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JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 11:58 PM Dec 2016

For $1 Million, Donors to Trumps Inauguration Will Get an 'Intimate' Dinner With Mike Pence

A fancy US presidential inauguration doesn’t come cheap. Fortunately for incoming presidents, plenty of companies and individuals have historically eagerly contributed to the effort through wildly overpriced luncheons, dinners, and other activities surrounding the big day. In the case of Donald Trump’s inauguration, they’ll cough up $1 million for the top package, which includes four tickets to a “leadership luncheon” with select congressional leaders and cabinet appointees.

A brochure reveals more details. It was obtained and verified by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit focused on investigative journalism.

The packages on offer all come down to tickets. Tickets to the leadership luncheon are exclusively reserved for underwriters paying $1 million. Compared to the cheapskates paying just $500,000, those generous souls also get a higher number of tickets to the various other events, which include:

An “intimate” dinner with vice-president-elect Mike Pence and his wife Karen

A “ladies luncheon” including an opportunity to meet the ladies of the first families

An “entertainment-filled” victory reception

A candlelight dinner that includes “special appearances” by the Trumps and Pences

A concert and fireworks

A parade down Pennsylvania Avenue

VIP ballroom access at the inaugural ball premier

http://m.govexec.com/management/2016/11/1-million-donors-trumps-inauguration-will-get-intimate-dinner-mike-pence/133511/?oref=GovExecTCO&&&&&&&&&ICID=ref_fark&oref=ge-android-interstitial-continue

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For $1 Million, Donors to Trumps Inauguration Will Get an 'Intimate' Dinner With Mike Pence (Original Post) JonLP24 Dec 2016 OP
barf alert! TuslaUltra Dec 2016 #1
no thanks WomanWhoRoars Dec 2016 #2
That ain't right. CincyDem Dec 2016 #3
For those with more dollars than sense. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2016 #4
So many thrilling options to choose from! smirkymonkey Dec 2016 #5
For a little more... jO456 Dec 2016 #6
Draining the swamp... orwell Dec 2016 #7

CincyDem

(6,347 posts)
3. That ain't right.
Fri Dec 2, 2016, 12:03 AM
Dec 2016


There's just something about the concept of "getting intimate" with Mike Pence that scares the beegeesus outta me.

Ewwwwwwww

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