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The sons of the U.S. president came to Vancouver Tuesday and helped celebrate the opening of the $360-million hotel and condo tower built by developer Joo Kim Tiah that bears the Trump name.

Protesters were kept away from the property’s entrances as Tiah joined Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump in an official ribbon-cutting ceremony.

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Other members of the Trump family were present, including Tiffany Trump, the president’s daughter, and Vanessa Trump and Lara Trump, who are married to the president’s sons. Tony Tiah, Joo Kim’s father, and his mother, Alicia Tan — who have both had roles in the family’s Malaysia-based property empire, TA Global Berhad, which funded the building of the tower in Vancouver — were also present.

Joo Kim Tiah thanked the city for “approving the project, for letting me shape the skyline. I love the city.”

However, there was a conspicuous absence of anyone from City Hall and silence to questions from reporters about the apparent snub.