Details about DC’s new private club catering to the ‘younger, hipper, Trump-aligned Republican’
Omeed Malik and Donald Trump Jr. are partial owners of a new Washington, DC, club called Executive Branch.
There’s a new private club in Washington, DC, for the “younger, hipper, Trump-aligned Republican.”
That’s how David Sacks, President Donald Trump’s crypto and AI czar, described Executive Branch on the latest episode of the “All-In” podcast. The most exclusive membership costs a small fortune, but Trump’s orbit is full of people who can pay the price.
Interest in private clubs is soaring across the country, including in Washington. Ned’s Club, a separate members-only space, opened just steps from the White House earlier this year.
Here are five key details about Executive Branch, which is billing itself as MAGA’s hottest new hangout.
Membership can cost $500,000
Founding members have to shell out $500,000 to join the invite-only club. Sacks said on “All-In” that there are about 10 founding members, including himself and Chamath Palihapitiya, a billionaire investor and a cohost of “All-In.” Founding members have “additional benefits,” Sacks said, though he didn’t specify what those special perks include.
Palihapitiya responded to a request for comment from B-17 with a poop emoji.
The club’s website said the waiting list for new members is closed.
Owners include the sons of Trumpworld
Politico reported that Donald Trump Jr., the megadonor Omeed Malik, the investor Chris Buskirk, and Zach and Alex Witkoff are co-owners of the club. Sacks said on the podcast that his role in the administration means he can’t be an owner, but he had congratulated the owners in a post on X, which all of them, except Trump Jr., reposted.
Malik and Buskirk cofounded 1789 Capital, an anti-ESG VC firm that has invested in Tucker Carlson’s new conservative media project. Trump Jr. is a partner at the firm.
The Witkoff brothers are the sons of Steve Witkoff, Trump’s Middle East envoy and a real estate developer. The elder Witkoff has known the president for decades.
The reported co-owners didn’t respond to requests for comment from B-17.
An alternative to the ‘old and stuffy’ DC
Executive Branch promises to remake the Washington social scene in Trump’s image, Sacks said.
“The clubs that exist in Washington today have been around for decades. They’re kind of old and stuffy,” he said on “All-In.” “To the extent that there are Republican clubs, they tend to be more Bush-era Republicans as opposed to Trump-era Republicans. We wanted to create something new, hipper, and Trump-aligned.”
He said the founders wanted to create a place where people could hang out without fear of bumping into lobbyists or “a fake news reporter.”
The club will reportedly be in Georgetown
The club will be located in the upscale Georgetown neighborhood, Politico and other news outlets reported. Sacks didn’t share location details on “All-In.”
Lower-cost membership options are available
While founding members pay a staggering $500,000 to join Executive Branch, other invitees could dole out smaller sums, Sacks said on “All-In.”
“I think people are getting a little bit carried away with that number,” he said of the $500,000 price tag. Sacks didn’t specify how much lower-tier membership costs.
Regular membership at Ned’s Club costs $5,000 a year, in addition to a $5,000 joining fee, B-17 reported in April. The Founders’ membership there costs $25,000 a year, with a $125,000 initial fee.
