When Trump visits his clubs, government agencies and Republicans pay to be where he is
Source: Washington Post
When Trump visits his clubs, government agencies and Republicans pay to be where he is
By David A. Fahrenthold, Josh Dawsey, Jonathan O'Connell and Michelle Ye Hee Lee June 20 at 9:16 PM
When President Trump finished the first official rally of his reelection campaign this week, he got on Air Force One. But he didn’t go home to Washington. Instead, he flew 190 miles in the opposite direction — to visit his own Doral golf resort, outside Miami.
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Trump has bigger designs for the Doral club: He has suggested holding next year’s Group of Seven meeting — a gathering of world leaders — at Doral or another of his luxury resorts, current and former White House staffers said.
Since taking office, Trump has faced pushback about his official visits to his properties from some of his aides, including inside the White House Counsel’s Office. They worried about the appearance that he was using the power of the presidency to direct taxpayer money into his own pockets, according to current and former White House officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.
Trump has rebuffed such warnings, overruling a recommendation that he not visit his Turnberry golf club in Scotland last summer, according to aides. And in recent months, he has scheduled even more detours from official trips to visit his businesses — golf courses in Ireland, Los Angeles and Doral.
In all, his scores of trips have brought his private businesses at least $1.6 million in revenue, from federal officials and GOP campaigns who pay to go where Trump goes, according to a Washington Post analysis.
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Remember? He's giving all his presidential pay to charity. How can anyone complain about his expenses when he's such a generous man? He gives and gives and gives - and works FOR FREE!!!!!
Gawd, we're so fucked. 
