Billionaire businessman Tilman Fertitta, nominated by President-elect Donald Trump as the ambassador to Italy, is set to co-host a black-tie reception following Trump's inauguration. The event will also be attended by prominent figures like casino owner Miriam Adelson, Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, and Chicago Cubs owner Todd Ricketts.
Just weeks after President-elect Donald Trump chose Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta to be his ambassador to Italy, the CEO of Landry’s Inc is planning to co-host a black tie reception shortly after the new president is sworn into office on Monday. Fertitta is just one of four of the wealthiest people in America listed on the invitation for the event. Casino owner Miriam Adelson, Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg and Chicago Cubs owner Todd Ricketts are also listed as hosts.
Trump’s inauguration ceremony starts at 11 a.m. on Monday. The reception with Fertitta is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., before three inaugural balls that will be happening in Washington, D.C. later that evening. Conroe country music star Parker McCollum will also be in Washington for the inauguration. He is scheduled to perform at the Commander-in-Chief Ball, which is focused on military service members. Musicians Jason Aldean, the Village People and Rascal Flatts are among other acts performing at the various balls. Last month Trump said he was nominating Fertitta, a Galveston native, to be his ambassador to Italy. “Tilman is an accomplished businessman, who has founded and built one of our Country’s premier entertainment and real estate companies, employing approximately 50,000 Americans,” Trump said in the announcement. Fertitta’s Landry’s Inc., includes restaurants, casinos and hotels, including the Post Oak Hotel where Trump spent parts of three days in October while campaigning for the White House. During the campaign season, Fertitta, 67, donated more than $800,000 to Trump's campaign and political action committees associated with the incoming president, according to federal campaign finance reports. Fertitta has a long relationship with Trump. In 2011, Fertitta's Landry Inc. bought Trump's former casino in Atlantic City, N.J., and rebranded it as a Golden Nugget casino
DONALD TRUMP INAUGURATION TILMAN FERTITTA ITALY AMBASSADOR LANDRY's INC MARK ZUCKERBERG MIRIAM ADELSON TODD RICKETTS
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