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Trump's $500M Hotel Project Plagued by Scandal and Protests

5/21/2025

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Rachel Maddow unveiled a shocking scandal surrounding Donald Trump's ambitious $500 million luxury hotel project in Serbia. The venture now hangs in the balance after an official confessed to falsifying a document to revoke the protected status of a national monument. This explosive revelation comes as protests erupt against rampant government corruption, ignited by a tragic train station roof collapse.

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Rachel Maddow unveiled a shocking scandal surrounding Donald Trump's ambitious $500 million luxury hotel project in Serbia. The venture now hangs in the balance after an official confessed to falsifying a document to revoke the protected status of a national monument. This explosive revelation comes as protests erupt against rampant government corruption, ignited by a tragic train station roof collapse.