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| Ramaswamy shreds NYC $220M migrant hotel deal paying Pakistan 'to house illegals in our own country' | ||
| 2024-12-03 | ||
| [FoxBusinessNews] DOGE leader Vivek Ramaswamy torches NYC over Roosevelt Hotel migrant deal Vivek Ramaswamy eviscerated a reported agreement that New York City would pay up to $220 million to a Pakistani-owned hotel in Manhattan to house illegal migrants.
Ramaswamy, a former Republican presidential candidate, was tapped by President-elect Trump to co-lead the newly-established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with Elon Musk. He responded to a post by former investment banker and author John LeFevre decrying the deal regarding the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan. LeFevre shared a screenshot from a June 2023 article in the Indian Times that quotes then-Pakistani Minister of Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique as announcing that the agreement was expected to generate revenues of up to $220 million USD "for the Pakistani government." Fox News Digital reached out to the New York City Mayor's Office for comment, but they did not immediately respond. The Roosevelt Hotel, a prominent New York City landmark since 1924, named after former President Theodore Roosevelt, is owned by the state-run Pakistan International Airlines. Pakistan International Airlines leased the hotel in 1979 and purchased it two decades later, according to the Times. "The city of New York pays $220 million to rent the entire Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan to house illegal migrants. The hotel is owned by the government of Pakistan, and the deal was part of a $1.1 billion IMF [International Monetary Fund] bailout package to help Pakistan avoid defaulting on their international debt," LeFevre wrote on X, reacting to the article. "Prior to this sweetheart deal, the hotel had been closed since 2020, having long-struggled with occupancy and in dire need of renovation."
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| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #1 A taxpayer-funded hotel for illegal migrants is owned by the Pakistani government ... expected to generate revenues of up to $220 million USD for the Pakistani government. Could be worse. Could be a Chinese laundry washing the money. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-12-03 05:20 |