Legere: "If I may add, I made the decision. I'm a longtime Trump hotel stayer, way before this transaction."
"Do you understand the optics of that, what it looks like? It looks like what’s happening is T-Mobile is trying to curry favor with the White House."
Legere says he's sure the deal will be judged on its merits, and adds: "The optics of me staying at the Trump hotel haven't changed for 10 years."
Later, Legere said the decision to stay at Trump hotel in DC was his decision.
Jayapal responds: Except in 2015 you said you were never going to stay at a Trump hotel again.
"I have said I would never stay in a La Quinta again, and I have stayed at a La Quinta subsequently," he jokes.