Trump's Nordstrom Tweet Raises Ethical Concerns

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Published February 9, 2017 at 1:06 PM EST

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In this Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, photo, shoppers walk into a Nordstrom store in Pittsburgh. The White House is rushing to the defense of Ivanka Trump's company, the latest sign the president can't seem to separate the presidency from his family's businesses. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

Nordstrom’s stock has recovered after a brief dip Wednesday after President Trump criticized the company on Twitter for no longer carrying his daughter Ivanka’s clothing line:

My daughter Ivanka has been treated so unfairly by @Nordstrom. She is a great person — always pushing me to do the right thing! Terrible!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 8, 2017

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with MSNBC’s Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) about why the president’s tweet is raising ethical concerns.