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- ↑ Conair Corporation, of which his father was chairman and near 100% owner until his death in December 2017
- ↑ Nathan McDermott; Andrew Kaczynski. "Trump ambassador nominee promoted fringe conspiracy theories on Twitter". CNN. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ↑ David, Farenthold (February 22, 2018). "Two weeks after Trump chose him for ambassador, nominee pledged money for a gala at Trump's club". Washington Post.
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