{"id":2391987,"date":"2025-01-17T23:29:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T04:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-seeks-to-turn-dc-hotel-into-private-social-club-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T23:30:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T04:30:29","slug":"musk-seeks-to-turn-dc-hotel-into-private-social-club-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-seeks-to-turn-dc-hotel-into-private-social-club-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk seeks to turn DC hotel into \u2018private social club\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fmusk-seeks-to-turn-dc-hotel-into-private-social-club-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=2391987&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>Elon \u200dMusk, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-ben-shapiro-bash-information-gatekeeping-by-social-media-censors\/\" title=\"Elon Musk and Ben Shapiro criticize social media censors for information &#039;gatekeeping\">prominent tech entrepreneur<\/a> and co-chairman of \u200dthe Department \u200bof Government\u2062 Efficiency,\u200d is planning to convert a hotel in Washington, D.C., into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rules-out-mike-pence-as-running-mate-for-potential-2024-run\/\" title=\"Trump Rules Out Mike Pence as Running Mate for Potential 2024 Run\">private social club<\/a>. This\u2063 initiative \u2063marks musk&#8217;s latest venture \u200binto the hospitality sector, reflecting his interest in creating exclusive spaces\u2062 for social \u2063engagement. \u2064The project is\u2064 part of his broader vision of enhancing social \u200cconnectivity while promoting innovation. Further details\u200b about the\u200b location, \u200cdesign, \u200dand intended \u2063clientele of the proposed social \u200cclub \u200dremain to be revealed.  <\/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\" ?><\/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\">Musk seeks to turn DC hotel into &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">private social club&#038;rsquo<\/a>;<\/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_1938672\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Tech magnate and Department of Government Efficiency Co-chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/dc.eater.com\/2025\/1\/17\/24346186\/exclusive-elon-musk-dc-line-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reportedly<\/a> plans to buy the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>-based Line hotel to turn it into a &ldquo;private social club.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The purchase indicates Musk is setting down roots in the Capitol as President-elect Donald Trump begins his second term in office and the pair start work together.<\/p>\n<p>The hotel is located in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington. There is a public auction in New York City on Jan. 23.<\/p>\n<p>The hotel has 220 rooms and also has sister locations in Austin and San Francisco. It opened in 2017 and is going to public auction because it was foreclosed on. A person <a href=\"https:\/\/therealdeal.com\/national\/washington-dc\/2024\/12\/12\/the-line-dc-hotel-placed-on-auction-block-by-acore-capital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">involved <\/a>in the project said the financial performance of the hotel failed to meet expectations. He added that it was a &ldquo;textbook example of grand ambition coupled with over-improvement, guided by a flawed partnership that was led by brand builders and not investors.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The hotel is about 2.5 miles away from SpaceX&rsquo;s Washington offices, where Musk has had a group of employees working on his DOGE initiative as well. Once Trump is inaugurated, Musk will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3286986\/musk-expected-operate-doge-white-house-complex-close-access-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">use<\/a> the Eisenhower Office Building in the White House complex to operate DOGE.<\/p>\n<p>The prime office space gives Musk easy access to Trump, who has encouraged DOGE&rsquo;s mission of reducing government waste. The unofficial agency has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2025\/01\/10\/musk-ramaswamy-doge-federal-agencies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reportedly <\/a>already gone to work, interviewing employees of departments across the federal government before Trump has gotten into office.<\/p>\n<p>Musk said he will aim to cut $2 trillion but admitted that it seemed like an optimistic number.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think we&rsquo;ll try for $2 trillion. I think that&rsquo;s like the best-case outcome,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;But I do think that you kind of have to have some overage. I think if we try for $2 trillion, we&rsquo;ve got a good shot at getting $1 [trillion].&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Musk contributed hundreds of millions to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cant-deny-responsibility-for-our-so-so-divided-nation\/\" title=\"Biden Can\u2019t Deny Responsibility For Our \u2018So, So Divided\u2019 Nation\">president-elect&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s campaign and took a major role in his victory. Since then, he&rsquo;s stuck around Trump at public events and has been spotted at his Mar-a-Lago residence.<\/p>\n<p>Musk&rsquo;s SpaceX and Tesla companies hold billions of dollars in government contracts, which has led critics of the executive to <a href=\"https:\/\/campaignlegal.org\/update\/musk-and-ramaswamy-stand-gain-even-more-wealth-serving-trumps-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">claim<\/a> he&rsquo;s growing close to Trump to benefit his companies.<\/p>\n<p><\/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_1938672\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1938672\"}});<\/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>Musk aims to convert DC hotel into a &#8216;private social club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2391988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Trump-Musk-2.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36057,4250,48740],"class_list":["post-2391987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dc-hotel","tag-musk","tag-social-club"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Trump-Musk-2.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391987","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=2391987"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2391991,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391987\/revisions\/2391991"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2391988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2391987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2391987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2391987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}