Trump's divisive presidency reshapes a key part of his private business

[DonViejo]

By David A. Fahrenthold, Amy Brittain and Matea Gold September 17 at 3:40 PM

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Trump’s divisive political career is reshaping a key — and previously apolitical — part of his business empire.

Trump-owned hotels and clubs have long made money by holding galas and other special events. Now, their clientele is changing. Trump’s properties are attracting new customers who want something from him or his government. But they’re losing the kind of customers the business was originally built on: nonpolitical groups who just wanted to rent a room.

This summer, 19 charities canceled upcoming events at Mar-a-Lago — a major blow to that club’s business — after the president said there were “fine people” among white supremacists, neo-Nazis and members of the alt-right protesting to preserve a Confederate statue in Charlottesville. Dozens of other clients have left since Trump entered the 2016 presidential race.

On Saturday, the latest cancellation: A triathlon for charity at Trump’s Charlotte golf course, called “Tri at the Trump,” was abruptly scrapped. Sign-ups were down this year, the organizer said, due to concerns over the name.



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[HuskyOffset]

1. Sad

Bigly sad.

[Scarsdale]

2. Maybe he could

promise that his "wife" will pose nude in the lobby? What? Oh, right, anybody who was interested could just look at THOSE photos on the internet, worldwide. Such classy people these tRumps.

[flibbitygiblets]

3. "Charities" renting space at luxury resorts?

does anyone else find this , uh, disgusting? How much of our charitable donations pay for this?

Or are these events targeted to rich donors?

[Ligyron]

4. Absolutely targeting rich donors who expect the royal treatment.

The Red Cross event is often the highlight of the social season here.

[mopinko]

5. the event raise a lot of money. that's where it comes from.

a good space is important in charity fundraising. i am sure they are $1k for the cheap seats, at least.

[IronLionZion]

7. It's a necessary evil to get wealthy people to donate

it's like a social and status thing for those types of people.

I've done the low cost fundraising events that attract college students and working people, and that's great. But to get millionaires it has to be in a fancy location with all sorts of fancy stuff to make them want to show up and write big checks.

Since they're going to do it anyway, they should choose locations that don't personally enrich the president.

[IronLionZion]

6. Grab him by the wallet

[keithbvadu2]

8. They will make it up with KKK and Nazi conventions.

They will make it up with KKK and Nazi conventions.

Lots of pickup trucks with Confederate flags.

Melania and Ivanka in some Daisy Dukes.

[not fooled]

9. That's good

but they should have cancelled at any number of stages during the campaign, as he expressed strongly racist and misogynistic views.

Let alone when he was installed. Let alone because of any number of horrific actions between the installation and Charlottesville--making a mockery of cabinet appointments, destroying environmental protections, making insane tweets, working to destroy the State Department, embarrassing the U.S with his rude behavior abroad, etc. etc. etc.

Just pointing out that any organization who truly cared about what the U.S. is supposed to represent would have cut ties with this monster long ago, especially once he--gag--became a significant player in U.S. politics. It's one thing to turn a blind eye to reprehensible behavior by a private citizen, quite another to do so for a leading candidate, nominee, or officeholder for one of the major political parties.