The Kingdom of Bahrain has announced they will hold a party at Trump’s D.C. hotel to celebrate their 45th national day:
Bahrain will hold a reception next Wednesday at Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue, according to an invitation from the country's embassy obtained by POLITICO on Tuesday.
“On the occasion of the forty fifth national day of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the seventeenth anniversary of his majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa’s accession to the throne,” the invitation begins, “Ambassador Abdulla Al Khalifa cordially invites you to a national day reception on Wednesday, December 07, 2016 from 12:00 to 2:00 PM.”
No word on whether they’ve booked the $20,000 a night room being pitched to foreign nationals in D.C.:
“Believe me, all the delegations will go there,” said one Middle Eastern diplomat who recently toured the hotel and booked an overseas visitor. The diplomat said many stayed away from the hotel before the election for fear of a “Clinton backlash,” but that now it’s the place to be seen.
In interviews with a dozen diplomats, many of whom declined to be named because they were not authorized to speak about anything related to the next U.S. president, some said spending money at Trump’s hotel is an easy, friendly gesture to the new president.
“Why wouldn’t I stay at his hotel blocks from the White House, so I can tell the new president, ‘I love your new hotel!’ Isn’t it rude to come to his city and say, ‘I am staying at your competitor?’ ” said one Asian diplomat.
What could go wrong with the President-elect and his family personally profiting from this hotel?