Police called after brawl in dispute over Trump Panama hotel

[highplainsdem]

Source: AP

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Rival teams of security guards grappled in a stairwell Tuesday as a business dispute for control over the Trump luxury hotel in Panama mounted.

Cellphone video of the confrontation obtained by The Associated Press showed a security official working for President Donald Trump’s family hotel business screaming “Out!” in Spanish as condo owners attempted to enter a room filled with computer equipment.

Men in suits wrestled in a stairway before a large man aligned with the Trump Hotel team slapped the phone out of the hand of the person recording the confrontation.

Panama City police responded to calls about the scuffle, which took place in an area belonging to a condo association that operates independently of the hotel but shares the building. One of Trump’s guards was escorted by police off the property after the incident, though not arrested, according to officers on the scene.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/26f5d04d121a49a5a9e5c9e3c5bdacf6/Police-called-after-brawl-in-dispute-over-Trump-Panama-hotel

[Canoe52]

1. He picks the BEST people!

What a guy, maybe we could make him president or somethin?

Oh lord help us all.

[jpak]

2. The Winning !!!!1 The Winning!!!11

I'm so tired of it...

[raven mad]

3. LOL! Ever been to PC?

This isn't news. It's normal................

[Judi Lynn]

4. The Trump licensing model blows up in Panama

By Gerardo Reyes, David Adams and Inti Pacheco

Seven years ago, the Trump Organization inaugurated its first real estate venture in Latin America. It was the organization’s most eye-catching yet, a 70-story luxury hotel and condo building dominating the oceanfront skyline of Panama City.

The glittering occasion was attended by Donald Trump, his sons Donald Jr. and Eric, as well as the president of Panama. But behind the scenes, the building was already in deep trouble. Within a few months, the developer, Newland International Properties Corp., defaulted on the bonds that financed the project, and two years later, it filed for bankruptcy.

Today, the $400 million Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower is tangled up in a series of messy lawsuits with owners seeking to have the Trump Organization booted from management of the project, alleging "horrific mismanagement.”

On Monday, Panama’s government said it was investigating a complaint that Trump executives were illegally occupying the hotel following allegations of document shredding and battles for control over the hotel’s computers and bank accounts.

More:
https://www.univision.com/univision-news/latin-america/the-trump-licensing-model-blows-up-panama

[rpannier]

6. Trump... Horrific Mismangement

Who'da thunk

[rpannier]

5. Sounds like the Palitrumps (Palin + Trump)

[NBachers]

7. Send them all to The Thunderdome!

[duforsure]

8. This is just the begining

More countries will be going against corrupt trump and his family as pressure mounts against their illegal practices.