Discussion
10 years ago today, Trump’s DC hotel opened.
It taught him people will pay a sitting president, and there will be no repercussions.
Want to understand the second term’s corruption? Start with the hotel:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2022/04/25/goodbye-to-trump-washington-hotel/
Also—
💰️ $8,000: the room rate for Jan 6, 2021. And Trump got it. Hotel manager claimed they set room service records that week.
💰️ $415: the average room rate at downtown D.C. luxury hotels on Jan. 6
My report on the hotel opening—for Fox News of all places:
(We were all so young!)
And this quote aged beautifully—
“'Today's a metaphor for what we can accomplish in this country,' Trump said."
See what Trump has accomplished since—
namely making $1.4 billion off crypto last year, while buyers are down an estimated $4.8 billion.
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Some hotel-related numbers:—
💰️ 33: Foreign govt's with representatives spotted at the hotel
💰️ 29: Members of Trump’s cabinet spotted at the hotel (out of 38)
💰️ 36: Senators spotted at the hotel or whose campaigns spent money there (all GOP except Manchin) 2/2