New Luxury Hotel in Serbia Will Be a Trump-Kushner Joint Project

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full article

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/us/politics/trump-kushner-serbia-hotel.html?unlocked_article_code=1.r04.eECy.DE2Ncm2TysLc&smid=url-share

"More than a decade after Donald J. Trump first floated the idea of developing a Trump hotel on a government-owned site in Serbia, his family is now close to securing that dream in a complicated deal that also involves a real estate magnate from Abu Dhabi and Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump’s son-in-law.

The plan illustrates the continued ambitions of Mr. Trump’s family to forge new international deals, even as he has returned to the White House. It also reflects a diminished focus, compared with that of his first term, on avoiding the appearance of a conflict of interest associated with the overseas projects.

... The hotel deal in Serbia is one of several recently announced new outlets of the Trump brand, with other projects disclosed in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.

“Serbia is one of the fastest-growing countries in Europe, and we’re incredibly honored to be there,” Eric Trump, the president’s son, said in an interview on Friday confirming the new deal, adding that “it’s going to be fun to bring the family together.”

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1. *a complicated deal that also involves a real estate magnate from Abu Dhabi and Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump's son-in-law.'

It also reflects a diminished focus, compared with that of his first term, on avoiding the appearance of a conflict of interest associated with the overseas projects.'

Think we've given up on 'emoluments'?

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2. Sure looks that way :( nt

[Klarkashton]

3. Talk about a money laundering scheme.

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9. One of several :( nt

[DFW]

4. If the Trump family wants to be brought together in Serbia

I have no objections to all of them buying one-way tickets to Beograd.

[elleng]

5. :thumbsup:

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7. One way tickets and no chance of leaving would be best! nt

[IcyPeas]

6. A trump hotel in Vietnam? Thats strikes me as just plain wrong.

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8. I hear you but we now have normalized relations with them ...

trump family will be building a hotel in Iraq soon.

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10. Maybe in Gaza too - Trump says he wants Israel to remove all Palestinians from Gaza

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219946449

“You’re talking about a million and a half people, and we just clean out that whole thing,” Trump said, adding that there have been centuries-long conflicts in the region."