{"id":2389228,"date":"2025-01-11T17:22:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T22:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-could-reclaim-iconic-d-c-real-estate-reinstall-name-over-nations-capital-city-report\/"},"modified":"2025-01-11T17:23:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T22:23:04","slug":"trump-could-reclaim-iconic-d-c-real-estate-reinstall-name-over-nations-capital-city-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-could-reclaim-iconic-d-c-real-estate-reinstall-name-over-nations-capital-city-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Could Reclaim Iconic D.C. Real Estate, Reinstall Name Over Nation&#8217;s Capital City: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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-could-reclaim-iconic-d-c-real-estate-reinstall-name-over-nations-capital-city-report%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=2389228&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>The Trump Organization may be in\u2062 discussions\u200d to \u200breacquire \u2063the lease for its former flagship\u2062 hotel \u200din \u200cWashington, D.C., according \u200bto a recent report by the Wall Street Journal. Eric Trump, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-former-ag-barr-initiated-spying-program-on-americans-back-in-1992\/\" title=\"FLASHBACK: Former AG Barr Initiated Spying Program on Americans Back in 1992\">executive vice president<\/a> \u200dat the Trump Organization, reportedly\u200b met with executives from merchant bank\u2062 BDT &#038; MSD Partners, who currently hold \u200cthe lease. The hotel,once known as the Trump International Hotel,was sold in 2022 for $375 million and \u200dis situated \u2062in the Old Post Office building,owned by\u200d the federal government. The\u2063 discussions suggest a potential purchase price\u2062 of over $300 million for the lease rights.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063hotel has\u200c faced challenges under its \u2062current ownership,including a significant debt situation that led to a\u200d foreclosure auction earlier this year. The \u200cprevious controversy surrounding the hotel included allegations\u2062 concerning conflicts of interest during Donald \u2064Trump&#8217;s presidency, as critics pointed out that foreign dignitaries frequented the hotel, allegedly enriching Trump. While Eric Trump declined to comment on whether the Trump name will return to the hotel, he has indicated that it is still\u200c too early to determine the outcome of \u200bthes discussions.  <\/p>\n<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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of the Trump Organization&rsquo;s former flagship hotels could be coming back into the fold, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/real-estate\/trump-dc-hotel-sale-white-house-return-0a4ba019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>, Eric Trump met recently with an executive from merchant bank BDT &amp; MSD Partners.<\/p>\n<p>That bank controls the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-school-district-trying-to-oust-christian-school-citing-building-safety\/\" title=\"California School District Trying To Oust Christian School Citing Building Safety\">long-term lease<\/a> on the former Trump International Hotel, which the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-iconic-trump-hotel-struggles-new-ownership-sold-next-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump Organization<\/a> formerly operated before selling the lease rights in 2022 for $375 million.<\/p>\n<p>The hotel is located in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cali-considering-another-travel-ban-one-targeting-trump-hotels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Old Post Office<\/a> building, which is owned by the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>The Journal report said that Eric Trump, who is an executive vice president at the Trump Organization, talked about buying the lease.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;BREAKING: Trump is reportedly planning to purchase the Waldorf-Astoria in Washington, D.C., and restore its original name: The Trump International Hotel. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MGyHKMKmtL\">pic.twitter.com\/MGyHKMKmtL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1867755197000560958?\">December 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  The report said it&rsquo;s too early to tell if the Trump name will return to the site.<\/p>\n<p>If the Trump Organization moves forward, it could pay upwards of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mike-pence-camp-fires-back-criticism-staying-trump-hotel-ireland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$300 million<\/a> for the lease rights, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>A May report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bisnow.com\/washington-dc\/news\/hotel\/former-trump-hotel-headed-for-foreclosure-with-253m-in-debt-124242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bisnow<\/a> said that a foreclosure auction had been set for the property because CGI Merchant Group, which bought the lease, had defaulted.<\/p>\n<p>The report said that $252.7 million was owed as of May.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING &#128680; President Trump reportedly wants to buy the Waldorf-Astoria in Washington DC &#128293;<\/p>\n<p>Time to bring back Trump international Hotel<\/p>\n<p>WE ARE SO FREAKING BACK &#127482;&#127480; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2Pzo2O7X76\">pic.twitter.com\/2Pzo2O7X76<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MAGA Voice (@MAGAVoice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MAGAVoice\/status\/1867754634460463521?\">December 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Journal noted that the hotel was a battleground in Trump&rsquo;s first term in which Democrats alleged Trump was enriching himself because foreign dignitaries stayed at the hotel.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s too early to tell,&rdquo; Eric Trump said prior to the election when asked how the Trumps would deal with conflict-of-interest allegations this time around.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump Organization is currently developing a second golf course in Scotland and working on projects in Oman, India, and Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>The Journal noted that under current ownership, a stay at a suite on a Saturday begins at $1,395 per night.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Trump Organization bought the rights to develop what&rsquo;s known as the Old Post Office in 2012 after winning a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">highly competitive bidding process<\/a>, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trump.com\/hotels\/trump-international-hotel-washington-dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump Organization&rsquo;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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The Wall Street Journal indicates that Eric Trump recently met with an executive from BDT &amp; MSD Partners, which manages the long-term lease for the former Trump International Hotel. The hotel, located in the Old Post Office building owned by the federal government, was previously operated by the Trump Organization before it sold lease rights for $375 million in 2022. Eric Trump, who serves as an executive vice president at the organization, discussed potentially purchasing back the lease<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2389229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Waldorf-Astoria.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[48339,48340,37635,14757,3634],"class_list":["post-2389228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-d-c-real-estate","tag-iconic-properties","tag-national-politics","tag-rebranding","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Waldorf-Astoria.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2389228"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2389232,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389228\/revisions\/2389232"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2389229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2389228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2389228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2389228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}