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Trump Hotels' Ambitions Falter With President's Approval Ratings

  • Expansion plans languish amid concern over political risk
  • Only new U.S. hotels underway clustered in Mississippi Delta
The Trump International Hotel & Tower displays the letters "TR" after workers began taking down the "Trump" sign in Toronto, Ontario.

The Trump International Hotel & Tower displays the letters "TR" after workers began taking down the "Trump" sign in Toronto, Ontario.

Photographer: Cole Burston/Bloomberg

Donald Trump’s hotel company looked set for a major expansion across the U.S. in the early months of his presidency. A top executive spoke of two dozen U.S. cities under consideration and 39 signed letters of intent.

These days, the business appears stalled. Trump’s name has come off one of his luxury U.S. hotels, and the only four new Trump hotels being developed in the U.S. are clustered in three small towns in the Mississippi Delta.