State Dept. booked 19 rooms at Trump's Vancouver hotel during grand opening

[brooklynite]

Source: Axios

The State Department booked 19 rooms at the Trump International Hotel Tower in Vancouver at a cost of more than $15,000 during the grand opening of the complex in February that was attended by the Trump children, per a FOIA request by The Washington Post.

The reason: The documents obtained showing the expenditure were highly redacted, but State told WaPo that generally "[e]mbassy and consulate personnel work with the Secret Service to provide assistance on security matters as necessary for conditions in the particular host country."

Worth noting: The Trump hotel in Vancouver isn't actually owned by The Trump Organization — it simply got its name and branding via a management and licensing deal, and Trump earns royalties from the arrangement.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/state-department-booked-19-rooms-at-trumps-canadian-hotel-2458064202.html

[bucolic_frolic]

1. And taxpayers are on the hook for that

[riversedge]

5. yup.

[Thomas Hurt]

2. why would you want Trump's name on your property

now that he is Pres, anything with his name becomes more of a terrorist target.

[NCjack]

3. The terrorists are going to attack places with meaningful names. The "Trump" label

(signifying avarice) attracts them and repels me. That generates the kind of separation that I like.

[jmowreader]

4. Trump is the new Hilton or Sheraton

People will stay in a Hilton or Sheraton hotel without looking at reviews because you know from the start it's going to be a nice hotel. The Trump name on a hotel is the same thing.