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Donald Trump: “I built a hotel in Washington. It's a Waldorf Astoria. I…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump Gaggles with Press Upon Departure from Palm Beach, FL, Apr. 25, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 03:51

That's the worst thing I've ever seen under Gavin News, and I want to find out why. That one is costing 20 times what it was projected to cost. Likewise, the Fed building is a small. I built a hotel in Washington. It's a Waldorf Astoria. I built it for $201 million, and I believe it's bigger than the Fed building. And you have bathrooms. You have a lot of. You know, it's much tougher, much more expensive to build a hotel than an office. (03:51–04:02)

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Asserts that he built a Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington for $201 million, which he believes is larger than the Fed building.

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