T-Mobile CEO, execs stay at Trump hotel while lobbying Trump administration

T-Mobile's CEO and other executives have been with President Trump's Washington, DC hotel several times while lobbying the Trump administration for approval of T-Mobile's proposed acquisition of Sprint, according to a Washington Post history published today.

The Post s T-Mobile announced a merger that needed Trump management approval. The next day, 9 managers had reservations at Trump's hotel. "

T-Mobile and Sprint announced their $ 26 billion merger on April 29 last year and are still seeking approval to merge from the US Department of Justice, the Federal Communications Commission, and government regulators. T-Mobile executives have met skepticism the agreement of federal and state regulators, according to a report from The Capitol Forum, a coalition of consumer prohibition groups has been warning regulators that the agreement will damage the competition, increase prices for wireless consumers, kill up to 30,000 jobs, and lead to worse wireless service.

T-Mobile CEO John Legere has made at least four visits to the Trump International Hotel since announcing the merger, "going to the lobby of the T-Mobile equipment", and another T-Mobile manager having made at least 1[ads1]0 trips to the hotel on it. time, Post said, Rome usually costs $ 300 or more a night.

"These visits mark a strong reality in Washington, second to none in the modern American story, "wrote Post . "Trump president works at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Trump businessman owns a hotel at 1100 Pennsylvania … Such visits raise questions about whether patronizing Trump's private business is viewed as a way of influencing public policy," critics say.

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Post achieved VIP arrivals that showed 38 nights of hotel stay at T-Mobile leaders, but the data is incomplete and the real number may be higher, the article said. VIP lists were used by Trump's hotel managers to inform staff when "foreign officials, business executives, long-term guests, Trump family friends and large spenders" stayed at the hotel. Eyewitness accounts for T-Mobile officials in the hotel also contributed to the Post article.

Army swore of Trump hotels in 2015

Legends replied by Trump hotels in 2015 after Trump wrote on Twitter that "T-Mobile service is terrible" and "I don't want it in my buildings. "

. @JohnLegere T-Mobile service is terrible! Why can't you do anything to improve it for your customers. I don't want it in my buildings.

– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 12, 2015

Legends later wrote tweets as said "I will obviously go your hotel right away, based on this," and "I'm so excited to wake up in a hotel where every single item isn't labeled" Trump "and all the books and TV's about him," according to a CNET story in April 12, 2015. Legends have apparently deleted these tweets.

Last week, Leger Trump hotels gave a much better rating when interviewed by a Post reporter. Post story included this account:

Last week, a post reporter discovered Legends in Trump's lobby. In an impromptu interview, T-Mobile's CEO said he did not seek special treatment. He chose the Trump hotel, he said, for his good service and good security.

"It has become a place I feel very comfortable," Legere said. He also praised the hotel's location, next to one of the departments that must approve the company's merger.

"At the moment, I'm in town for some Justice Department meetings," Legere said. "And it's very convenient for that."

We contacted T-Mobile today and will update this story if we get an answer.

Eric Trump, who runs the hotel industry while his father acts as president, Post told that the hotel "has absolutely no role in politics" and that "it should not come as a surprise that a CEO in one larger companies will want to stay with us. "