Thread: Inauguration tickets will sell for up to $1 MILLION

The tickets to the parade and swearing in ceremony are free like I thought. You get them through Congress and Congress pays for the luncheon but it's not open to the public anyway.

Donald Trump offering huge perks for inauguration donors

President-elect offering access, luxury in exchange for big money

By Carrie Levineemail
19 hours, 17 minutes ago Updated: 20 minutes ago

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Donald Trump’s inaugural committee is offering huge perks — prime tickets, luxurious lodging, access to the president-elect himself — in exchange for six- and seven-figure contributions from individual and corporate contributors.

Donors in the “$1,000,000+” category will receive four tickets to a “leadership luncheon” billed as an “exclusive inaugural event” for donors in that category and featuring “select Cabinet appointees and House and Senate leadership to honor our most generous inaugural supporters,” according to a brochure obtained by the Center for Public Integrity.

They’ll also get four tickets to a dinner with Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, and eight tickets to a “ladies luncheon” billed as “an opportunity to meet the ladies of the first families.” In addition, they’ll receive tickets to a series of other dinners and receptions featuring Trump, Pence and other officials, and eight “premier access” tickets to a black-tie inaugural ball attended by the president, vice president and their wives.

The donor packages offer tickets to Trump’s swearing-in ceremony, although the packages include an odd caveat noting that “this congressional ceremony is not part of our official package; however, Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) will have access to tickets.”

The Center for Public Integrity confirmed the brochure’s authenticity with three sources familiar with the donor packages.

Spokespeople for Trump, as well as Tom Barrack, the chairman of Trump’s inaugural committee, as well as other members of the committee, could not immediately be reached for comment.


The inaugural committee is reportedly attempting to raise $65 million to $75 million to pay for inaugural celebrations. Taxpayers will kick in millions of dollars more to pay for things such as security and the swearing-in celebration itself.

Presidents have taken varied approaches to inauguration fundraising, and they’ve sometimes changed the rules from one inauguration to the other.

In 2009, for example, President Barack Obama set strict limits on inaugural fundraising, capping individual contributions at $50,000 and banning donations from corporations, political action committees and registered lobbyists.

Four years later, Obama lifted the contribution cap for individuals. He also allowed corporate contributions. That year, his inaugural committee reported raising about $43.8 million, a total that included seven-figure contributions from AT&T, Boeing and Microsoft.

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Trump has decided to accept corporate contributions, but not money from registered lobbyists, according to a report in the New York Times. Lobbyists have also been restricted from working on his transition team.

Inaugural festivities let big donors celebrate alongside the new president and mingle with incoming members of the administration.

“You can tell donors do get something out of it when you take a look at the funding sources,” said Craig Holman, a longtime government affairs lobbyist for nonprofit group Public Citizen, which advocates for limiting the influence of money in politics. “To throw a lot of money into a big party to welcome a new president, these corporations believe that is endearing them to the next administration.”

All the donor packages include “Priority Booking at Premier Inaugural Hotel(s),” allowing donors the chance to book prime hotel rooms (at their own expense, of course, and with a four-night minimum stay).

Packages are crafted for donors who contribute at least $25,000 to the inaugural committee, a nonprofit set up to raise money for the celebrations that traditionally accompany the swearing in of a new president. The nonprofit is required to disclose its donors but not until after Trump’s inauguration.

Not indicated on the brochure?
Whether one of those “Premier Inaugural Hotel(s)” might be the president-elect’s own newly opened Trump International Hotel, a luxury hotel located five blocks from the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue and along the inaugural parade route.

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Trump offering special inauguration tickets of up to $1million

Wed Nov 30, 2016 3:29PM

President Barack Obama addresses his supporters during the inaugural address for his second term in the White House, Washington, D.C, January 20, 2013. (Photo by AFP)

Donald Trump’s inauguration committee is offering a variety of expensive perks for donors who are seeking special access to the Republican president-elect and his administration officials during the inauguration ceremony, according to a new report.With price tags ranging from $25,000 to $1 million, the special tickets are far out of reach for the kind of blue-collar voters who helped Trump win the November 8 election against his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, Yahoo News reported Wednesday.Donors who spend $25,000 on January 20, would get two tickets to the inaugural parade, an “entertainment-filled” Victory Reception, admission to the inaugural concert and fireworks show. The buyer could also take a friend to a black-tie ball.For $100,000, you would receive four tickets to those events and two tickets for “an intimate policy discussion and dinner” with some of Trump’s cabinet appointees.Shelling out $250,000 would get you all of the above, plus admission for two to the Ladies Luncheon which allows you to “meet the ladies of the first families.”If you want all of those perks and admission for four people to the Candlelight Dinner with Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence, you would need a $500,000 ticket.Those who give the inaugural committee $1 million or more, however, would get everything for up to eight people plus special access to Trump and his administration figures along with a chance to meet high-rolling lawmakers up close.

Republican President-elect Donald Trump (C) greets supporters during election night at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York, November 9, 2016. (Photo by AFP)

Chaired by private equity investor and longtime Trump friend Thomas Barrett, the inauguration committee claimed the special access tickets were supposed to help cover the event’s $75 million bill.The committee would accept donations from both individual and corporate donors, a move that is likely to draw fire from Trump’s supporters.During the campaign, Trump repeatedly pledged to distance his administration from lobbyists and corporate interests. He also attacked the Clinton family for what he called “pay-for-play” power brokering.

In comparison, President Barack Obama only accepted individual donations for his inaugurations ceremony in 2008 and capped the amount at $50,000. Four years later, he removed most of the limitations and allowed corporate donors but still blocked money from lobbyists.

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