president. but then three days after trump's inauguration, lobbyists working for the saudi government went out of their way to make sure the american press reported they were spending almost $300,000 to put up a gigantic saudi entourage at the trump hotel in washington. the trump hotel in manhattan has sort of been on hard times recently. its revenues have declined for two straight years. but in the first few months of this year, that hotel turned its fortunes around, basically got bailed out. for the first time in years, revenue at the trump hotel in manhattan increased thanks specifically to a very, very, very profligate and expensive visit from the saudi crown prince and his entourage, too. donald trump has a business history and a business present with saudi arabia, ask that's the kind of thing we never have had to factor in before when considering why a president was acting a specific way toward a specific country. other presidents didn't keep