Those in search of further evidence that Donald Trump is using his presidential campaign to market his new $212 million hotel in Washington, please mark your calendars for Saturday, Oct. 26, when Trump plans to hold a grand opening celebration for the project.
That’s a dozen days before Election Day, Nov. 8. No official word on whether Trump himself will attend as his company, the Trump Organization, confirmed the date but has not yet sent out invitations.
This will be the third major event he has held at the hotel since launching his campaign, part of plugs and promotions for the hotel that he has inserted into campaign events, interviews and rallies.
Unlike at the first two presidential debates, however, Trump did not mention the hotel on Wednesday night during the third and final debate.
Since the first guests stayed at the 263-room hotel in the second week of September, Trump’s company has been putting the finishing touches on guest rooms, entrances and common areas.
The project has also been subject to at least two protests and the tagging of the front door with the words “Black Lives Matter.”
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