Tag: Trump self-enrichment

Trump says his Doral resort will no longer host G-7 after backlash

The Hill logoPresident Trump on Saturday said he would no longer host next year’s Group of Seven (G-7) summit at his Doral resort after intense backlash from Democrats, ethics watchdogs and some Republican lawmakers.

The reversal came two days after the White House announced that Trump National Doral near Miami would host the gathering of world leaders next June. The decision was widely panned by critics who viewed it as a brazen move for the president to enrich his family brand.

Trump tweeted Sunday night, “Thought I was doing something very good for our Country by using Trump National Doral, in Miami, for hosting the G-7 Leaders,” boasting of the property’s proximity to major airports and its physical spaces.

View the complete October 19 article by Brett Samuels on The Hill website here.

White House staggers after tumultuous 48 hours

The Hill logoThe White House is slumping into the weekend after one of the most difficult 48-hour periods in President Trump’s tumultuous term of office.

Wednesday and Thursday produced a slew of damaging headlines for an administration battling an impeachment push by Democrats and a revolt by Republicans over the president’s handling of foreign affairs.

If all that wasn’t enough, the White House also announced long-anticipated plans to hold the next Group of Seven (G-7) summit at a Trump-branded property in Miami, dismissing criticism that doing so would raise emoluments issues.

View the complete October 19 article by Morgan Chalfant and Brett Samuels in The Hill website here.

Ex-Ethics Chiefs Rip Donald Trump’s Decision To Host G-7 At His Own Resort

Walter Shaub and Richard Painter blasted the plans, calling them “unacceptable” and “the most overt corruption to date.”

Two former government ethics experts have strongly condemned President Donald Trump’s decision to host the 2020 G-7 summit of world leaders at his own golf resort in Miami.

Richard Painter, the former chief ethics attorney for President George W. Bush, described Thursday’s announcement by acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney as “unacceptable.” Walter Shaub, the former head of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, called it “the most overt corruption to date.”

“This is not only self-dealing, this is a violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution, which specifically provides that a person holding a position of trust with the U.S. government cannot accept any profits or benefits from foreign governments,” Painter told CNN’s Don Lemon on Thursday night.

View the complete October 18 article by lee Moran on the Huffington Post website here.