The Trump Organization may sell its Washington hotel


President Trump's hotel in Washington, D.C. may soon be up for sale.
The Trump Organization is looking into selling the rights to its Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., having hired a real-estate firm to market it, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
"People are objecting to us making so much money on the hotel, and therefore we may be willing to sell," Eric Trump told the Journal. The president has faced criticism, and lawsuits, from those who argue that profiting off of the hotel where foreign officials can stay is a violation of the Constitution's emoluments clause. Trump recently referred to the the emoluments clause as "phony" in reference to a scrapped plan to hold next year's Group of Seven summit at one of his properties.
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The Trump Organization is seeking more than $500 million for the lease rights, the Journal reports. The federal government leases the building to the company.
The New York Times and The Washington Post both also reported on the news Friday, with the Times noting that the D.C. hotel since opening in 2016 "quickly became one of the single biggest sources of revenue for the Trump family" and is "one of the few parts of the company that has seen major revenue growth" during Trump's presidency.
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Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.
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