Re: [OT] Can Trump come to Canada

The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:

Sun, 25 May 2025 20:49:21 -0400, Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com>:

Did Trump ever visit Canada before he first became President?

I really don't know. If he did, I don't think it made the news.

I don't think he attended Trump hotel openings.

My understanding is that Trump largely makes money, not as a developer,
but by franchising his name. Part of the franchise comes with a Trump
visit to open the development. If the developer didn't expect Trump to
attend, then why franchise the name? If Trump wouldn't be expected to
attend, then franchising his name is a lot less valuable.

Note that in recent years he sold the name to independent hotel owners
- and I know for a fact that sometime since 2016 the Trump hotel in
Vancouver changed the name of their hotel to remove the name.

I think the franchise to use Trump's name is limited and must be
renewed.

I'm so tired of the idiots who bought condos in Trump Tower here in
Chicago who every so often demand that his name be removed. Because of
the bend in the main channel of the Chicago River (it's on the north
bank over a former railroad, replacing the low-rise Sun-Times/Daily News
building), the Trump name is well visible from the "L" and traffic on
Lake Shore Drive and various local streets, obviously deliberate.