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Maddow Blog-Trump faces pushback amid reports about plans for a G20 summit at one of his resorts
Nearly six years ago, Trump had to abandon a plan to hold an international gathering at his Doral resort. He’s reportedly eager to give it another try.
As Trump takes steps to host a G20 summit at one of the for-profit resorts he owns, it’s worth appreciating the difference between passive corruption and active corruption.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-07-31T19:35:17.298Z
And the degree to which this falls under the latter. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-faces-pushback-reports-plans-g20-summit-one-resorts-rcna222283
That was in October 2019. In July 2025, a similar plan has resurfaced. CNN reported:
Though the CNN report has not been independently verified by MSNBC or NBC News, Bloomberg News published a related report, citing multiple sources. What's more, the White House isn't exactly making much of an effort to deny the story.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:aunpu65mdrhwfie7ynymlzeh/post/3lvbp3nwuem2l
Time will tell what, if anything, comes of such a proposal, but the pushback has already begun. Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island told CNN’s Erin Burnett, “Trump’s inability to steer away from self-dealing, for himself, his family, and his business interests, as president, creates all kinds of risks of corruption.
“And those risks are worsened when you’re dealing with international relations, with opportunities for foreign governments and foreign officials to curry favor — or even flat-out buy favor — in the way they do business with Trump’s personal and business interests. So yeah, it’s a real concern. It’s a continuing concern.”....
Trump, in no uncertain terms, would effectively tell some of the world’s most powerful leaders that if they wish to participate in an international gathering, they have to spend quite a bit of money at a business owned by the Trump Organization.
President Donald Trump is quietly discussing plans to host the 2026 G20 summit, a forum of the world’s largest economies, at his Doral golf club in the Miami area, a White House official told CNN. The idea has been discussed for weeks, the official said. CNN previously spotted an aide carrying a ‘G20 Miami 2026’ sign into the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in June.
Though the CNN report has not been independently verified by MSNBC or NBC News, Bloomberg News published a related report, citing multiple sources. What's more, the White House isn't exactly making much of an effort to deny the story.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:aunpu65mdrhwfie7ynymlzeh/post/3lvbp3nwuem2l
Link to tweet
Time will tell what, if anything, comes of such a proposal, but the pushback has already begun. Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island told CNN’s Erin Burnett, “Trump’s inability to steer away from self-dealing, for himself, his family, and his business interests, as president, creates all kinds of risks of corruption.
“And those risks are worsened when you’re dealing with international relations, with opportunities for foreign governments and foreign officials to curry favor — or even flat-out buy favor — in the way they do business with Trump’s personal and business interests. So yeah, it’s a real concern. It’s a continuing concern.”....
Trump, in no uncertain terms, would effectively tell some of the world’s most powerful leaders that if they wish to participate in an international gathering, they have to spend quite a bit of money at a business owned by the Trump Organization.