Current Events > Trump hotel spiked prices 13x for campaign fundraiser

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https://www.citizensforethics.org/trump-hotel-rates-spiked-13x-last-weekend/

In November, we noticed a mysterious spike in the price of available rooms at Trumps DC hotel for a Saturday night in December. The minimum cost was 13 times the average, but we couldnt identify a reason for the spike, until photos surfaced of the Trump Victory Committees winter retreat at Trumps Hotel on that exact night, which appears to have sold out much of the venue. While the least expensive room for a one-night stay at the hotel was around $500 on surrounding days, the cheapest room on December 14 was a whopping $6,719. With access to Trump, Pence, and other top officials, and a bonus invitation to the White House holiday party for donors, we no longer have to wonder why.

On November 7th, CREW flagged a massive spike in the cost of a room on December 14, suggesting that every less expensive room in the hotel was sold out, leaving only pricey suites. Presumably, rooms were taken up by donors to Trump Victory Committee, a joint fundraising committee of the Republican National Committee and the Trump campaign. The exorbitant cost is even more evidence that hosting fundraisers at the Trump International Hotel is one of the best ways to sell out the notoriously empty venue, sending donor money right into Trumps pocket.

Lucky donors who managed to snag a room were also invited to the White Houses holiday open house, meaning that the cost of a room at Trumps DC Hotel and donations towards his reelection included exclusive political access for the buyer.

For those seeking access to the president and top members of his Cabinet, the Trump Victory Committee fundraiser did not disappoint. According to 1100 Pennsylvania, President Trump, Vice President Pence and Interior Secretary David Bernhardt were scheduled to attend Trump Victorys retreat. Vice President Pence, who is one of the most frequent visitors to Trump properties, was a special guest for lunch. Pences lunch alone appears to have attracted 650 guests, according to a social media post that appears to have been from the event, well over the Trump Hotels 263 rooms. Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway, who is one of the top visitors to Trump properties among executive branch officials, also participated in a Women for Trump Panel. Finally, Trump and Secretary Bernhardt were slated to be special guests at the Jingle and Mingle Cocktail Reception and Winter Retreat Gala.

Theres no question that political spending like the Trump Victory Committee fundraiser has helped make Trumps DC Hotel one of the few bright spots in his financial portfolio, despite its high vacancy rate. CREW has tracked 72 political events held at Trump properties during the Trump presidency, 40 of which have been held at his DC hotel. Trump Victory has been a particularly loyal customer for the DC hotel, hosting fundraisers in June 2017, September 2018, May 2019, and June 2019. The Center for Responsive Politics found that all the political spending at the hotel is paying off, totalling nearly $20 million since the 2016 election cycle.

Rate spikes like this have happened before at Trumps DC hotel, on the Fourth of July and during a Senate Republican retreat in November; but at thirteen times the average rate, The Trump Victory retreat drove an unprecedented jump.

Running for president typically involves raising vast sums of money for the campaign, but to be personally making millions off of a reelection effort is both unprecedented, and wildly corrupt. President Trump has repeatedly claimed that the presidency has cost him business. The repeated rate jumps at his hotel surrounding political events suggest that, at least for his DC property, this couldnt be further from the truth.

Impeachment worthy on its own.
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Bump
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Lmao you think he should be impeached because he raised the rate of his hotel?

LOL Jesus fucking christ.

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Emoluments
Obstruction of Justice
Fraud
Obstruction of Congress
Abuse of Power

There can be a whole printed Encyclopedia Britannica series on impeachable offenses by Trump.

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glitteringfairy posted...

Lmao you think he should be impeached because he raised the rate of his hotel?

LOL Jesus fucking christ.

Sad thing is, he isn't joking. lmao

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This is no different from the surge pricing model used by Uber. No one calls that illegal.
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Tag

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Emoluments - didn't happen
Obstruction of Justice - fake
Fraud - fake
Obstruction of Congress - didn't happen
Abuse of Power - didn't happen

Y'all seriously need to get a fucking life

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TheRealDill2011 posted...

This is no different from the surge pricing model used by Uber. No one calls that illegal.

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glitteringfairy posted...

Emoluments - didn't happen
Obstruction of Justice - fake
Fraud - fake
Obstruction of Congress - didn't happen
Abuse of Power - didn't happen

Y'all seriously need to get a fucking life

Okay, you're drowning in Koolaid.

Have fun.

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TheRealDill2011 posted...

This is no different from the surge pricing model used by Uber. No one calls that illegal.

Except Uber isn't the president.

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glitteringfairy posted...

I'm not the one that drank Shiffty Pelosi kool-aid

Sounds like you drank the trump-aid, kid


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It really is amazing that this guy is violating the emoluments clause clear as day and everyone is just shrugging their shoulders over it.
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Vicious_Dios posted...

Sad thing is, he isn't joking. lmao

To be fair though, TC is a hardened socialist and even attends socialist political meetings so it's no surprise he hates capitalism.

Right comrade, Anti?

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Trevor_Belmont posted...

Except Uber isn't the president.

And because he's the president he can't decide how much his hotels can charge? Lol what fucking world do you live in, man.

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watching rabid trumpanzees have melties sure is something

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Who posted

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Bio1590 posted...

It really is amazing that this guy is violating the emoluments clause clear as day and everyone is just shrugging their shoulders over it.

When you have most of the Senate, 40% of the House (most of the House in 17-18), and a State Propaganda network spewing lies and misinformation 24/7, and the rest of the media is too worried about decorum or being called biased, this is the result.

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glitteringfairy posted...

And because he's the president he can't decide how much his hotels can charge? Lol what fucking world do you live in, man.

I don't agree with this post but I'd say this is pretty much the normal attitude. No one cares about corruption, it's pretty blas

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Musourenka posted...

When you have most of the Senate, 40% of the House (most of the House in 17-18), and a State Propaganda network spewing lies and misinformation 24/7, and the rest of the media is too worried about decorum or being called biased, this is the result.

The courts don't even care either which is the crazier thing.

Like what's the point of even having it in the constitution if you're not going to enforce it? It wasn't even a fucking amendment it was literally in the original draft of the constitution.
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Bio1590 posted...

The courts don't even care either which is the crazier thing.

Like what's the point of even having it in the constitution if you're not going to enforce it

The senate has been rushing through a bunch of judges that the ABA deemed unqualified since 2017

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I don't think this is illegal per se, just the kind of thing we've always relied on norms to protect us from

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TheRealDill2011 posted...

This is no different from the surge pricing model used by Uber. No one calls that illegal.

Using the office of the Presidency for your own personal profit is absolutely illegal.

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he should have been impeached on day 1 for emoluments violations, and I've been saying that since day 1. This is absolutely not a precedent we can allow to stand.

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Of course the Trump supporters itt have no idea why this is grounds for impeachment. Lmfao

glitteringfairy posted...

Emoluments - didn't happen
Obstruction of Justice - fake
Fraud - fake
Obstruction of Congress - didn't happen
Abuse of Power - didn't happen

Y'all seriously need to get a fucking life

lol imagine being this stupid

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