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Showing Original Post only (View all)Trump Hotel Employees Reveal What It Was Really Like Catering to the Right Wing Elite [View all]
WashingtonianEveryone knew Table 72 belonged to the President. The round booth in the middle of the Trump Hotels mezzanine was impossible to miss. It didnt matter how many Congress members were clamoring for a reservation at the steakhouse or whether some tourist tried to slip a manager some cash (which they definitely did). No one sat at Trumps table except the President, his children, and, occasionally, an approved member of his inner circle like Rudy Giuliani or Mike Pence.
In practical terms, the restaurant wanted to avoid the horror of turning away the leader of the free world if he happened to show up on a whim. But the seat also developed a kind of mystique. Sure, it may now be a relic in an underperforming venue. But for those four epic years, it was a carefully curated prop in the Trump Show.
And when the star appeared, you had to stick to the script. A Standard Operating Procedure document, recently obtained by Washingtonian, outlined step by step exactly what to do and what to say anytime Trump dined at BLT Prime, the hotel restaurant.
As soon as Trump was seated, the server had to discreetly present a mini bottle of Purell hand sanitizer. (This applied long before Covid, mind you.) Next, cue dialogue: Good (time of day) Mr. President. Would you like your Diet Coke with or without ice? the server was instructed to recite. A polished tray with chilled bottles and highball glasses was already prepared for either response. Directions for pouring the soda were detailed in a process no fewer than seven steps longand illustrated with four photo exhibits. The beverage had to be opened in front of the germophobe commander in chief, never beforehand. The server was to hold a longneck-bottle opener by the lower third of the handle in one hand and the Diet Coke, also by the lower third, in the other. Once poured, the drink had to be placed at the Presidents right-hand side. Repeat until POTUS departs.
In practical terms, the restaurant wanted to avoid the horror of turning away the leader of the free world if he happened to show up on a whim. But the seat also developed a kind of mystique. Sure, it may now be a relic in an underperforming venue. But for those four epic years, it was a carefully curated prop in the Trump Show.
And when the star appeared, you had to stick to the script. A Standard Operating Procedure document, recently obtained by Washingtonian, outlined step by step exactly what to do and what to say anytime Trump dined at BLT Prime, the hotel restaurant.
As soon as Trump was seated, the server had to discreetly present a mini bottle of Purell hand sanitizer. (This applied long before Covid, mind you.) Next, cue dialogue: Good (time of day) Mr. President. Would you like your Diet Coke with or without ice? the server was instructed to recite. A polished tray with chilled bottles and highball glasses was already prepared for either response. Directions for pouring the soda were detailed in a process no fewer than seven steps longand illustrated with four photo exhibits. The beverage had to be opened in front of the germophobe commander in chief, never beforehand. The server was to hold a longneck-bottle opener by the lower third of the handle in one hand and the Diet Coke, also by the lower third, in the other. Once poured, the drink had to be placed at the Presidents right-hand side. Repeat until POTUS departs.
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Trump Hotel Employees Reveal What It Was Really Like Catering to the Right Wing Elite [View all]
brooklynite
Feb 2021
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Would that the FP had been as meticulous about how he treated the American people.
efhmc
Feb 2021
#2
You just know that those diet coke bottles wiped a few asses before being presented to the
FSogol
Feb 2021
#4
I will go to my grave utterly mystified at how such a germaphobe so botched a pandemic
dsc
Feb 2021
#7
Based on everything I've read I've concluded he isn't really a germaphobe, just
Mike 03
Feb 2021
#17
Botched nothing ... intentionally sabotaged and created chaos is what he did. And I remain flummoxed
live love laugh
Feb 2021
#26
he's not a germaphobe. He just knows he's such a huge dick that staff will want to spit
TeamPooka
Feb 2021
#21
Not a germophobe. He was afraid someone might attempt to poison him (and with good reason).
LaMouffette
Feb 2021
#23