The Trump family business is asking the federal government to give President Trump's hotel in Washington, DC, a break on its monthly lease payments during the coronavirus pandemic, The New York Times reports.
The Trump Organization has looked into changing the Trump International Hotel's lease payments to the General Services Administration in recent weeks, according to The Times, which cited people familiar with the matter. The DC hotel is housed in the Old Post Office building, a federally-owned property on Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and Capitol building. The hotel is currently paying a monthly rent of $267,653 to the GSA, according to the GSA website.
CNN has reported that Trump properties have collectively furloughed nearly 2,000 employees across several states as businesses are forced to close to stop the spread of the virus.Trump International hotel workers were furloughed in Washington . Chicago and Las Vegas . Trump International Hotel and Tower in New York furloughed 70 employees and Trump National Golf Club in Potomac Falls, Virginia, another 102 employees.
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