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mfcorey1

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Fri Sep 4, 2015, 10:29 AM Sep 2015

Saudi King Salman to visit D.C., rents entire hotel

Note to Donald Trump: This is what rich is. You are not rich. LOL!



The king of the oil-rich nation is here to meet with President Obama at the White House on Friday to talk all things involving the Iran nuclear deal and its wider effect on the Middle East. Their face-to-face happens before the Senate returns next week and takes up the deal, just as Obama has rallied enough support for it from Democrats.

It's the Saudi king's first visit to the United States since ascending to the throne in January after the death of his father, King Abdullah. He skipped the May summit of Gulf nations held at Camp David.

And his visit is huge — like "renting out the entire Four Seasons hotel and making it gold" huge.

Politico reported that the lavish hotel chain's Georgetown location has been redecorated, rolling out enough red carpet to keep Salman and his family from ever touching the asphalt. Almost everything has a golden touch, regulars observed, from the mirrors to the hat racks — how elegant!

The entire hotel is reportedly booked through Saturday for the king and his entourage, and just in time for Labor Day weekend.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/saudi-king-salman-to-visit-dc-rents-entire-hotel/ar-AAdVQOg?ocid=mailsignout

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Saudi King Salman to visit D.C., rents entire hotel (Original Post) mfcorey1 Sep 2015 OP
Well you can't have him living in a tent. BillH2 Sep 2015 #1
Back in the '90s the Saudi king went on a vacation to the south of France underpants Sep 2015 #2
It's good to be the king corkhead Sep 2015 #3

underpants

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2. Back in the '90s the Saudi king went on a vacation to the south of France
Fri Sep 4, 2015, 10:32 AM
Sep 2015

This is from memory

The king rented an exact replica of the White House for a month and took something like 20-30 747s (or larger) filled with his stuff and servants with him.

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