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   Kim Scheinberg (kims@mas.to)'s status on Sunday, 27-Apr-2025 09:31:27 JST Kim Scheinberg

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   • Chuck Darwin

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   It's invite only, but also it has a waitlist?

   How exactly does that work?

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     Chuck Darwin (cdarwin@c.im)'s status on Sunday, 27-Apr-2025 09:31:28 JST Chuck Darwin

     A new club is coming to Washington — and you are not welcome there.

     Donald Trump Jr., megadonor Omeed Malik and several other investors are launching an invitation -only club that costs more than half a million to join, including an exclusive post-White House Correspondents’ Dinner gathering.

     The referral requirements and prohibitive pricing is meant to ensure the C-suite crowd can mingle with Trump advisers and cabinet members without the prying eyes of the press and wanna-be insiders.

     The price tag won’t be a problem for Trump’s cabinet
     — given it’s by far the wealthiest in history.

     The "Executive Branch" club already has a waitlist.

     It’s no coincidence the opening salvo coincides with the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
     In years past, administration officials would rub shoulders and break bread with journalists. But that won’t be the case this year.

     Donald Trump was already planning on skipping the jornalist's event before Pope Francis’ death took him to Rome,
     and many of his aides and allies are staying away as well.

     Instead the two camps will keep with their own kind.

     The "Executive Branch" party is expected to be the gathering place for the Trump administration and its allies.

     The owners of the club are Malik, a Trump donor and 1789 Capital founder; his business partner Chris Buskirk; Trump Jr.; and Zach and Alex Witkoff, the sons of Trump envoy Steve Witkoff.

     Founding members include Sacks, the Winklevoss brothers and Chamath Palihapitiya.
     https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/26/donald-trump-washington-club-00311720