Trump Settles Second Suit Against Chef Who Ditched D.C. Hotel
- Suit one of two tied to remarks Trump made during campaign
- Geoffrey Zakarian ended restaurant plans after Mexican remarks
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President Donald Trump’s company settled its lawsuit against chef Geoffrey Zakarian, who ditched plans for a restaurant in the Trump International Hotel in Washington because of the president’s campaign comments about Mexicans.
The lawsuit was one of two Trump filed in 2015 against restaurateurs who abandoned plans to establish eateries in the 263-room hotel, located in the Old Post Office building on Pennsylvania Avenue, less than a mile (1.6 kilometers) from the White House. The other suit was filed against celebrity chef Jose Andres, who settled with Trump last week.