Kuwait may pay $60,000 for party at Trump Hotel

Kuwait could pay up to $60,000 for party at Trump Hotel in Washington, according to a Reuters report.

The Kuwait Embassy hosted the event to mark their National Day on February 22 in Washington DC.

According to Reuters, similar National Day celebrations at the Trump International Hotel for a crowd of several hundred can run from $40,000 to $60,000.

Kuwaiti Ambassador Salem al-Sabah told Reuters he was paying "the Trump Hotel an amount similar to what he had paid the Four Seasons hotel to host a previous National Day event. He said he expected the event to draw 500 or 600 people, but declined to disclose specific cost details".

NPR reports, the Kuwaiti embassy canceled a save the date reservation with the Four Seasons and booked with the Trump hotel.