Exclusive Research: Behind the Hamburg G20 Summit Travel Booking Fiasco

[MineralMan]

So, Trump and company, including a very large entourage, didn't arrange bookings early enough for the G20 summit in Hamburg. So, The Donald and his immediate staff was booked by the German government into one place, with the rest of the staff, etc. bunking up at the U.S. Consolate in Hamburg.

Meanwhile other nations have entire hotels at their disposal. That's the norm. That's what should have been arranged for our Fake POTUS. So, what happened? It's simple:

Donald Trump fired the entire White House Travel Office staff when he took office. Then, they waited quite a while before replacing that experienced staff who had arranged international travel for previous administrations. Somehow, stuff didn't get done and the ball for the G20 summit accommodations got dropped. So, who's running the White House Travel Office these days? Do they have tons and tons of experience in booking entire hotels? Well, I can only identify four people in that office:

Haidet, Michael B - Director of White House Travel Office - The Boss Man. Who is he? Well, he's a former Congressional Press Secretary for Rob Portman (R-OH). A press secretary. Not a travel coordinator. Not really a guy with tons of experience in such things.

Wasserstein, Rebecca L - Deputy Director of White House Travel Office - Most recently a Scheduler on the staff of Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL26). Now, she may have some travel booking experience, but I can't be sure of that.

Riddaugh, Andrew M - Travel Manager, White House Travel Office - Formerly Regional Political Director - Tampa Bay -Donald J. Trump for President - ‎Presidential Inaugural Committee. No idea what he knows about international bookings.

Pritchard, Bethany L - Travel Manager, White House Travel Office - Formerly, Executive Office of the President, Republican National Committee, 58th Presidential Inaugural Committee. Before that, Finance Assistant, Republican National Committee.

That's it, folks. Not a travel specialist in the group. Mostly party operatives who have been rewarded with a White House Job for favors done in the past.

And there you have it: The Incompetent Booking the Power-Blind.

And that's my fact-filled post of the day. Thanks for reading.

[Caliman73]

1. Why didn't they get their wedding planner that they just promoted in NY to do it?

This administration has to be the most incompetent in modern history.

[MineralMan]

2. I guess they didn't think of that in time.

Oh, well. Dumb and Dumber. Or is that Drumpf and Drumpfer?

[Caliman73]

3. I do not believe that the word "Think" should be associated with Trump

There is no thought process coming from Trump and only, corrupt business, conspiratorial, white supremacist, and dominionist thought coming from the rest of that lot. Man are we hosed...

[MineralMan]

4. Trump is paranoid about the people around him.

Nobody he doesn't trust is allowed anywhere near him. That's why they fired everyone who worked in the White House. They're paying for that now.

[HipChick]

12. Imagine when they try to start a war with NK?

This admin is so incompetent...all smoke and mirrors...

[MineralMan]

13. Then, things get seriously f-cked up.

I try not to think too much about that, really. It's the stuff of nightmares.

[benld74]

5. The Incompetent Booking the Power-Blind - LOVE IT

[MineralMan]

7. Rethinking that, I should have written:

The Incompetent Booking the Paranoid

But, they're both OK, I think.

[heaven05]

6. duh..duh..duh..duh

"that's all folks"....bunch of classless clowns running everything...

[MineralMan]

10. Incompetents 'R' Us!

[malaise]

8. That's what happens when you

attempt to fuck up the State Department - you have no one to book a damned room

Most excellent

Now get thee to the greatest page just because

[crazylikafox]

9. But I'm sure those 4 all took the Trump Loyalty Oath.

[MineralMan]

11. Oh, no doubt about that at all.

But, couldn't they have found some people who would do that who were also competent?

[crazylikafox]

14. I suspect those 2 things are mutually exclusive.

That's why we're at where we're at right now.

[Historic NY]

15. Should have tried trivago....

https://www.trivago.com/?aDateRange%5Barr%5D=2017-07-06&aDateRange%5Bdep%5D=2017-07-09&iPathId=9644&iGeoDistanceItem=0&aCategoryRange=0%2C1%2C2%2C3%2C4%2C5&aOverallLiking=1%2C2%2C3%2C4%2C5&sOrderBy=relevance%20desc&iRoomType=7&cpt=964403&iViewType=0&bIsSeoPage=false&bIsSitemap=false&

[MineralMan]

17. Yup. Looks like there are rooms available.

Maybe they thought they'd get there and scatter to find enough rooms.

[AgadorSparticus]

22. Or airbnb. Oh goodness...LMAO!!!

[MedusaX]

16. *45 probably thought some ritzy hotel would bump another country in favor of *45. That would give

The appearance of
adoration by Hamburg
power of *45
Importance of *45 being at G-20

And a shiny media object to be shown to his base proving what a big international heavyweight he is...

Oops.

[MineralMan]

18. Oh, I'm sure they tried, but they don't have the mad skillz needed

to make that work.

[AgadorSparticus]

23. They would for Obama!! Lol we need to play the footage of the German adoration for Obama

When he met with Merkel recently.

[jehop61]

19. One of those prople

is a relative....distant.....But a relative. I know that his/her experience is totally involved with working in campaigns. We dont interact much with that branch. Sigh.....

[Vinca]

20. I imagine on the application form when it asked for relevant experience they said:

have taken vacations. (Psssst . . . . Don . . . . just in case you're still around for Christmas, it's time to order the cards.)

[ailsagirl]

21. Astonishing, really

And not a little bizarre

[mountain grammy]

24. Absolutely amazing. Thanks for posting.