{"id":2389045,"date":"2025-01-10T19:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T00:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-organization-looking-into-buying-back-dc-hotel-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T19:42:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T00:42:01","slug":"trump-organization-looking-into-buying-back-dc-hotel-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-organization-looking-into-buying-back-dc-hotel-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Organization looking into buying back DC hotel &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-organization-looking-into-buying-back-dc-hotel-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2389045&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump Organization looking into buying back DC hotel<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1932032\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-organization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trump Organization\">Trump Organization<\/a> is reportedly considering reacquiring a hotel it used to run in downtown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trump Organization\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, less than three years after selling the lease to the property.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The hotel property located at the Old Post Office building on Pennsylvania Avenue was opened as the Trump International Hotel in 2016, but the lease was sold to CGI Merchant Group in 2022 for $375 million and rebranded as a Waldorf Astoria. The <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/real-estate\/trump-dc-hotel-sale-white-house-return-0a4ba019?mod=hp_lead_pos2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reports\">reported<\/a> that Eric Trump met with an executive from the bank that controls the property&rsquo;s lease at Mar-a-Lago earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>The report claims that the discussions were &ldquo;preliminary and may not lead to any sale&rdquo; to the Trump Organization, but the Trump family is interested in regaining control of the property.<\/p>\n<p>The discussions come as Donald Trump is set to return to the White House, which is blocks away from the hotel, in 10 days. CGI Merchant Group lost the rights to the lease after defaulting on a loan, and the rights were <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/06\/real-estate\/lender-takes-control-of-trumps-former-dc-hotel-for-100m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"sold\">sold<\/a> to the lender, BDT &amp; MSD Partners, at a bankruptcy auction.<\/p>\n<p>The deal between the federal government and the Trump Organization to redevelop the Old Post Office into a hotel predated the president-elect&rsquo;s successful 2016 campaign. <\/p>\n<p>Once Donald Trump entered the White House in January 2017, Democrats raised concerns about the property and ties to the then-president. In early 2022, ahead of the sale, Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2094554\/democrats-call-on-federal-agency-to-cancel-trump-hotel-lease-in-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"asked\">asked<\/a> the General Services Administration to terminate the lease of the hotel with the Trump Organization, something the GSA did not do.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the Trump Organization released an ethics plan for the company as Donald Trump nears his return to the presidency, with the president-elect not being involved in day-to-day operations of the company when he takes office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Trump Organization is dedicated to not just meeting but vastly exceeding its legal and ethical obligations during my father&rsquo;s presidency,&rdquo;&nbsp;Eric Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricTrump\/status\/1877754134851457461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in a statement Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1932032\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1932032\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump Organization looking into buying back DC hotel The Trump Organization is reportedly considering reacquiring a hotel it used to run in downtown Washington, D.C., less than three years after selling the lease to the property. 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