With glitzy openings, Trump's roles collide
The Dubai and Vancouver projects, the first to open since he became president, are among the dozen international business deals from his former life still moving forward
Dubai
THE well-heeled guests strolled up red carpeted steps and through lines of smiling young women to reach the newest outpost in President Donald Trump's international business empire.
At the Saturday night opening of the clubhouse of the Trump International Golf Club, Dubai, guests munched on mini chicken burgers and sipped fizzy lemonade while Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr, the president's adult sons, lauded the ruler of Dubai and their business partner, Hussain Sajwani.
Mr Sajwani, a billionaire businessman who, like Mr Trump, built his wealth through real estate, told the crowd that working with the Trumps "was and continues to be a pleasure".
On the other side of the world, in Vancouver, British Columbia, preparations continued for another ribbon-cutting, on Feb 28, at a new Trump hotel and condo project there, funded by Malaysian tyco…
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