That’s One More Hotel That Hillary Clinton Isn’t Welcome In

That’s One More Hotel That Hillary Clinton Isn’t Welcome In



Hillary Clinton is the Democratic presidential frontrunner. She’s also a non-stop gaffe machine. The two don’t go together too well because Hillary’s gaffes end up reconfirming the impression of some in her party that she isn’t progressive enough.

I’m not sure the party really saw this coming.

Hillary’s gaffes used to involve telling crazy lies, like being named after Sir Edmund Hillary or coming under fire at the airport. Her new gaffes are less about lies than about being “almost politically correct” but then shooting herself in the foot.

The former secretary of state spoke at a gala for the New York Historical Society at the Mandarin Oriental hotel on November 21. During a Q&A session, Clinton, who received an honor from the organization, praised President Obama’s recently announced executive order on immigration that will give around 5 million illegal immigrants legal status. Calling the executive order “historic,” she urged the black-tie crowd to remember that “this is about peoples’ lives.”

“This is about, I would venture to guess, the people who served us tonight, who prepared our food tonight,” Clinton said, according to MSNBC’s Alex Seitz-Wald.

But a spokesperson for the Mandarin Oriental disputes Clinton’s suggestion that the executive order would be extended to any of the hotel’s employees.

“Mandarin Oriental, New York does not knowingly employ illegal and/or undocumented immigrants. We require all employees to provide proof of their eligibility to legally work in the U.S.,” said Tammy Peters, a spokesperson for the hotel, in an email to THE WEEKLY STANDARD. “All wait staff and catering staff are employed through our hotel and we do not use outside contractors for such services.”

Not only did Hillary fall into stereotype mode, but she also managed to make herself unwelcome in a hotel. Any hotel that hosts an event she’s at will now have to worry that she’ll call the legality of their operations into question.



by Daniel Greenfield
Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is a New York writer focusing on radical Islam. He is completing a book on the international challenges America faces in the 21st century.