The General Services Administration said in a letter that the Trump Organization didn't receive any relief on the lease payments for its hotel in Washington, DC, because it did not make a written request
The letter came in response to an inquiry from Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and four House Democrats regarding a New York Times report last month that said the Trump Organization had asked the federal government to give President Donald Trump's DC hotel a break on its monthly lease payments during the coronavirus pandemic.
The communication from the GSA comes after Eric Trump, one of the President's sons who oversees the family business, confirmed the request to the Times last month and said they were asking the GSA about relief the agency may be giving other federal tenants.Read More"Just treat us the same," Eric Trump told the Times."Whatever that may be is fine."The pandemic has devastated the hospitality sector, with mass furloughs and layoffs.
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