Donald Trump, who calls himself a "shrewd businessman" and who continues to insist he won the 2020 Presidential election "in a landslide," greatly increased his wealth by encouraging his blindly loyal followers to come to the Capitol to "fight like hell" and "stop the steal." It may not have been his intent – but it happened nonetheless.
Donald Trump cashed in on January 6 riot furor, records show
HuffPost, Nov 5 2021 10:10 PM
Former President Donald Trump has been accused of inciting the January 6 riot at the US Capitol and it appears he also profited from it, according to records examined by Forbes magazine. As Trump touted the coming gathering of his supporters – at one point last December tweeting: “Big protest in DC on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!” – the price of the least expensive rooms in his Washington hotel zoomed from $476 to $1,999. A week later, prices hit $3,600 – and eventually reached an astonishing $8,000 on January 6. In-room dining also hit record highs.
Guests included Trump allies and insiders working to overturn his 2020 election loss from a nearby "war room" at the Willard hotel, Trump’s sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump and former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
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