Three Republican power players walk into a D.C. bar, and ...
Summary
Three Republican figures met by chance in a Washington D.C. bar and were recorded by a liberal comedian who shared their conversation online. The video suggested one man, Harry Sargeant, spoke negatively about President Trump, which Sargeant denies. The incident caused tension with the Trump administration and drew attention from senior officials.Key Facts
- The meeting happened on August 18 at the Bourbon Lounge in the Four Seasons hotel in Washington D.C.
- Suzanne Lambert, a comedian, recorded a video of the conversation and posted it on Instagram, where it got 2 million views before being taken down.
- Harry Sargeant, an oil businessman with ties to Venezuela, was one of the men in the video and denies making negative comments about President Trump.
- The other two men were Pete Marocco, linked to dismantling USAID, and Gentry Beach, a lobbyist connected to Donald Trump Jr. in international deals.
- After the video went viral, Sargeant’s lawyers sent a cease and desist letter to Lambert.
- Trump administration officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, saw the video and it reportedly worsened Sargeant’s standing with the White House.
- Sargeant has a history of tension with Rubio, due largely to his support for former Florida Governor Charlie Crist and business dealings with Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro.
- Rubio is now Secretary of State and has pushed for regime change in Venezuela, opposing Sargeant’s interests.
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