'It's our little Trump safe space.' In troubled times, the presidents D.C. hotel is a refuge for...
Source: WaPo
In the lobby of the Trump International Hotel, three blocks from the White House, Suzzanne Monk was wearing a homemade Santa hat embroidered with the words Make America Great Again.
Tuesday night. A Republican was ahead in Alabama. The crowd was upbeat. She posted a smiling selfie on Facebook.
Watching Alabama returns at Trump International, she wrote.
Monk, a 45-year-old author and Trump advocate, was here for the latest MAGA Meetup, a gathering of President Trumps strongest supporters who make monthly pilgrimages to the hotel he owns.
Nearby, Trumps daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner strolled through the lobby to attend a holiday party hosted by the pro-Trump super-PAC America First Action, one of three events the group held at the hotel this month.
Since last years election, Trumps luxury hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue has operated as a kind of political clubhouse for his aides and fans a refuge filled with like-minded people, where the euphoria of Trumps world-changing 2016 win still persists.
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