Posted on 10/17/2019 1:01:02 PM PDT by mikelets456
The White House says it has chosen Donald Trump’s golf resort near Miami as the site for next year’s Group of Seven summit.
Trump defends bid to host G7 at his Miami resort: 'I don't care about money' Read more The announcement on Thursday comes at the same that the president has accused Joe Biden’s family of profiting from public office because of Hunter Biden’s business activities in Ukraine when his father was vice-president.
The G7 summit will be held from 10 to 12 June. The idea of holding the event at Trump’s resort has been criticized by government ethics watchdogs.
Anti-corruption groups condemned the move. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington said the move was “unbelievable”, especially in the light of ongoing impeachment efforts against Trump.
“Given the potential consequences the president is facing for abusing the presidency for his own gain, we would have thought he would steer clear of blatant corruption at least temporarily; instead he has doubled down on it. The president is now officially using the power of his office to help prop up his struggling golf business,” said Crew’s executive director, Noah Bookbinder.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
I hope he has some cost comparison charts ready.
Given the potential consequences the president is facing for abusing the presidency for his own gain...
What an active imagination.
Partisan Media Shills update.
I wonder if he’s charging them $1.5 billion?
Trump’s giving the site at cost... he’s NOT making a dime of profit. Trump also donates a hundred percent of his Presidents salary to charity. Wait - for tax purposes I believe he keeps one dollar a year...
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