sat . BREAKING: Jared Kushner Hit With Crushing Loss as Controversial Serbia Hotel Deal Implodes Under Intense Scrutiny
Another Trump-branded hotel deal has crashed and burned—this time on foreign soil.
Jared Kushner has abruptly pulled the plug on a planned Trump hotel in Belgrade after the project exploded into a political firestorm, street protests, and criminal indictments. What was supposed to be a luxury redevelopment has instead become an international embarrassment, exposing the toxic mix of Trump branding, foreign influence, and blatant conflicts of interest.
The plan was to build three gleaming Trump-branded towers on a site that still bears the scars of NATO bombing during the Balkan wars—a place many Serbians view as sacred ground. Critics across the political spectrum recoiled. On the left, opponents called it a corrupt giveaway of public land. On the right, nationalists fumed at the idea of a Trump hotel rising atop what they see as a symbol of national trauma.
The backlash boiled over this week when Serbia’s special prosecutor indicted the country’s culture minister and three other officials for allegedly falsifying documents and abusing their authority to push the deal through. Thousands of protesters flooded the streets, with students vowing to physically block construction if bulldozers arrived.
And then suddenly, Kushner was gone.
“Because meaningful projects should unite rather than divide,” his firm said, announcing it was “stepping aside.” Translation: the deal had become radioactive.
The collapse is especially damning given Kushner’s expanding role in Trump’s orbit. While running a $4.8 billion private equity firm largely funded by Middle Eastern governments, Kushner has also volunteered to help lead U.S. negotiations on the Russia–Ukraine war—despite not divesting his business interests. Ethics rules that apply to normal officials don’t touch him because he’s an “informal, unpaid adviser.”
How convenient.
This wasn’t just about Serbia. European lawmakers warned of political interference in heritage protections. Architects compared the plan to slapping a Trump hotel onto a national treasure. Even NATO’s former commander blasted the proposal for exploiting the legacy of war.
In the end, the symbolism was too ugly to ignore: a Trump hotel rising from bombed ruins, greased by political favors, pushed through by indicted officials, and branded by the same family that turned public service into a global profit center.
Serbia pushed back—and the Trump-Kushner machine blinked. For a clan that claims to “win” everywhere, this was a very public loss.
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