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© Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Trump drops plan to host G7 summit at his golf resort
By ZEKE MILLER and JILL COLVIN WASHINGTON©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Laguna
Yeah. If there's one thing about Trump, it's thathe abhores revealing financial info.
lostrune2
Should've known from the start that the optics would be bad, no matter how ya cut it
It's not about cost - it's about advertisement
Can't make it look you're enriching yourself
Gotta help others, before helping yourself to the meal
ulysses
Donny, who never backs down, backs down, again!!
smithinjapan
Hahaha! Doesn’t change the fact he tried, and initially rewarded himself the contract, which goes against the Constitution.
Serrano
The man doesn't take a paycheck but is "using the presidency to enrich himself" by hosting an international summit at his resort. Give me a break.
bass4funk
Yeah, but it didn’t happen, so no crime, no foul.
lostrune2
Advertisement is worth more than any government paycheck he'd receive
HJSLLS
This golf resort should have never been considered for the G7, and it’s up to the American people to investigate how this could have ever been an option. Are there any adults in the room when Trump blatantly violates the emoluments clause? America is literally running on auto-pilot.
Numan
His company properties SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED TO BEGIN WITH. It's clear that he's been using his company to launder political donations and favors from foreign governments, the Ukrainian President said so OUTRIGHT in his phone call.
Ex-Trump Business Partner Accused Of Laundering Money Thru Trump Properties
https://mavenroundtable.io/theintellectualist/news/ex-trump-business-partner-accused-of-laundering-money-thru-trump-properties-rLrWM_CFW0-igETaUCuU3g/
and......................
'I stayed at the Trump Tower': Ukrainian president's call with Trump shows how far world leaders can go to massage his ego'
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-call-ukraine-president-shows-how-leaders-can-massage-ego-2019-9
Serrano
Democrat Crazed and Irrational Hostility
They're going to pay for this dearly in 2020.
wtfjapan
The man doesn't take a paycheck but is "using the presidency to enrich himself" by hosting an international summit at his resort. Give me a break.
considering the POTUS salary is only about $400,000, meanwhile all those golf trips to his resorts have cost the taxpayer over $100million no prize for guessing whos profited the most from those trips, seems his paycheck is petty cash compared to this.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-golf-102-million-taxpayers_n_5ce46727e4b09b23e65a01bb
wtfjapan
Yeah, but it didn’t happen, so no crime, no foul.
but its well documented thats hes already provided considerable from his over 2 dozen golf trips nearly all to his own golf resorts, do you really think he loaned the use of his properties for free to the taxpayer. LMFAO, so it seems.. Yes crime, no foul... pretty much sums up a Trump supporter
wtfjapan
They're going to pay for this dearly in 2020.
funny thing is Democrats said that about Trump in 2016, have to be careful about overconfidence disguised as frustration. more than a year to go , far more corruption to expose before then. that is corruption supported with FACTS and evidence, not some alternate reality many seem to live in.
WilliB
Predictable, the Trump hating echo chamber is erupting again. It is orange man bad non-stop everyday, but other than the fake CNN slogans I fail to see any rational arguments. But hey, that is fanaticism and mass hysteria for you.
Alexandre T. Ishii
This dude is a walking book of jokes.
CrazyJoe
"Those darn Democrats and obnoxious press, making me follow the constitution," cries our *****-in-chief.
John-San
Really the President can't not hold any position or run a company while in office. The resort is not his and the Hotel in Washington is not his until he is out of office. So he is not profiting while being President. His tax return while in office will show what he earns for being pay for being the President and that what it will show. So please point out what is illegal about holding at the resort when these business are not in his name while he is President.
u_s__reamer
Trump will have to look elsewhere for his G-spot. Somebody finally had to spell out E-M-O-L-U-M-E-N-T-S for the pathetic analphabetic in the Oval Office.
Jimizo
Nice.
Do you have any opinion on this?
I think Trump was stupid to do it and got a well deserved slap and then pulled his smacked arse face.
wtfjapan
It is orange man bad non-stop everyday, but other than the fake CNN slogans I fail to see any rational arguments.
sorry what part of profiting from the Presidency , or seeking foreign help to interfere in a US election is seen as legal.
Trump has profited considerable from his position as POTUS with the FACTS and receipts to prove it.
so it would seem . Laws broken = irrational argument, pretty much sums up Trump supporters
SuperLib
Trump fans love it when he lines his pockets with government money.
Chip Star
It only took how long for Donny to do the right thing?
Chip Star
Someone does know about inchoate crimes.
dmacleod
@Christopher Lowery:
The Constitution contains a “domestic emoluments clause” (Article II, Section 1, Paragraph 7), which prohibits the president from receiving any “Emolument” from the federal government or the states beyond “a Compensation” for his “Services” as chief executive. Any violation of this is an impeachable offense.
PTownsend
Yes, you can. (see link below) And the US taxpayers are picking up the tabs for his golf outings (one example) while his properties are profiting from his visits. And getting free advertising.
Or perhaps you've seen his latest tax info and know something I don't. If you have seen them, please share.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckjones/2019/07/10/trumps-golf-trips-could-cost-taxpayers-over-340-million/#66c3e4f328aa
browny1
dmacleod - you'd go blue in the face trying to explain this to Tangerine Tubby believers again and again and again. It's against the law. Geez.
This time the swamp suddenly got too deep and big boy was out of his depth.
CS
Who the hell cares where he summit is held, as long as it is a success!
Norman Goodman
Here we have someone who does not understand how business works. Ever hear there is no such thing as a free lunch? Well, the publicity alone would profit the man. Any item or service they purchase outside of the "free lunch" would turn a profit. We don't care if its nickles and dimes. We care that not one foot is placed on that slippery slope cause next time it will be dollars. Then hundreds. Then thousands and so on.
The greedy rich already have too much control of America. Not only do we need to guard against it getting worse, we need to turn back the clock.
nishikat
Hey Trump people, this is all your fault. If Trump and Hanniy hadn't made a big deal about Hillary using her private server then Hillary and CNN news crew would not have made a big deal over Trump using his private property for this. You guys wanted to start this.
Ah_so
It would be pretty cheap for a global advertising campaign.
Trump is not a charitable individual, unlike the Gates, for example. In fact, he abuses charity to help his private interests.
He won't pay a dime unless there is something in it for him.
Abigail
POTUS, nothing new there, the US Government loves to wastefully spend money on high priced hotels vs cheaper rate. In this case a top rate hotel at a cost savings to the tax payers sounds crazy.
Serrano
considering the POTUS salary is only about $400,000, meanwhile all those golf trips to his resorts have cost the taxpayer over $100million
Oh my...
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/stop-whining-about-trumps-golf-costs
Trump fans love it when he lines his pockets with government money.
Americans love it when the economy is booming and unemployment is at a record low and our troops are getting out of Syria.
commanteer
By looking at the Clintons and Obamas, who entered the White House middle-class and exited wealthy, one would have expected a larger salary. I wonder where their new money came from?