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The cost excludes salaries, flights, and meals for agents.","category":"Politics","area":"Middle East","publishedAt":"2026-11-08T03:25:15.671Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-11-07T10:20:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-08T03:25:15.671Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":65,"hype":45,"notes":{"trust":"Two full reports and 13 digests corroborate the central claim of $93K in hotel bookings.","critic":"The reporting clearly separates facts from speculation and provides specific details.","hype":"The headline and some digests use loaded language like 'luxury' and 'getaway'."}},"tags":["#IvankaTrump","#SecretService","#Morocco","#TaxpayerMoney","#Politics"],"entities":["Ivanka Trump","Secret Service","Morocco","Sofitel hotel","La Mamounia"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Federal contracting records show $93,000 spent on Secret Service hotel bookings in Morocco.","The bookings were made around Ivanka Trump's 45th birthday visit to Marrakech.","Two contracts, totalling $59,543 and $33,457, were issued for hotels Sofitel and La Mamounia.","The stated cost excludes agent salaries, flights, meals, and ground transportation."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Federal contracting records indicate that $93,000 was spent on hotel bookings for Secret Service personnel during Ivanka Trump's visit to Morocco. The trip coincided with her 45th birthday in late October. Two contracts were issued for accommodation: one for $59,543 at the Sofitel hotel and another for $33,457 at La Mamounia."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Neither contract explicitly names Ivanka Trump, but she was reportedly the only Secret Service protectee visiting Morocco during that period. The total hotel cost of $93,000 does not include expenses such as agents' salaries, flights, meals, or ground transportation. The overall cost of the security operation remains unclear."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on trip's purpose"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"IBTimes UK reported that Ivanka Trump was spotted in Marrakech on 29 October, days before her father suffered a political setback in the midterm elections. The outlet also noted her previous visits to Morocco, including an official trip in 2019 and a private holiday in 2022. 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