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- The former Trump hotel in DC, now the Waldorf Astoria, has become a popular meeting spot for top Democrats.
- The hotel was once a regular haunt for some of Trump's most trusted friends and advisors.
- Chef José Andrés, who sparred with Trump during his first campaign, has opened a restaurant at the property.
After Donald Trump was elected to the presidency in 2016, the Trump International Hotel at the Old Post Office Building in Washington became the place to be for the GOP elite who backed the New York businessman and his "Make America Great Again" movement.