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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Fri Jan 20, 2017, 05:07 PM Jan 2017

Trump adviser cancels veterans ball, citing security reasons but money was an issue, too

Organizers of a glitzy inaugural ball for military veterans canceled the event late Wednesday, citing “security reasons and events beyond our control,” according to its website. But what led to the unraveling of the Veterans Making America Great Again gala, which was slated for Friday night, is a bit murkier.

The soiree was being put together by Florida businessman Luis Quinonez, a member of President-elect Donald Trump’s Hispanic Advisory Council. Quinonez’s name had been mentioned as a top candidate for the post of veterans affairs secretary, though he ultimately withdrew his name, citing health problems. (According to the Military Times, Quinonez had also been in a legal dispute over child-support payments that could have clouded his confirmation process.)

A source with knowledge of how the ball fell apart says financial issues were its downfall.

Via email, Quinonez admitted that paying for the ball became a last-minute issue, but he maintained that a problem with an unspecified “security requirement” was the real reason the event was canceled.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2017/01/19/organizers-cancel-veterans-ball-citing-security-reasons-but-money-was-an-issue-too/?utm_term=.4b2c17e1dc93

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Trump adviser cancels veterans ball, citing security reasons but money was an issue, too (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2017 OP
More likely no veterans were coming Thrill Jan 2017 #1
Bunch of REMFs will be upset with no ball for them. haele Jan 2017 #2

haele

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2. Bunch of REMFs will be upset with no ball for them.
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 05:22 PM
Jan 2017

"Security Reasons" - probably not wanting a lawyer coming by serving papers during the ball.

Haele

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