The Pennsylvania Avenue hotel, which Trump leases from the General Services Administration, trailed its revenue projections by almost $2.3 million in September and October. | Getty Trump’s D.C. hotel lost $1.1 million in Sept., Oct.

Donald Trump’s Washington hotel lost more than $1.1 million in its first two months, according to figures that the federal agency that leases the property gave to House Democrats.

The Pennsylvania Avenue hotel, which Trump leases from the General Services Administration, trailed its revenue projections by almost $2.3 million in September and October, House Democrats said in a letter today, citing documents provided by the GSA.


In the letter, sent to the agency’s acting administrator, Democratic Reps. Elijah Cummings, Peter DeFazio, Gerald Connolly and Andre Carson argued that Trump violated the terms of his lease once he became president because it doesn’t allow elected officials to benefit. They asked the agency to turn over its correspondence with Trump’s company and to show how it’s addressing the issue.

"Our hope has always been that President Trump would resolve these breach-of-lease and conflict of interest issues prior to being sworn in as President on January 20,” the Democrats said. "Unfortunately, President Trump has refused to address these concerns, and taxpayer dollars may now be squandered as career public servants are forced to take remedial action to cure this breach.”

The Trump Organization and the GSA didn’t immediately answer requests for comment.

Trump’s team has argued that Trump could not violate the terms of the GSA because Trump was already the tenant before becoming president, while the lease language prohibits a government official from entering the contract. Legal experts have debated that interpretation of the contract’s wording, but the House Democrats previously said the GSA told them it agreed with their reading that Trump is in violation.

Trump has pledged to donate profits from foreign officials staying at his hotels to alleviate potential violations of a constitutional prohibition on payments from foreign governments to the president. The question of foreign patronage of the DC hotel was included in a complaint filed today by the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington accusing Trump of violating the provision, known as the Emoluments Clause.

If the GSA notifies the Trump Organization of a breach of contract, the company would have 30 days to resolve it or face eviction. Under the terms of the contract, Trump could appeal to either the U.S. Court of Federal Claims or the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, an independent tribunal that resolves contract disputes involving executive branch agencies.

The hotel had revenue of $1.3 million in September and $2.8 million in October, compared with projections of $2.1 million and $4.3 million, respectively, according to the Democrats’ letter. The net loss was $334,000 in September and $825,000 in October, compared with an estimated $84,000 loss in September and $481,000 profit in October, the letter says.

The hotel was sold out for the inauguration, a representative told POLITICO this month.