Trump Organization sells Washington, DC hotel, name to be changed
Al JazeeraThe Trump Organization has struck a deal to sell the lease on its Washington, DC hotel, with the new owners rebranding it as Waldorf Astoria, sources tell Bloomberg News. Donald Trump’s family-run company reached a deal to sell the rights to its Washington, D.C. hotel for $375 million, after which the property will be branded as Waldorf Astoria, according to people familiar with the matter. Trump’s company has been engaged in off-and-on efforts to sell the hotel since 2019, when it floated an asking price of more than $500 million, Bloomberg News previously reported. The hotel had been a source of consistent controversy, with critics arguing foreign governments and other interest groups could gain favor by booking rooms at a property owned by the former president’s company.