This isn’t a diplomatic trip. He’s visiting his propertiesby digby
This is not normal people. Not normal at all. He’s basically doing promotional public appearances at his global properties on the taxpayer’s dime:
President Trump stopped at Trump International Hotel Waikiki during his trip to Hawaii on Saturday so he could “say hello” and thank employees. A statement from press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that Trump wanted to congratulate employees on the “tremendously successful” project.
“The president stopped by the Trump Hotel on his way to the airport. It has been a tremendously successful project and he wanted to say hello and thank you to the employees for all their hard work,” Sanders said.
Pool reports said that press members were kept in vans while Trump and senior White House aide Jared Kushner entered the hotel.
And he’s spending extra time with his BFF, the monstrous admitted murderer Rodrigo Duterte. I’m sure he’ll want to visit his Philippines property too:
Trump embarked Saturday on a five-nation visit to Asia, which will include stops in China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and the Philippines. The president announced Friday that his trip would be extended by a day in order to include a key summit of eastern Asian nations, the East Asia Summit.
The summit, held in the Philippine city of Angeles, is a two-day summit of more than a dozen countries. The administration had previously informed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte that Trump would not attend the summit, but that decision was reversed.
“We’re staying an extra day, because the following day is actually the most important day,” Trump told the White House press pool on Friday.
I’d guess the two blood-thirsty leaders want a sleep-over to exchange authoritarian despot tips.
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