Despite ethics concerns, Trump to host G-7 at his site
The G-7 will be held at President Donald Trump’s Doral resort on June 10-12, 2020. The property has been struggling financially.
Business hasn’t been stellar at the Trump Doral since its owner entered politics, so Thursday’s announcement that President Donald Trump was staging a global summit at his suburban resort means a historic moment for Miami and a surge of off-season business for the lagging property.
The G-7 summit would mark Miami’s debut as a stage for global diplomacy, rather than its more traditional role as a convening spot of choice for the Western Hemisphere. The G-7 involves the heads of state for the world’s allied economic powerhouses, including France, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom.
The nations rotate hosting duties, and Trump himself said early on he was interested in the U.S. inviting the nations to his 643-room golf resort, said Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff. Though local authorities said they never were involved in a vetting process, Mulvaney said White House planners screened a dozen sites.
“It became apparent at the end of that process that Doral was by far and away the best physical facility for this meeting,” Mulvaney told White