Donald Trump won’t be taking taxpayer money for hosting world leaders next year…
President Trump’s decision to award the Group of Seven summit of world leaders to his own struggling Florida resort brought a flood of pushback from Democrats and members of his own party.
Other U.S. sites will be considered, including Camp David, Trump tweeted….
The decision — while it lasted — was an unprecedented one in modern American politics: The president awarded a huge contract to himself. The White House promoted Doral as the single best venue in the United States to host the G-7 summit in June, and the meeting would have brought thousands of guests in the offseason to a resort that is struggling financially.
For months, Trump had touted Doral as an ideal venue to host visiting dignitaries, and acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney made the choice official at a news conference Thursday.
But in a rare reversal in the face of public pressure for a president who prides himself in rarely folding or admitting failure, Trump said Saturday that he and his administration would search for a new location. He attributed the concession to “Irrational Hostility” from Democrats as well as the media, although the revolt among some Republicans may well have been the trigger….
image….The Trump National Doral golf resort, owned by President Trump, in Doral, Florida, on August 27, 2019.Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Trump has NOT had a good week….
Things ARE gonna get worst …..
Essentially, by canceling this, Trump is admitting that it was improper to begin with.
Agreed Jack…
My tax money ain’t going to the guy on this….