Donald Trump Nixes Plan to Host G7 Summit at his Golf Resort

Washington: US President Donald Trump has nixed plans to host next year’s G7 summit of world leaders at his golf resort in Miami, Florida, following a public outcry over an act widely perceived as blatantly corrupt. “Based on both Media & Democrat Crazed and Irrational Hostility, we will no longer consider Trump National Doral, Miami as the Host Site for the G-7 in 2020,” Trump tweeted on Saturday. “We will begin the search for another site, including the possibility of Camp David, immediately. Thank you!.” Trump’s Acting Chief of Staff, Mick Mulvaney, had announced on Thursday the selection of Trump National Doral Club as the site hosting the G7 leaders’ summit, which is scheduled to take place between June 10-12, 2020, reports Efe news. Mulvaney attempted to justify the decision by claiming the President’s golf club was the best place to organize the summit and that Trump would not profit from the three-day diplomatic event. Following Mulvaney’s remarks, government ethics watchdogs, the Democratic Party and the mainstream press had all pointed out that Trump personally profiting from his office in such a way would represent a textbook violation of the US Constitution’s so-called Emoluments Clause, which bars government officials from enriching themselves through their privileged position. (IANS)

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