- The new invitation-only club reportedly costs $500,000 to become a member, but the name raises concerns it will sell access to business and tech moguls looking to nurture relationships with the Trump administration.
Donald Trump Jr. is launching a members-only club called the “Executive Branch,” reportedly selling access to wealthy Americans looking to curry favor with his father’s administration discreetly.
The president’s son is joining forces with business partners from his 1789 Capital investment firm and sons of Trump’s chief peace envoy, Steve Witkoff, also a real estate mogul. Membership fees are $500,000, or roughly half those of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, with annual dues planned.
“Membership of Executive Branch is invitation-only,” the club’s website says. “The waiting list for new Members is now closed and is subject to annual review.”
From “drain the swamp” to exclusive swamp club membership.
— Stewpac (@StewpacShakur) April 27, 2025
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Politico, which managed to obtain an invite to the launch party this weekend, wrote the label on the package tells you everything about the intention—access to the upper echelons of the White House.
“Their goal, the people familiar with the plans say, is to create the highest-end private club that Washington has ever had, and cater to the business and tech moguls who are looking to nurture their relationships with the Trump administration,” it wrote, confirming earlier reports from Puck and Semafor.
The club did not respond to Fortune’s request for comment by press time, nor did the Trump Organization. A request via Truth Social to Donald Trump Jr., also went unanswered.
One of the founding members is reportedly Trump’s AI and crypto czar, David Sacks, who praised Don Jr. and his partners for the idea. “Congrats to my friends,” Sacks posted on social media, “on launching the new private membership club Executive Branch!”
The timing comes as Don Jr.’s father suffers the worst 100-day start to a presidency in eight decades due surprisingly to what many believed was his biggest strength—his economic agenda. On Wednesday, official figures revealed that U.S. gross domestic product shrank in the first quarter, teeing the country up for a likely recession.
‘From “drain the swamp” to exclusive swamp club membership’
A major criticism Trump has faced since taking office is his inconsistent application of tariffs, since it forces CEOs to jockey for influence in the White House as they seek temporary carve-outs and exemptions for their companies.
Don Jr.’s latest venture risks alienating some of Trump’s base, since a club like the Executive Branch reinforces the image from his inauguration, where a select few multibillionaires including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg were given privileged front-row seats.
“From ‘drain the swamp’ to exclusive swamp club membership,” one user replied to Trump aide Sacks.
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Many voters across the political spectrum who supported Trump were working-class Americans resentful of a Biden government they felt had turned a deaf ear to their problems and stopped working for the average American.
Trump promised they would get a fair shake as he ushers in a “revolution of common sense” focused not on fringe social justice causes but on bread-and-butter issues like the rising cost of living.
Instead, his administration has alienated trading partners abroad and confused companies at home with his unpredictable zigzag approach to imposing tariffs—his signature policy to kick off his second term. Initially popular, disillusionment began to set in after equity markets tanked, U.S. Treasury bonds sold off, and the dollar weakened in favor of gold.
“Consumer confidence declined for a fifth consecutive month in April, falling to levels not seen since the onset of the COVID pandemic,” warned Conference Board senior economist Stephanie Guichard.
Her research institute’s closely watched survey showed short-term expectations for the economic outlook dropping to the lowest level since October 2011.
