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Fortune
Mia Osmonbekov

Presidents aren't supposed to pick winners, former White House ethics lawyer says. Trump keeps choosing Dell

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When President Donald Trump rang the opening bell of the stock market from the Oval Office on Monday surrounded by Cabinet officials and CEOs, he thanked billionaire couple Michael and Susan Dell—standing mere feet away from him—for their contributions to his namesake investment accounts for children.

“They are truly incredible people, go out and buy a Dell computer,” Trump said. “We’re going to get him that money back one way or the other.”

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