Trump abandons plan to host G7 summit at his Miami golf course

US President Donald Trump has abandoned plans to host next year’s G7 summit at one of his resorts in Florida after bipartisan criticism.

In a series of late tweets, Trump said he was reversing the idea because of “crazed and irrational hostility” by Democrats and the media.

Critics said the plan was evidence of Trump using the office for personal gain, which the White House denied.

Trump said the presidential retreat at Camp David could host the G7 summit.

The decision to use Trump National Doral Miami, announced on Thursday, was condemned by Congressional lawmakers, including some of the president’s Republican allies.

The Group of Seven meeting, between Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK and the US plus the EU, takes place between 10 and 12 June next year.

The summit was held at the presidential retreat of Camp David in Maryland, some 60 miles from Washington, in 2012, when it was hosted by then-President Barack Obama.

 

Via BBC/ CNN

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