Trump plans gala at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday night, again renting a ballroom from himself

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Source: Washington Post, via Tampa Bay Times

Trump plans gala at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday night, again renting a ballroom from himself

Tickets start at $100,000 per couple, but Trump may not be able to make it.

By Washington Post 1 hour ago

PALM BEACH, Fla. President Donald Trump's posh Mar-a-Lago Club is set to host a high-priced gala Saturday night intended to celebrate Trump's first year in office and raise money for his reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee. ... Tickets start at $100,000 per couple, Bloomberg News reported.

The guest of honor, however, may not be there. With the government shut down and Congress in negotiations, Trump postponed his scheduled departure from Washington on Friday afternoon. But he will still make money.

By holding the event at his own club, Trump will be able to collect tens of thousands of dollars in fees for food, ballroom rental and other costs. In effect, he will have transformed his supporters' political donations into revenue for his business.

Again.

Read more: http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/01/20/trump-plans-gala-at-mar-a-lago-on-saturday-night-again-renting-a-ballroom-from-himself/

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Trump plans gala at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday night, again renting a ballroom from himself

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Trump plans gala at Mar-a-Lago tonight, again renting a ballroom from himself

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-plans-gala-at-mar-a-lago-tonight-again-renting-a-ballroom-from-himself/2018/01/20/69ffe19a-fd92-11e7-a46b-a3614530bd87_story.html

By David A. Fahrenthold January 20 at 9:22 AM
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David A. Fahrenthold is a reporter covering the Trump family and their business interests. He has been at the Post since 2000, and previously covered Congress, the federal bureaucracy, the environment, and the D.C. police.
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Trump's Mar-a-Lago club is hosting a gala/political fundraiser tonight with tickets that start at $100K per couple. Trump may not be there, but his business will still be pocketing lots and lots of money http://wapo.st/2DsFg0i by @fahrenthold

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[Ligyron]

1. Wasn't this called off due to gov shut down by GOP ?

Or at least postponed?

[world wide wally]

2. I'll bet he makes it

Even with a gov't shutdown, he's not going to pass up a chance to be fawned over.

[not fooled]

3. By not cancelling the event

dump still makes the $$$$$$$$$$ even if he's not there. Even if no one comes.

Geez, the attendees should have just written the check to dump inc. and skipped the formality of having an actual party, since the whole thing smells like more greasing the skids with this maladmin.


Oh, and how do dump's idiot poor supporters square this type of capitalist greedfest with the professed love of dump for the downtrodden? What a bunch of fools.

[djacq]

4. 100% Pure Shame

[Turbineguy]

5. Celebrate failure

Well, actually it was a successful year. For those who wish harm to the USA.

[rockfordfile]

6. Corruption

[marble falls]

7. I want to read the guest list. I thought Trump paid too much for sex. But $100,000 for ....

rubber chicken?

[Initech]

8. Govt shutdown means he can't fly Air Force One.

Hey I see an upside to this!

[groundloop]

9. Like Janis Joplin said - "Gotta' Get It While You Can"

45* is raking in the bucks any way he can, while he still can. Don-the-Con has totally ignored any rules concerning profiting from his position and. will continue to do so.

THE MOST CORRUPT PRESIDENT E-V-E-R.

[BigmanPigman]

10. Emoluments Clause?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/what-is-the-emoluments-clause-does-it-apply-to-president-trump/2017/01/23/12aa7808-e185-11e6-a547-5fb9411d332c_story.html?utm_term=.6d2ac51aba41

[TexasBushwhacker]

11. Yeah. Since when is fund raising done on the tax payer's dime? N/t