White House: Summit at Trump property would look 'lousy'

Oct 21, 20190

Evan Vucci – Associated Press count

President Donald Trump, seen on Friday, Oct. 18, announced a rare backtrack Saturday night after facing accusations that he was using the presidency to enrich himself by hosting the international summit at the private resort owned by his family.

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump dropped plans to hold an international summit at his Doral resort in Florida after realizing "it looks lousy" to steer business to his own property, his acting chief of staff said Sunday.

Mick Mulvaney said Trump was "honestly surprised by the level of pushback" against his choice of Doral for next year's Group of Seven gathering.

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