation.
"What happened when Trump got elected was the federal anti-corruption sheriff rode off into the sunset... What's left in its wake is this lawlessness. What we're seeing here is a clear example of what that looks like," John Kaehny, executive director of government watchdog organization Reinvent Albany, told Politico.
Five out of six members of the local advisory committee voted in favor to approve Bally's Bronx at Ferry Point Park, the site of a golf course once operated by the Trump Organization. If the project is awarded a casino license, Bally's Bronx would have to pay $115 million to the Trump Organization as part of an agreement the two groups made in 2023. That is on top of the $60 million that Bally's already paid to buy the rights to operate at the location.
