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Jul 6, 2018, 143 tweets

.@realDonaldTrump hasn’t slammed Amazon on Twitter since it co-sponsored an event for government employees and contractors at his luxury Trump Hotel DC.

Tweet in which @realDonaldTrump criticizes Wash Po, but does not reference Amazon [h/t @eventsforgood]

@realDonaldTrump @eventsforgood "Trump has embraced the big-money donor world he once shunned." One of the venues where @realDonaldTrump is doing this...

Trump Hotel DC

(by @myhlee for @washingtonpost) wapo.st/2KR9h9H

@realDonaldTrump @eventsforgood @myhlee @washingtonpost My top Scott Pruitt memory:

Most-shared story involving the Trump Hotel DC I've seen was about him wanting to buy one of its used mattresses.

Illinois-based investment firm First Trust hosted a dinner reception, breakfast, and insight forum at the Trump Hotel DC in June (please note the attached flyer is "not for public use")
bit.ly/2KVAkB4

^ "Not for public distribution" rather.

Trump Hotel DC wants you to celebrate America's Independence Day in a Himalayan salt chamber

Member of the US Air Force Honor Guard visits commander-in-chief @realDonaldTrump's Trump Hotel DC. bit.ly/2IZFc6q

@realDonaldTrump Trump Hotel DC regular reminisces about meeting Scott Pruitt there on Easter

“Should the Trump hotel lose its liquor license over Trump’s lack of ‘good character’?” @kingc_i reviews the charges, law, and complaintants (for @washingtonpost) washingtonpost.com/opinions/shoul…

Trump just criticized Amazon on Twitter for the first time since April 5. Amazon had co-sponsored a conference for gov't employees and contractors at his Trump Hotel DC on May 22. That event was first reported this Thursday. bit.ly/2KPz1mY?

The Trump Hotel DC is no longer advertising for a director of revenue management. The position opened up in Jan. 2018—shortly after it was reported that the previous occupant claimed that @realDonaldTrump was "definitely still involved" in the business.
bit.ly/2HZ72Ad

Aforementioned article on Trump Hotel DC's then director of revenue management saying @realDonaldTrump was still involved in his business (by @woodruffbets for @thedailybeast) thebea.st/2pOi9XP

Attorney representing complaintants asking DC to revoke Trump Hotel DC's liquor license

Donald Trump Jr. is a businessman and walked off from @realDonaldTrump’s administration. So by “us,” he must be referring to how his claims of pro-Elizabeth Warren media coverage will help the Trump Organization open a new hotel or golf course in 2020.

Turning Point USA's Candace Owens back at the Trump Hotel DC. bit.ly/2J4XzHb

Daily Caller intern and Turning Point USA activist Brandon Uhalik at the Trump Hotel DC.

bit.ly/2KZQ9q8

With the US and Canada in a trade war, the international trade and investment assistant at the consulate general of Canada in New York, Aaron Joshua Pinto, visited U.S. president @realDonaldTrump's Trump Hotel DC bit.ly/2KZi2yT

Advisor at the Seychelles UN mission, Angélique Pouponneau, is now sure how she ended up at U.S. president @realDonaldTrump's Trump Hotel DC. bit.ly/2L0i0qp

Evangelical author Lance Wallanu, who declared @realDonaldTrump "God's candidate," is hosting a Dream Trip at the Trump Hotel DC.
Guests will "receive an impartation of the prophetic anointing falling in 2018 to secure your land and spiritual inheritance."
bit.ly/2J5owtY

Big League Politics writer Pete D'Abrosca visited the Trump Hotel DC. bit.ly/2KYTO7D

Turning Point USA's High School Leadership Summit Dinner will be at the

Trump Hotel DC.

Hotelier not connected to @realDonaldTrump's administration, Donald Trump Jr. will speak. As will Sen. Rand Paul (R–Ky.) And there's a cocktail reception. bit.ly/2J6kO3w

The Trump Hotel DC recently reached out to members of the American Bar Associstion about their preferred guest status (details here: fastcompany.com/90178695/how-t…). I reached out to ABA for more info, here’s its response.

Nothing says America’s National Pastime like scotch and champagne.

Trump surrogate and political consultant Harlan Hill says the Trump Hotel DC "erupted in applause" when @realDonaldTrump announced the Brett Kavanaugh pick.

Which apparently Hill caught in another pic, because all this one shows is people looking vaguely annoyed at him.

Given Kavanaugh's speech mentioned 9/11, seems likely Giuliani supports the nomination

Former NYPD commissioner/convicted felon Bernard Kerik dined at the Trump Hotel DC bit.ly/2L1IyaD

Intern focused on public affairs (lobbying) for the Public Service Enterprise Group visited the Trump Hotel DC bit.ly/2Jbzdvf

Lobbyist for ITG Holdings, "the energy industry’s leading electricity transmission company," Donise Cameron, visited the Trump Hotel DC bit.ly/2Jbzdvf

Delegate at the Maryland House of Delegates Seth Howard (R) took out-of-town family to the Trump Hotel DC for a late lumch

bit.ly/2JcQh3V

Founder of Flag, "dedicated to promoting and providing high-quality civics education that informs students and families about the greatness of America," Nick Adams. returned to the Trump Hotel DC bit.ly/2Jb2xlI

Evangelism minister Melissa Swindle started her day at the Trump Hotel DC bit.ly/2Jb44YI

Firearms writer and chairman of the American Preservation Alliance, John Milton Peterson, sat next to the champagne cart at the Trump Hotel DC bit.ly/2L4Xm8t

National rep. of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS), union for some FAA and DoD employees, Jim Pratt, scouted out the Trump Hotel DC bit.ly/2L5U5G7

GOP nominee for U.S. House in Maryland, Liz Matory, was back at the Trump Hotel DC bit.ly/2J9Y2YB

Rep. Mike Johnson's (R-La.) campaign spent $684.30 for catering on May 15 @realDonaldTrump's Trump Hotel DC bit.ly/2JffI4S

"Shark Tank's" Kevin O'Leary is holding a live wealth-building event

at the Trump Hotel DC.

While the event is free to attend, someone's likely paying @realDonaldTrump's hotel to host it. Be nice to know who...

bit.ly/2L4ZTQ1

MAGA Meetup tonight

at the Trump Hotel DC (as always)

The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers is having its general membership meeting at the Trump Hotel DC in October. ifpw.com/meetings/2018g…

White House director of strategic communications, Mercedes Schlapp, and American Conservative Union chair, Matt Schlapp, celebrated their anniversary this evening at Mercedes's boss's Trump Hotel DC.

With @realDonaldTrump tweeting about that he's "fighting for a level playing field for our farmers," a reminder that sugar beet growers had a drink at the Trump Hotel DC "to support a President that supports us"

Founder of Women For Trump and "one of the founding mothers of the modern day tea party movement" Amy Kremer at the Trump Hotel DC with fashion designer Andre Soriano bit.ly/2L8N1si

US correspondent for Danish daily, Politiken, Kristian Madsen, at the Trump Hotel DC bit.ly/2JdWRXS

The Independent Petroleum Association of America hosted its 2018 Congressional Call-Up at the Trump Hotel DC: bit.ly/2JdY1mh

Corey Lewandowski and Antonio Sabato Jr at the Trump Hotel DC again last night (per @politico) politi.co/2LacRft

Actor-cum-GOP congressional candidate Antonio Sabato Jr. with fashion designer Andre Soriano at the Trump Hotel DC last night

bit.ly/2L9Z3Sj

Former Trump campaign manager/current T-Mobile advisor Corey Lewandowski with fashion designer Andre Soriano at the Trump Hotel DC last night bit.ly/2JdTsbR

Second Amendment Institute president and Washington Examiner contributor, Tyler Yzaguirre, with with fashion designer Andre Soriano at the Trump Hotel DC last night bit.ly/2JfrFYe

Sputnik TV host Lee Stranahan back at the Trump Hotel DC

^ Correction, it was a Sputnik radio host—not TV—who visited the Trump Hotel DC today. I regret the error.

US president’s hotel advertises its co-location with US Park Service property.

Looks like Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R–Wi.) was at the Trump Hotel DC earlier tonight. He famously pointed out its location from his office to Fox and Friend viewers.

Attorney to the US president/advisor to foreign clients Rudy Giuliani was back at his boss's Trump Hotel DC.

Editorial in state-run Chinese media outlet calls for targeting " tourism-related entities, Trump Hotels included" in trade war (by Adam Leposa for @TravelAgentMag, h/t @suzannekelleher)
bit.ly/2JfoaRS

Director of media relations for pro-free-enterprise non-profit Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, Christopher Oman, planned a date night at the Trump Hotel DC's Sushi Nakazawa bit.ly/2LaEXHu

Works at Action Visa Assistance, which helps US businesses (including Trump properties) bring in temporary foreign workers.

Stayed at Trump Hotel DC.

bit.ly/2LdnHS2

Wow. Campaign for embattled Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) spent $3,133.19 at the Trump Hotel DC's steakhouse on May 16, 2018. bit.ly/2LbIXra

Campaign for Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) for Congress spent $20 on a "restaurant meal" at Trump Hotel DC on May 2, 2018.

bit.ly/2JhjEC5

DeSantis also attended an America First holiday party at the Trump Hotel DC in December.

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) made headlines for his questioning of FBI agent Peter Strzok today. Gohmert was at the Trump Hotel DC twice this December, including once for a pro-Trump PAC’s holiday party.

“D.C. police said they arrested a man Thursday after he was found with a gun in the Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue.” By @OConnellPostbiz, @phscoop for @washingtonpost washingtonpost.com/local/public-s…

It’s at least the second time a man from out of state was arrested with a gun at the Trump Hotel DC. A Pennsylvania doctor pleaded guilty last week to carrying a pistol without a license. nbcwashington.com/news/local/Pen…

Flashback: @nbcwashington equipped a vehicle with cameras to review the Trump hotel’s valet parking. The equipment inside the vehicle, including the cameras, was not seen being screened when it entered the hotel’s garage. nbcwashington.com/investigations…

Attorney to the US president/advisor to foreign clients Rudy Giuliani poses with Students for Trump leaders

at the Trump Hotel DC.

bit.ly/2LfhKUC

More sightings of attorney to the US president/advisor to foreign clients Rudy Giuliani at his client's Trump Hotel DC. bit.ly/2JklBh7

Former minister for growth in the government of Slovenia, Žiga Turk, at the Trump Hotel DC bit.ly/2LaHW62

Report: "Uber driver refuses to take congressional interns holding 'MAGA' hats to Trump Hotel" (by @naomitlim for @dcexaminer)_ washex.am/2Lb46VA

Intern at the Antonin Scalia Law School's National Security Institute poses with the chair of Students for Trump, Ryan Fournier, at the Trump Hotel DC.

Media advisor for the Australian Business Council, Dee Zegarac, publicly praises US president @realDonaldTrump's Trump Hotel DC.

Media advisor for a pro-Australian business group, Dee Zegarac, met the attorney to the US president/advisor to foreign clients Rudy Giuliani at U.S. president @realDonaldTrump's Trump Hotel DC.

Principal at Atlas Strategy, a public affairs firm specializing in center-right coalition building and third parties, Gregg Keller, was at the Trump Hotel DC.

Appears the N.C. man charged with having unregistered gun at Trump Hotel DC yesterday had interned with the NC State PD and wanted to be a police officer.
wapo.st/2L5RAqn
bit.ly/2Lel5GQ

Oral arguments were yesterday in Dems on the US House Oversight Committee's lawsuit v. GSA seeking docs related to Trump Hotel DC lease. Complaint info attached here.

Lee Stranaham is also a repeat patron of the Trump Hotel DC. he likes the steak: bit.ly/2pEadVQ

The McMorris Rodgers' American Dream—affiliated with Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wa.)—spent $117.90 on food/beverage at Trump Hotel DC on June 13 and $172.72 on food/beverage at Trump Las Vegas on May 30. bit.ly/2LlOz2d

"The campaign spent $147,105 on Trump's properties this quarter, with about $12,230 going to the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C."

Intern for embattled Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) Aaron J. Carpenter, Students for Trump's Ryan Fournier, and Turning Point USA's Charlie Kirk at Trump Hotel DC.
bit.ly/2LlKSJS

Finance coordinator at the New Republican Super PAC (affiliated with Florida Gov. Rick Scott), Avery Walker, sipped wine at the Trump Hotel DC. bit.ly/2LllW50

Communications director for Rep. Jodey Arrington (R–Texas), Kate McBrayer, shared a magnum of Veuve Clicquot at the Trump Hotel DC bit.ly/2uCs2ag

Rep. Arrington's communications director shared that magnum of Veuve Clicquot at the Trump Hotel DC with GOP political fundraiser Krista Carter of Campaign Solutions
bit.ly/2uCs2ag

Legislative correspondent in the U.S. House, Hannah Keller, also got in on that magnum of Veuve Clicquot at the Trump Hotel DC bit.ly/2uCs2ag

Bollywood actress Rekha Rana at the Trump Hotel DC. bit.ly/2uG48ui

Global accounts manager for "the global leader in meetings procurement, HelmsBriscoe, Komal Dureja, checking out the Trump Hotel DC.
bit.ly/2uFwrck

President of weapons manufacturer Rise Armament, Matt Torres, hung out with his family at the Trump Hotel DC. bit.ly/2uLjfD5

Next monthly Trump First Tuesdays—"business networking happy hour for government relations professionals [lobbyists] and friends"—at the Trump Hotel DC scheduled for Aug. 7. bit.ly/2uEDoKK

Antonio Sabato Jr. for Congress (R–Calif.) spent $961.50 on lodging and meals at Trump Hotel DC on June 26, 2018. Date roughly lines up with Tea for Trump, which Sabato attended. bit.ly/2uEEdTL

Seems like a good day to re-up this tweet in this Trump Hotel DC thread

Legislative affairs intern for international business and government relations firm Kyle House Group, Hasani Olalde, liked the setting at the Trump Hotel DC.

“Yet there is a sober argument that Mr Trump’s melding of business and politics could already fulfil the criteria for impeachment of ‘high crimes and misdemeanours.’” By @TheEconomist economist.com/united-states/…

Political editor at the Daily Tack, Harry Cherry, ate #steak at the Trump Hotel DC
bit.ly/2LqaXY4

🚨Foreign government official at the Trump Hotel DC🚨

Egyptian member of parliament, Dalia Youssef (posing with US House fellow for international affairs Andy Braner, who's "working to serve leaders around the world")
bit.ly/2LnlkMd

Pro- @realDonaldTrump fashion designer Andre Soriano was still at the Trump Hotel DC through yesterday, it appears. And he'll be back there in August too. bit.ly/2LoVZla

National field coordinator of Students for Self-Defense, Tyler Yzaguirre, back at the Trump Hotel DC, posing with Miss Universe Guyana 2017, Zara Khan

bit.ly/2LtBfso

Protect the House spent ***$51,522.76*** on catering at @realDonaldTrump's Trump Hotel DC on June 25.

Protect the House is a House GOP-focused joint fundraising committee Mike Pence and Kevin McCarthy started. @elonmusk is a big donor.
bit.ly/2uHu1Kd

Protect the House spent an additional $13,500 at @realDonaldTrump's Trump Hotel DC on May 17. bit.ly/2Lr94un

Campaign for @SenTomCotton (R–Ark.) spent a total of $18,909.59 at @realDonaldTrump's Trump Hotel DC in May. fec.gov/data/disbursem…

CISO's executive leadership summit will be at the

Trump Hotel DC.

Co-chair of the event: the chief information security officer for the Dept. of Health and Human Services, Chris Wlaschin.
bit.ly/2LqqJlU

DC's Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C unanimously supported the complaint to revoke the Trump Hotel DC's liquor license because @realDonaldTrump "is not a person of good character"

(via @joshlevyesq)
bit.ly/2uI03Wt

bit.ly/2uI03Wt

"Working hard for DRC ... Rise and Build a Better Congo. #OurDRC #RDC2018

This work on behalf of the Democratic Republic of Congo is happening at the Trump Hotel DC.

bit.ly/2JACqVh

Team Holcomb—PAC affiliated with Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R)—spent a combined $434.44 for travel/lodging on June 21, 2018 at the Trump Hotel DC. bit.ly/2uKL7al

Kansas Leadership PAC—affiliated with Roger Marshall (R-Kan.)—spent $222 on food at the Trump Hotel DC's steakhouse on June 18, 2018. bit.ly/2uEo9S6

Tweet from Trump Hotel DC managing director

A reminder that @DonaldJTrumpJr is a businessman and not at all involved in his father’s administration

Alt-right personality Cassandra Fairbanks back at the Trump Hotel DC, with
-an education policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation
-the deputy Midwest finance director at the RNC
-program manager at the Charles Koch Foundation
bit.ly/2Lm0dNP

Campaign for Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R–Pa.) spent $245 on a meal expense on June 20, 2018

at the Trump Hotel DC.

bit.ly/2LpITay

American First Action SuperPAC, which supports the Trump-Pence agenda, also supports the Trump Organization—in June 2018 it spent at least $37,719.98 at @realDonaldTrump Trump Hotel DC.

bit.ly/2LpJgC3

President @realDonaldTrump's Trump Hotel DC debuts $169 cocktail served with Hungarian sweet wine on a crystalline spoon.

Along with trips to Europe, Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) political leadership committee “has spent at Trump-related properties, including 2017, $1,575 in 2017 at BLT Prime, the restaurant in Trump’s Washington, D.C. hotel.” (By @lesleyclark for @McClatchyDC) amp.kentucky.com/news/politics-…

EVP of Trump Org and co-owner of Trump Hotel DC @DonaldJTrumpJr wants you to read an article:

Pro- @realDonaldTrump pundit Madison Gesiotto was back at the Trump Hotel DC, posing here with an intern at ITC Holdings, "the energy industry’s leading electricity transmission company." bit.ly/2uRG1Jp

@realDonaldTrump Former Trump campaign spox Katrina Pierson was back at the Trump Hotel DC to celebrate her birthday. Posing here with pro- @realDonaldTrump pundit Madison Gesiotto. bit.ly/2uSY7dQ

Director of government affairs [lobbyist] at Citizens Against Government Waste, Allen Benjamin Johnson III, deemed it fitting to order a Moscow mule at the Trump Hotel DC.
bit.ly/2JDOzsN

Girlfriend of Trump Org EVP and co-owner of Trump Hotel DC, @DonaldJTrumpJr, expected to take job at pro- @realDonaldTrump Super PAC. Don Jr., of course, is walled off from his father's administration.

Former Trump campaign spox Katrina Pierson celebrated her b'day at Trump Hotel DC w
-a lobbyist for Interamerica Group, Kellen Felix
-GOP spox Kalyeigh McEnany
-special asst to the secr. at the Dept. of Labor Jillian Rogers
-CNN's Paris Dennard.
bit.ly/2JIxy0s

Trump political appointee/advisor for global affairs in the office of the secretary for the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Kamran Daravi, also celebrated former Trump camp spox Katrina Pierson's birthday at the Trump Hotel DC.
bit.ly/2JIC7aX

Also, note that Trump political appointee Kamran Daravi tagged both @realDonaldTrump's hotel and the president himself in the post. (Helps them know when you are patronizing Trump's business.)

bit.ly/2JIC7aX

Attn: Louisville—

Appears the Hungarian sweet wine that the Trump Hotel DC serves for $37 a glass is available at Seviche for $17 a glass. (Suspect you can't get it on a crystal spoon at Seviche though.) [H/T anonymous] bit.ly/2uPuqdP

U.S. government employee/Trump political appointee Kamran Daravi really wanted it known that he was at @realDonaldTrump's Trump Hotel DC with former Trump spox Katrina Pierson—posted the same pic on Instagram, FB, and Twitter.

Lobbyist focused on DoD, intelligence, and homeland security, Dana W. Hudson of c6 Strategies, was at the Trump Hotel DC for some problem solving.

bit.ly/2JGW1Dx

Trump Hotel DC is charging former White House spokesperson @seanspicer $10,000 to use the hotel for a book signing. Pre-order the book and you can win two tickets to that event. (By @NYTLiz for @nytimes) nyti.ms/2uRgvnp

Greg Pence for Congress (running as an R in Indiana) spent $513.16 on lodging at the candidate's brother's boss's Trump Hotel DC on June 6, 2018. bit.ly/2uNDYGa

Greg Pence has spent a total of $15,318 at @realDonaldTrump's properties per @ProPublica's analysis of FEC reports. bit.ly/2INqgsB

The Senate Leadership Fund—Super PAC linked with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)—spent $11,507.98 for a facility rental ande catering at @realDonaldTrump's Trump Hotel DC on June 13, 2018. bit.ly/2uRf1K8

Campaign for Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas) spent $726.10 on food at the steakhouse in Trump Hotel DC on June 15, 2018. bit.ly/2uWrsEy

“The Republicans’ defensiveness about Russian hacking is revealing” by @TheEconomist economist.com/united-states/…

Students for Trump leadership has been spending so much time posing for pics at Trump Hotel DC, it appears they’ve missed some news. mobile.twitter.com/search?q=Stude…

Trump Hotel DC co-owner/White House volunteer @IvankaTrump and her husband made at least $82 million in the private sector last year.

“Always the seer is a sayer. Somehow his dream is told; somehow he publishes it with solemn joy...” – Emerson

Know who is keeping the Trump Hotel DC so busy? Contact info is in my profile. Thanks.

Students for Trump National Communications Director Joey Cortese was back at the Trump Hotel DC—this time with "My hero-Parkland Shooting Survivor and 2nd Amendment Advocate" Kyle Kashuv

bit.ly/2uU9S3T

VP of Turning Point USA at UTA "Met up with some great friends at the conservative clubhouse 🇺🇸 🐘"
(You know it as Trump Hotel DC.) Friends include
-DoD intern
-Comms dir for Kentucky Federation of College Republicans
-NRA intern
-other TPUSA members
bit.ly/2LyIVgm

"Shark Tank's" Kevin O'Leary's live wealth-building event is happening today at the Trump Hotel DC bit.ly/2JMnxzp

Christians United for Israel summit had a family reunion this weekend

at the Trump Hotel DC

bit.ly/2uYrDPD

Senior policy advisor for pro @realDonaldTrump nonprofit America First Policies, Martha Boneta, speaks behind the Trump Hotels lectern at what appears to be the Trump Hotel DC. bit.ly/2LuIpQE

Konstantin Nikolaev, the Russian billionaire with U.S. investments who reportedly backed alleged agent Maria Butina, was seen at the Trump Hotel DC during @realDonaldTrump's inauguration. (by @PostRoz for @washingtonpost) wapo.st/2LuNqIV

@realDonaldTrump @PostRoz @washingtonpost "We’ve Found $16.1 Million in Political and Taxpayer Spending at Trump Properties" – @ProPublica bit.ly/2Iun8RF

West Wing volunteer @IvankaTrump made $3.9 million off the Trump Hotel DC alone in 2017. Is her security clearance at risk?

And in case you want to see who @realDonaldTrump and @IvankaTrump are profiting off of at Trump Hotel DC, here are a few thousand examples:

Right now, @realDonaldTrump is speaking at a White House event highlighting products made in America.

It does not include the soap, towels, or robes from the Trump Hotel DC, because they are not made in America.

Four year ago today @realDonaldTrump broke ground on the Trump Hotel DC. 🎂 [H/T @trumphop]

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