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A lot of affluent people buy houses in Bethesda then commute via the Red Line.

I don’t think a lot of billionaires ride the metro.

You'd be surprised who you see.

West wing would be preferable

I hear the White House is for sale at the right price.

It's unlikely he'd buy a property here for normal "running the corporate empire" stuff - hotels or short-term leases (not Airbnb, but month long lease of luxury properties) are adequate for short trips like that.

More likely, he's looking for a place where he serve as power broker, king maker, and socialize with other oligarchs, heads of state, etc.

Kalorama puts him on equal footing with Bezos. Half the Trump clan already has homes there. Obama is there. And a bunch of other millionaires and billionaires most of us have never heard of.