The presidential suite at the Semiramis Intercontinental Cairo is listed for up to $550 per night, depending on the day, and the hotel’s website says the property features a rooftop pool, “stunning views” of the sunset over the Nile, and “fine dining with exquisite cuisine.”
Grisham didn’t dispute the $95,000 bill, only that Trump spent the night at the Semiramis Intercontinental Cairo. It’s possible that rooms were reserved ahead of time and not used, but because it would take reserving more than 170 rooms to rack up $95,000 in charges, the tab most likely includes the first lady’s Secret Service detail.
During the course of her first solo trip, Trump was also criticized for wearing what looked like a colonial-style pith helmet in Kenya and called out for visiting programs funded by the United States Agency for International Development as the White House moved to slash its foreign aid budget.
“I wish people would focus on what I do, not what I wear,” Trump told reporters in Cairo on the that cost taxpayers nearly $100,000 in hotel bills.
Grisham didn’t dispute the $95,000 bill, only that Trump spent the night at the Semiramis Intercontinental Cairo. It’s possible that rooms were reserved ahead of time and not used, but because it would take reserving more than 170 rooms to rack up $95,000 in charges, the tab most likely includes the first lady’s Secret Service detail.
During the course of her first solo trip, Trump was also criticized for wearing what looked like a colonial-style pith helmet in Kenya and called out for visiting programs funded by the United States Agency for International Development as the White House moved to slash its foreign aid budget.
“I wish people would focus on what I do, not what I wear,” Trump told reporters in Cairo on the that cost taxpayers nearly $100,000 in hotel bills.
