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Honestly, he probably could have had it catered for less money if this was about saving money.
But it is VERY tacky. I've planned a few events for companies I worked for in regards to our Christmas parties and award banquets and I would have gotten an earful of complaints from janitors if I served them fast food lol.
Hilarious that Trump bragged about paying for it, looks like he spent no more than $2,000.00
He could have gotten a small caterer to furnish a decent, healthy meal for less than $3000. This is maybe 200 folks, I'm thinking for the team and the staff.
He probably spent $2000-$4000 on fast food.
I threw a banquet at a Brazillian Steakhouse once for $3500 for about 125 people and it was all you can eat, fresh meats (including, steak, chicken, lamb and even fish for our pescatarians) and veggies/other side dishes along with nice looking Brazillian wait staff (who my own staff loved - old ladies enjoyed taking pictures with Brazillian "hunks" lol).
I don't care that he served junk food. Really. I think it's crass, but that's a personal bias, and I own that.
But the REASON he did this bothers me. The shutdown is hurting people, and he has complete ownership & control over it. He seems to believe he really put one over on everyone. But he didn't, and the disconnect is really disturbing.
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