Trump Hotels tweet asking for 'favourite travel memories' prompts outpouring of refugee stories following 'Muslim ban'
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Version 0 of 1. Donald Trump’s hotels have not had the most favourable coverage in the last week. Not only did the President’s flagship 263-room luxury Washington DC hotel lose $1.1 million in its first two months according to a letter from Democratic politicians, it has been branded one of the worst in its class by a luxury travel brand. To make matters worse, Trump Hotels are now being mocked on social media. An old tweet by Trump Hotels asking people to share their “favourite travel memory” has been subject to a barrage of criticism about the President’s immigration ban. The President’s “Muslim ban” has sparked global chaos, with people blocked from boarding US-bound flights and detained in American airports. Last week, Mr Trump signed an executive order suspending the entire US refugee admissions system for 120 days, halting the Syrian refugee programme indefinitely, and banning entry for people from seven majority-Muslim countries. “Tell us your favourite travel memory - was it a picture, a souvenir, a sunset? We'd love to hear it!” Trump Hotels asked on Twitter back in 2011. Before long, the old tweet went viral, receiving a total of 6,800 replies. "@TrumpHotels hearing about my grandfather's perilous trip to America by boat as a child alone. I wonder if he would be let in today?" replied Noah Scalin. “My ancestors came by boat from Ireland. Donald Trump would have said OK because they were white. Shame on his bigotry today,” said Katy Muldoon. "Mine is my mother's story of fleeing Nazi Germany by train for Brussels where she lived in hiding until she could escape to US as a refugee," asked Susan Kandel. Prior to his inauguration, Mr Trump handed control of his international real estate development, property management and licensing company to his sons Donald Jr and Eric Trump. |