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Trump Charges His Campaign Top Dollar To Rent A Basically Empty Trump Tower Office
Trump Charges His Campaign Top Dollar To Rent A Basically Empty Trump Tower Office
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-tower-re-election-campaign_us_5aa01b31e4b002df2c60159b
WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign last year spent over a half-million dollars for Trump Tower offices ― a choice that put donors’ money into the president’s pocket, but provided workspace for at most a handful of staff.
Trump Tower had been charging $120 per square foot per year in 2016 – about 50 percent more than the going rate in midtown Manhattan. Today, the asking price is down to $80 a square foot, according to a New York City real estate broker, and there is plenty of space available, including the entire 14th floor where Trump had his campaign headquarters for the 2016 general election.
“He is really unpopular,” said the broker, who spoke on condition that his name not be used.
One Republican consultant close to the White House who is familiar with the office and its workload laughed when asked about the expense.
“There’s nobody there. It’s like two guys,” the consultant said on the condition of anonymity to avoid angering the leader of his party. “There is no campaign. There is no operation. It’s just a joke.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-tower-re-election-campaign_us_5aa01b31e4b002df2c60159b
WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign last year spent over a half-million dollars for Trump Tower offices ― a choice that put donors’ money into the president’s pocket, but provided workspace for at most a handful of staff.
Trump Tower had been charging $120 per square foot per year in 2016 – about 50 percent more than the going rate in midtown Manhattan. Today, the asking price is down to $80 a square foot, according to a New York City real estate broker, and there is plenty of space available, including the entire 14th floor where Trump had his campaign headquarters for the 2016 general election.
“He is really unpopular,” said the broker, who spoke on condition that his name not be used.
One Republican consultant close to the White House who is familiar with the office and its workload laughed when asked about the expense.
“There’s nobody there. It’s like two guys,” the consultant said on the condition of anonymity to avoid angering the leader of his party. “There is no campaign. There is no operation. It’s just a joke.”
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