Washington, December 02: The Virginia couple, who skirted a tight White House security to gatecrash the high-profile state dinner in honour of the Indian Prime Minister, yesterday told they were “invited” to attend the gala event.
Tareq and Michaele Salahi, the Virginia socialites best known for their polo events, were splashed in the global media after they were able to attend the gala, even though they were not on the official guest list.
However, they insisted they “were invited” not crashers”. “We were invited, not crashers,” said Michaele, speaking to NBC’s “Yesterday Show” programme.
“There isn’t anyone that would have the audacity or the poor behaviour to do that… certainly not us,” she said.
Appearing on the national broadcast with his wife, Tareq said the row over their attendance at the Tuesday dinner has been a “most devastating” experience.
–PTI