Developers paid Trump's company $38 million in 2025 licensing fees for projects in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Oman
The fees arrived while the administration negotiated arms sales and investment pacts with the same governments.
Gulf developers bring windfall to Trump family
The National · Secondary report
- Link
- https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2026/07/01/gulf-developers-bring-windfall-to-trump-family
- Publication date
- 2026-07-01
- Accessed
- 2026-07-21
- Last verified
- 2026-07-21
- Type
- news_report
- Excerpt used
“UAE developer Damac paid roughly $12.5 million in management and licensing fees, tied to projects in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.”
- Notes
- UAE-based outlet; treated as corroborating, not primary.