PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay — While spending a few days in this posh South American sea resort during the first week of the year, I learned about the sudden — and mysterious — disappearance of a giant billboard with the picture of President-elect Donald Trump that had been in front of a 26-floor Trump luxury apartment tower under construction here.
The vanishing sign was the talk of the week among vacationers. Was it because of fear of terrorist attacks or vandalism against the Trump Punta del Este Tower? Was it because the builders had concluded that Trump’s image was hurting sales?
As many of us were wondering about what was behind the Trump picture disappearance, word spread that Eric Trump, one of the president-elect’s adult sons, was in town to help push sales. Somebody, we figured, would soon find out from him what had happened.
The answer came in an interview published Jan. 6 by Uruguay’s daily El Observador. Eric Trump revealed that the giant street sign had been removed by the builders because the president-elect “is completely getting out of the business to become commander in chief of the United States.” He added that “my brother and I will take over the business, ” and that “progressively” they will become “the most visible faces of the brand.”
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