By SEUNG MIN KIM and WILL WEISSERT
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump stated Friday that the U.S. will host subsequent yr’s Group of 20 summit at his golf membership in Doral, Florida, arguing it was “the perfect location” for the high-stakes worldwide gathering however insisting his household’s enterprise “won’t make any cash on it.”
In his first time period, Trump tried to host a separate international summit on the membership, however backed down after criticism from his personal celebration concerning the propriety of doing so. Now, although, Trump not often travels domestically with out {golfing} at or staying in properties bearing his title and has confronted little or no political blowback.
Trump’s sons have taken over operating the Trump Group whereas their father is within the White Home. However the president has nonetheless prided himself in blurring the road between home and international coverage and producing income for the Trump model.
He’s actively promoted his $TRUMP meme coin and even hosted the highest 220 buyers in it for a swanky dinner in Could at his golf property in Virginia. The president made his first overseas journey to Saudi Arabia, after his sons crisscrossed the area drumming up enterprise for the household’s different cryptocurrency ventures. Trump additionally went to Scotland to inaugurate his new golf course there.
The G20 is made up of a number of the world’s main economies, the European Union and the African Union. Internet hosting the G20 at Doral can be an particularly hanging instance of utilizing the presidency to counterpoint his household, however Trump wasted little time defending it.
“I believe everyone needs it there,” he stated when requested if the worldwide summit can be at his golf membership and spa. Trump famous that the convention can be occurring in December 2026, a time of yr when motels in South Florida are sometimes extra full, and stated that Doral had the area and was ideally suited due to its shut proximity to town’s airport.
America hasn’t hosted a G20 because it was held in Pittsburgh in 2009. The president prompt that organizers had requested the summit be at his property, however didn’t elaborate. He stated every delegation from completely different international locations “could have its personal constructing.”
“It’s the perfect location, it’s stunning, stunning all the pieces,” Trump stated, whereas including, “We won’t make any cash on it.”
“We’re doing a deal the place it’s not going to be cash, there’s no cash in it. I simply need it to go nicely,” Trump stated. “I believe it’ll be actually a phenomenal factor.”
He additionally known as Doral “very, very profitable, some of the profitable properties within the nation.”
Miami Mayor Frances Suarez, who attended Friday’s G20 web site announcement within the Oval Workplace, stated it “places us on the worldwide map” but additionally acknowledged that, for the world, “It’s an amazing increase to your financial system.”
“Because the president is aware of,” Suarez added. “He has a number of hospitality property.”
Trump additionally stated Friday that he wouldn’t be attending this yr’s G20 in South Africa, however deliberate to ship Vice President JD Vance in his place.
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