Melania Trump Spokeswoman Furious About Report On $95,000 Cairo Hotel Tab

Stephanie Grisham lashed “irresponsible journalism” over early reports that the first lady spent that much for the night when she was there just six hours.

By Mary Papenfuss

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/melania-trump-cairo-hotel-bill_us_5bdbbb91e4b01ffb1d00bc8e

First lady Melania Trump racked up an astonishing $95,000 tab at a Cairo hotel at the end of her African goodwill tour last month, according to federal records.

That was more than the taxpayer bill for President Donald Trump for a two-day stay with his entourage in Scotland after a visit this summer to England, noted Quartz, which was the first to report the first lady’s Cairo tab.

The first lady’s spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, was furious that the initial report — later picked up by The Hill — said Melania Trump spent the night at the Semiramis Intercontinental Cairo. In fact, she spent only six hours there, Grisham told both Quartz and The Hill in angry Twitter posts.

Grisham complained that, “sadly, the damage from this false reporting is done,” referring to The Hill — as if the fact that it cost taxpayers $95,000 for a mere six-hour visit instead of for an overnight stay was somehow more understandable. Grisham also called the Quartz report “irresponsible journalism.”

Nevertheless, federal records state that $95,000 was paid to the Cairo hotel on Sept. 30.