By Erica L. Green and Chris Cameron
President Trump said on Friday that he would host next year’s Group of 20 summit at the Trump National Doral golf club near Miami, ignoring the glaring ethical concerns that led him to drop a similar idea to host an economic summit at the property during his first term.
“Everybody wants it there,” Mr. Trump said to reporters, without elaborating who had called for such a thing. “It’s right next to the airport. It’s the best location. It’s beautiful.”
The plan would violate a criminal statute and ethics regulations that prohibit conflicts of interest for government employees — were it not for the fact that Mr. Trump is president. He is exempt from such rules, and the Supreme Court ruled last year that presidents have a broad but not fully defined criminal immunity for official acts taken while in office.
In 2019, Mr. Trump proposed but ultimately dropped a similar plan to host a Group of 7 meeting at the club in the face of overwhelming criticism — from Democrats and members of his own party — who said that he had crossed a line by merging foreign diplomacy with his personal business interests.
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