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Demovictory9

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Thu Oct 17, 2019, 01:59 PM Oct 2019

CORRUPTION ALERT: next years G-7 to be at Trumps golf course.

Trump has awarded next year’s G-7 summit of world leaders to his Miami-area resort, the White House said

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-has-awarded-next-years-g-7-summit-of-world-leaders-to-his-miami-area-resort-the-white-house-said/2019/10/17/221b32d6-ef52-11e9-89eb-ec56cd414732_story.html

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 president’s club would host the international summit comes as Trump is in the midst of twin crises that are consuming his presidency — 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 president’s resort has to offer.

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CORRUPTION ALERT: next years G-7 to be at Trumps golf course. (Original Post) Demovictory9 Oct 2019 OP
The House can choose not to appropriate any money for the US to attend. NT mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2019 #1
Seeing it's being held at his house, why can't he invite his old pal Putie? dem4decades Oct 2019 #2
He will. Doodley Oct 2019 #4
Hopefully by then Baked Potato Oct 2019 #3
Hmm... Wednesdays Oct 2019 #5
wouldn't it be nice if everybody boycotted it. demigoddess Oct 2019 #6
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