The Trump Organization is postponing plans to open two new hotel lines across the U.S. because of the political "climate," Eric Trump Eric Frederick TrumpMelania Trump: Ginsburg's 'spirit will live on in all she has inspired' Bipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death Eric Trump says he will comply with New York AG's subpoena only after Election Day MORE told The New York Times.

“We live in a climate where everything will be used against us, whether by the fake news or by Democrats who are only interested in presidential harassment and wasting everyone’s time, barraging us with nonsense letters,” Eric Trump, one of the president's sons, said in a statement to the Times.

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“We already have the greatest properties in the world and if we have to slow down our growth for the time being, we are happy to do it," he added.

Eric and Donald Trump Jr. Don John Trump'Tiger King' star Joe Exotic requests pardon from Trump: 'Be my hero please' Zaid Jilani discusses Trump's move to cancel racial sensitivity training at federal agencies Trump International Hotel in Vancouver closes permanently MORE, the president's eldest son, had planned to open two hotel chains — Scion and American Idea — in cities across the country, according to the Times.