Trump Family-Linked Resort In Albania Sparks Protests: Why Locals Are Opposing It

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• Trump Family-Linked Resort In Albania Sparks Protests: Why Locals Are Opposing It Published By, Last Updated: June 05, 2026, 13:14 IST The planned Albania resort is backed by US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner.
• Rapid Read Protesters hold banners during a protest against a luxury resort development planned by a company linked with Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, on an environmentally sensitive part of the Adriatic coast, in Tirana, Albania, June 4, 2026. (REUTERS) Thousands of people in Albania are protesting a planned luxury resort backed by US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, after heavy machinery began work on the project earlier this week.
• According to The Washington Post, the project has two parts: a beachfront development along Albania’s Adriatic coast and another resort on the nearby uninhabited Sazan Island.
• The protests began on Sunday and continued into...