Obama and the lawmakers planned to meet on neutral territory, with dinner scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at a hotel near the White House.

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Held at a hotel ballroom blocks from the White House, I was there.

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On the other hand, the hotel executive said, the White House staff, no matter the administration, is marked by professionalism.

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One was about how trivial Trump's decisions on "The Apprentice" were when compared with that of the POTUS. The second ridiculed Trump for what he would allegedly do to the White House if he won: turn it into a garish-looking hotel and spa.

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