Mick Mulvaney is going straight at it todayâŚdeclaring that the Doral is the best choice for the G7 leaders, next year. Doral has only 2 executive suitesâŚwith at least 5 more needed.
T 'n Co are going at this with guns a blazingâŚ
Admitting Quid Pro Quo under that guise of the conspiracy theory that somehow the DNC had their servers attacked with a Ukraine connection.
Trump has awarded next yearâs G-7 summit of world leaders to his Miami-area resort, the White House said
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney announced on Oct. 17 that the G-7 summit in June 2020 will be held at Trump National Doral Miami golf resort. (Reuters)
Oct. 17, 2019 at 11:05 a.m. PDT
President Trump has awarded the 2020 Group of Seven summit of world leaders to his private company, scheduling the summit for June at his Trump Doral golf resort outside Miami, the White House announced Thursday.
That decision is without precedent in modern American history: The president used his public office to direct a massive contract to himself. The G-7 summit draws hundreds of diplomats, journalists and security personnel and provides a worldwide spotlight.
The announcement that the presidentâs club would host the international summit comes as Trump is in the midst of twin crises that are consuming his presidency â a hasty and confused American retreat in Syria and a growing impeachment inquiry in Congress.
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who announced the decision, said the administration was not worried about the appearance of a conflict of interest, while he touted what the presidentâs resort has to offer.
âDoral was far and away the best physical facility for this meeting,â Mulvaney said. He said that the administration examined 10 sites before choosing this one. Mulvaney quoted an anonymous site selection official who he said told him, âItâs almost like they built this facility to host this type of event.â Mulvaney did not say what other sites were vetted.
Mulvaney said it was Trumpâs idea to pursue the idea of hosting the event at his resort.
âWhat about Doral?â he said, recounting the presidentâs comments in the White House dining room.
Eric Trump, the presidentâs son and the day-to-day leader of Trumpâs businesses, did not immediately respond to questions about how much the presidentâs company would charge the U.S. or foreign governments during the event. He also did not immediately respond to questions about whether the Trump Organization would ask taxpayers to pay for upgrades to the site. One obvious concern for next year: There will be at least eight world leaders coming to this event, but at present Doral has just two âpresidential suites.â
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