This follows on decisions by Bahrain and Azerbajan to hold events that has been previously scheduled elsewhere at Trump's hotel. This is probably one of the few ways that smaller countries can find an easy way to buy influence with the Trump administration. Of course, just offering Trump the cash would probably also work, but they might get outbid. As long as Trump or his family have any connection to his current hotel holdings, expect this kind of low-grade graft to be constant.
The Trump Organization, which is currently inseparable from the Trump administration, is apparently pressuring foreign delegations to now hold events at the new Trump International Hotel in Washington DC. ThinkProgress is reporting that the government of Kuwait was pressured by a member of the Trump Organization to move its National Day celebration originally scheduled for the Four Seasons in DC to Trump's hotel. According to ThinkProgress, "A source tells ThinkProgress that the Kuwaiti embassy, which has regularly held the event at the Four Seasons in Georgetown, abruptly canceled its reservation after members of the Trump Organization pressured the ambassador to hold the event at the hotel owned by the president-elect...ThinkProgress was also able to review documentary evidence confirming the source’s account."
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