After facing enormous backlash from people on the Left who look for virtually any reason they can find to attack him, President Donald Trump reversed course and announced on Saturday that his Doral resort in Florida will not be the site of next year’s G7 conference.
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He had previously said that it would be.
His facility would have cost the United States far less than other sites would cost.
Politico, The Hill and others reported the latest news late on Saturday night.
“We will no longer consider Trump National Doral, Miami, as the Host Site for the G7 in 2020,” the president tweeted in part on Saturday evening.
“We will begin the search for another site, including the possibility of Camp David, immediately. Thank you!”
#BREAKING: Trump says his Doral resort will no longer host G-7 summit after backlash https://t.co/YjPRh1rWRp pic.twitter.com/9vTNXozU6n
— The Hill (@thehill) October 20, 2019
Democratic lawmakers had condemned the news earlier this week that Trump would host a summit of international leaders at his personal property.
Trump said the search for another location will begin “immediately” and could include Camp David.
See these other tweets from the president as he explained why he changed his decision on this.
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…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 20, 2019
…..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!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 20, 2019
And see this tweet as well — and share your thoughts:
….Therefore, based on both Media & Democrat Crazed and Irrational Hostility, we will no longer consider Trump National Doral, Miami, as the Host Site for the G-7 in 2020. We will begin the search for another site, including the possibility of Camp David, immediately. Thank you!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 20, 2019
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