A spokeswoman for Melania Trump has attacked press reports about the cost of booking a night at a Cairo hotel for the first lady and her entourage at a cost of over $ 95,000, saying Melania, who visited Egypt on October 6, "did not spend the night in the hotel" Social media.
"Unfortunately, the damage was caused by false reports," Stephanie Gresham wrote on Twitter, referring to The Hill, which later published the story. But in its response to what was published by the site "Quartz", the first to reveal the bill of Ms. First at the Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel in Cairo.
"The first lady did not spend the night in Cairo, this is a model for irresponsible journalism," Grisham said. "One of them had to review the information with me."
The controversy was mainly about the high cost of a single night at the hotel, but Gresham made it even worse when she focused on how long Melania spent in Egypt, not on the high cost.
The site "Quartz" mentioned in his experience that Melania spent 95 thousand dollars for overnight stay in the hotel, but corrected later that the first lady had only been there for 6 hours.
In fact, the woman's statement that the First Lady had only set up 6 hours proved the waste charge, since spending $ 95,000 on overnight stays was less than paying only 6 hours.
Federal records indicate that $ 95,000 was paid to the Semiramis InterContinental Hotel on September 30.
Gresham told People magazine that her team is now looking into the source of the amount disclosed by the State Department.
Gresham's comments caused a mix of confusion and ridicule on Twitter. "Now, we just feel more comfortable when we know that she spent all that money just for a day in the hotel," said Rosemary Belirev.
Room rates start at $ 119, while the presidential suite can be rented for $ 699, including taxes estimated at $ 156.50, according to the hotel's website.
Milan's bill at the Semiramis InterContinental Cairo Hotel was much higher than the amount the government spent on President Donald Trump on a July trip to his Scottish golf course, where he was accompanied by his son Eric, Chief of Staff John Kelly and Press Secretary Sarah Sanders , And Social Media Director Dan Skavino. The cost of the trip was about $ 77,000.
The cost of the stay in Melania was paid on September 30, a week before it arrived in Cairo on Saturday, October 6th.
The records did not show the detailed expenditure items for hotel accommodation or the number of rooms rented.
In addition to Egypt, she included the first overseas trip to Germany without her husband Ghana and Malawi, where she focused on the issue of defending children.
