Trump campaign defends decision to spend campaign time promoting new hotel

Donald Trump’s campaign has defended his eyebrow-raising decision to spend time promoting his business in the final days of the US presidential campaign as his poll numbers sink.

Donald Trump’s campaign has defended his eyebrow-raising decision to spend time promoting his business in the final days of the US presidential campaign as his poll numbers sink.

With less than two weeks left before Election Day, the Republican candidate is taking a break from full campaigning today to formally open his new hotel in Washington.