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The Gulf Development Map

What happened

  1. promisedocumented

    The platform promised government for the people and national-interest foreign policy.

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  2. actiondocumented

    The Trump Organization and Dar Global announced a Qatar golf-and-villa project involving state-owned Qatari Diar, alongside projects in Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the UAE during Trump's presidency.

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  3. outcomereported

    A watchdog analysis of Trump's 2026 public financial disclosure identified at least $117 million in 2025 foreign revenue across development, licensing, and other foreign business interests.

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  4. beneficiaryreported

    Trump's disclosure reported the foreign-project revenue through entities tied to his business holdings; the cited disclosure analysis does not establish project-level Qatar or Saudi receipts or any policy exchange.

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  5. limitationreported

    The disclosed total is a portfolio-wide lower bound from 2025 ranges, not revenue assigned to the Qatar or Saudi projects and not a measure of net profit or official U.S. Gulf commitments.

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Amounts and affected parties

  1. revenueReported 2025 foreign revenue lower boundAt least $117 million in foreign revenue
    Reported revenue source
    Foreign customers and business counterparties reflected in the cited financial-disclosure ranges
    Reported revenue recipient
    The Trump Organization
    Financially affected
    United States public interest in conflict-free administration
    reported · 2026-07-20 · observedRead source record
    Calculation detailsPopulation The Trump Organization; Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust interests; United States public interest in conflict-free administrationPeriod 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31Basis Use CREW's aggregation of Trump's 2026 public financial disclosure ranges; render as at least $117 million and do not allocate the portfolio total to individual Gulf projects.Limits Disclosure ranges yield a lower bound; this is gross reported revenue across foreign business interests, not net profit or Gulf-only receipts.

People and organizations

Assessment

The family business opened identifiable Gulf revenue channels during the presidency, and Trump's next disclosure reported at least $117 million in foreign revenue. That portfolio total is not allocated to the Qatar or Saudi projects, and no policy effect is established.