★ Private Action
Serbia approves Trump-Kushner hotel on government-owned land
Trump Family Business Dealings
Filed April 2025
★ The Brief
What happened
Donald Trump Jr. visited Belgrade in late April 2025 and met with President Aleksandar Vučić, whose government approved the planned Trump-family hotel on Serbian-government-owned land. Jared Kushner is the listed developer.
Who enabled it
Deal or steal?
Vučić publicly told reporters his government had "prepared this pig for Donald Jr Trump," celebrating Trump Jr.'s late-April visit. The developer of record is Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law.
In late April 2025, Donald Trump Jr. visited Serbia and met with President Aleksandar Vučić, whose administration had approved a planned Trump-family hotel on Serbian-government-owned land. The project lists Jared Kushner, the President's son-in-law, as the developer. Vučić publicly celebrated the visit, telling reporters his government had "prepared this pig for Donald Jr Trump."
Actors
Who pushed it · 2Who initiated, paid, or pushed the action.
Aleksandar VučićPresident of Serbia; his administration approved the hotel project on government-owned land and hosted Donald Trump Jr. on his late-April 2025 visit.
SerbiaSerbian state granted government-owned land for the planned Trump-family hotel project; President Vučić publicly courted the Trumps with the visit.
Beneficiaries
Who gained · 4Who stood to gain.
Donald TrumpReceives personal financial benefit from Trump Organization revenue per his ongoing financial disclosure reports.
Donald Trump Jr.Trump family principal who shares in Trump Organization revenue from the planned Serbia hotel. Met with President Vučić in late April 2025 to advance the project.
Jared KushnerListed developer of the Serbia hotel project; son-in-law of President Trump.
Jared Kushner has paid into Trump’s orbit:
Trump OrganizationTrump-family business that receives revenue from the planned Serbia hotel under the family's licensing model.
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