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In reply to the discussion: Trump tweets that his Doral golf resort in Miami will no longer host next year's G-7 summit after cr [View all]progree
(10,901 posts)13. What about the "tremendous ballrooms"? What about proximity to Miami Intl Airport?
Trump Lashes Out at Coverage of Awarding G7 to Resort He Owns, Also Extolls Resorts Tremendous Ballrooms
By Connor Mannion, Oct 19th, 2019, 9:45 pm, Mediaite
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Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump
I thought I was doing something very good for our Country by using Trump National Doral, in Miami, for hosting the G-7 Leaders. It is big, grand, on hundreds of acres, next to MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, has tremendous ballrooms & meeting rooms, and each delegation would have...
8:18 PM - Oct 19, 2019
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
Replying to @realDonaldTrump
.....its own 50 to 70 unit building. Would set up better than other alternatives. I announced that I would be willing to do it at NO PROFIT or, if legally permissible, at ZERO COST to the USA. But, as usual, the Hostile Media & their Democrat Partners went CRAZY!
8:18 PM - Oct 19, 2019
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Trump also highlighted Dorals proximity to Miami International Airport as a positive, but Chuck Todd and David Fahrenthold pointed to that as a negative on Friday, both of them agreeing it was a security risk for the high-profile event.
Doral is right on the Miami airport flight paths, Todd said. I think one of my reporters told me theres like 20 different flight paths that are going to have to be diverted.
This is such a security nightmare to put it in the middle of a neighborhood where youre going to have the neighbors coming and going, Fahrenthold said.
More:https://www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-lashes-out-at-coverage-of-awarding-g7-to-resort-he-owns-also-extolls-resort-tremendous-ballrooms/
By Connor Mannion, Oct 19th, 2019, 9:45 pm, Mediaite
/--------------------------------------------------------
Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump
I thought I was doing something very good for our Country by using Trump National Doral, in Miami, for hosting the G-7 Leaders. It is big, grand, on hundreds of acres, next to MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, has tremendous ballrooms & meeting rooms, and each delegation would have...
8:18 PM - Oct 19, 2019
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
Replying to @realDonaldTrump
.....its own 50 to 70 unit building. Would set up better than other alternatives. I announced that I would be willing to do it at NO PROFIT or, if legally permissible, at ZERO COST to the USA. But, as usual, the Hostile Media & their Democrat Partners went CRAZY!
8:18 PM - Oct 19, 2019
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Trump also highlighted Dorals proximity to Miami International Airport as a positive, but Chuck Todd and David Fahrenthold pointed to that as a negative on Friday, both of them agreeing it was a security risk for the high-profile event.
Doral is right on the Miami airport flight paths, Todd said. I think one of my reporters told me theres like 20 different flight paths that are going to have to be diverted.
This is such a security nightmare to put it in the middle of a neighborhood where youre going to have the neighbors coming and going, Fahrenthold said.
More:https://www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-lashes-out-at-coverage-of-awarding-g7-to-resort-he-owns-also-extolls-resort-tremendous-ballrooms/
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Trump tweets that his Doral golf resort in Miami will no longer host next year's G-7 summit after cr [View all]
George II
Oct 2019
OP
Maybe we don't want to shell out the massive fund to fix up trumps personal property. The
notdarkyet
Oct 2019
#35
What about the "tremendous ballrooms"? What about proximity to Miami Intl Airport?
progree
Oct 2019
#13
Actually I heard they implemented a fumigation scheme at all his hotels after that.
cstanleytech
Oct 2019
#20
Isn't it a little unfair to the rest of the G7? Stopping them from visiting the best
dem4decades
Oct 2019
#26
The only reason he tried this is because he thought the Repugnants in the Senate and House
cstanleytech
Oct 2019
#41
I bet he found out the other world leaders were about to refuse to attend if it was
brewens
Oct 2019
#54
I'll be damned. Not the first time Dump has caved under public and political pressure.
Nitram
Oct 2019
#67
He didn't want this violation of the emoluments clause on the articles of impeachment. nt
iluvtennis
Oct 2019
#68