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Inside Trump's Secret Dinner: A Side of the President You Don't Ever See
Independent Journal Review ^ | February 26, 2017 | Benny Johnson

Posted on 02/26/2017 5:06:29 PM PST by monkapotamus

The president was heading to his new flagship property in D.C., the Trump Hotel, for a private dinner at the BLT Steakhouse inside. Once the president arrived at the location, the reporter who was on assignment to cover him, Jordan Fabian of The Hill, was not let into the building and had to wait in the van outside for the remainder of the dinner, without a guest list or details of what was happening inside.

Inside the restaurant, I was seated at a table that had booked hours earlier, directly next to where Trump would be dining. I made the booking based on a tip from a trusted source. I was ready to tell the story no one else would get to see and was personally fascinated to observe how a restaurant prepares for a president — and how Trump interacts when he believes no press are present...

6:45 PM: Our bacon tower appetizer arrives. Highly recommended.


Benny Johnson/IJR

(Excerpt) Read more at ijr.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bacon; catsup; clothespins; dinner; first100days; ketchup; trump; trump45; trumphotel
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1 posted on 02/26/2017 5:06:29 PM PST by monkapotamus
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To: monkapotamus

Great read, thanks for posting.

But I was a little alarmed that this guy had this much access to information on Trump’s whereabouts, movements, etc.

Praying protection over POTUS!


2 posted on 02/26/2017 5:14:06 PM PST by browniexyz
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To: monkapotamus
"I made the booking based on a tip from a trusted source."

Really? Trusted source? Who, Mr. WH Leaky?

3 posted on 02/26/2017 5:17:06 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: monkapotamus

BACON.


4 posted on 02/26/2017 5:19:02 PM PST by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: monkapotamus
That was great reportage.

Fun, informal, real.

5 posted on 02/26/2017 5:19:16 PM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: monkapotamus

Didn’t read anything unexpected. Ooooh, he tipped C-note. He is a regular tycoon but he’s decided to take a chunk out of his life to work for the rest us.


6 posted on 02/26/2017 5:19:53 PM PST by palmer (turn into nonpaper w no identifying heading and send nonsecure)
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To: monkapotamus

Very cool. I hope to eat there, don’t know if it’s booked for months or not.


7 posted on 02/26/2017 5:22:42 PM PST by GnuThere
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To: monkapotamus

Ketsup on steak?


8 posted on 02/26/2017 5:23:48 PM PST by Bratch ("The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke)
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To: Drango

Not crazy about the clothespin presentation, but; POPOVERS!


9 posted on 02/26/2017 5:25:48 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, If you can keep it.")
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To: monkapotamus

Yep. Just a regular bloke. There are dozens in my neighborhood. We all voted for him...


10 posted on 02/26/2017 5:27:33 PM PST by Wingy
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To: monkapotamus

Wow, a person in government who actually pays his own bills! A refreshing change after hearing all the stories of politicians who think that being elected means they can do whatever they want, spend whatever they want, and let “the little people” pay for it.


11 posted on 02/26/2017 5:37:16 PM PST by ssaftler (Hillary calls us the "alt-right". I call her and her friends the "Ctrl-Left".)
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To: monkapotamus

Great story! I am sure this reporter was chosen. Heh.

Trump is in the hospitality business.


12 posted on 02/26/2017 5:38:45 PM PST by petitfour (Americans need to repent.)
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To: Jamestown1630

Yeah, bacon on a clothes line?? HUH?


13 posted on 02/26/2017 5:41:04 PM PST by lizma2
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To: monkapotamus

That was nice. I love that our President is a good man


14 posted on 02/26/2017 5:41:14 PM PST by McGavin999
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To: browniexyz

Same here. I liked what I read from a point of being entertaining reading, but yes, I did wonder if we were being told far more than was wise to be public knowledge. I was mostly concerned about the time diary of his reports, the minute by minute description of who was standing where, and next to whom, how many secret service agents were seen, what manner of blockade did the agents form between the president and the outside.

The photographs alone told an great deal, with their wide vistas full of detail and distance indicators.
I’d be interested in how the author of this article voted, not that he has to tell anybody. By any chance, does this writer have a slightly used P*ssyHat stuffed into the back of his glove compartment?


15 posted on 02/26/2017 5:43:13 PM PST by lee martell
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To: Jamestown1630
Not crazy about the clothespin presentation

Looks like something Cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid) or Larry the Cable Guy knocked together with washroom clothespins after the underwear was dry.


16 posted on 02/26/2017 5:44:04 PM PST by Vlad The Inhaler ("Forewarned, forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory." --Miguel de Cervantes)
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To: GnuThere
Very cool. I hope to eat there, don’t know if it’s booked for months or not.

It will be now.

17 posted on 02/26/2017 5:46:14 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: browniexyz
But I was a little alarmed that this guy had this much access to information on Trump’s whereabouts, movements, etc.

That is disconcerting but God is protecting him.

And I'll bet the Secret Service are doing 110% for him cause they know he respects and appreciates them.

18 posted on 02/26/2017 5:47:30 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: RoosterRedux

Trump, apparently, is a real ‘meat and taters’ kinda guy. Love it!


19 posted on 02/26/2017 5:48:42 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (****happy dance**** BIGLY!!!! Shadilay!)
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To: monkapotamus

ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL POSTING!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

IF I ever get to Washington, D.C. again, I want to dine there!


20 posted on 02/26/2017 5:50:14 PM PST by onyx (DONATE MONTHLY! JOIN Club 300!)
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