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riversedge

(70,242 posts)
Sat Feb 18, 2017, 01:57 PM Feb 2017

Low-morals Trump just sees 'loaded" golf club members As Cash machines 4 his causes!



Leaked Trump tape: 'You are the special people'

Exclusive audio shows how Trump lets loose at his clubs — inviting guests to join him on staff interviews

By Darren Samuelsohn and Annie Karni

02/18/17 08:05 AM EST



http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-leaked-audio-clubs-guests-235161







....The compliments of the guests, however, don’t come for free. Part of the appeal, for Trump, is that they’re all paying him. Last weekend, after delivering a joint statement on North Korea with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Trump stopped by a wedding at the club.

“They’ve been members of this club for a long time,” Trump said, referring to the bride's family. “They’ve paid me a fortune.” Since his election, Mar-a-Lago has reportedly doubled its initiation fee to $200,000.

And the fact that the club family doesn’t come for free is a running rib. At the party at Bedminster, Trump nudged his new chief of staff, Reince Priebus, to speak to the crowd. “These members are loaded, Reince,” he said. “He will work the room for campaign contributions. Don’t quote me!”
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Low-morals Trump just sees 'loaded" golf club members As Cash machines 4 his causes! (Original Post) riversedge Feb 2017 OP
I wonder how many new wedding bookings they are getting? tanyev Feb 2017 #1
His only causes are himself and his family nt marybourg Feb 2017 #2

tanyev

(42,568 posts)
1. I wonder how many new wedding bookings they are getting?
Sat Feb 18, 2017, 02:07 PM
Feb 2017

That's something people book a year (or more) in advance and I can see people who have it booked right now gritting their teeth and going through with it. But I can also see the weekly presence of SCROTUS and all the nuisance that entails being a detriment for people who just want to throw a big wedding party.

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