Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Imagesevelopers from around the globe once paid Donald Trump to use his name for their projects. But politics changed the Trump brand, and his name came off buildings in Toronto, Vancouver, Panama, New York City and Washington, D.C. Post-presidency, his trademark still has cachet in at least one part of the world: the Middle East.
The Oman project is part of a partnership between that country’s government and a Saudi developer. Although Trump had previously acknowledged the deal, the precise amount of money involved remained unclear until the new filing became public on Thursday. Shortly thereafter, Sajwani explained why people in the Middle East might find the Trump name appealing, even though Trump controversially targeted seven Muslim countries with a travel ban shortly into his tenure as president. “For the people who play golf, they understand that Trump delivers the highest quality of golf courses,” theSome of Trump’s older deals continue to spit out money for the former president. A licensing agreement in Mumbai provided $1.