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Trump’s G-7 Doral reversal only made the corruption look worse

After days of bipartisan outrage, Trump backed away from using his own resort for the 2020 G-7 summit — but the retreat did little to repair the underlying scandal. The episode still left the White House explaining why a presidential summit ever got steered toward a Trump property in the first place.

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First recorded Oct 21, 2019·Meaningfully updated Oct 21, 2019

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Trump’s G-7 Doral reversal only made the corruption look worse

After days of bipartisan outrage, Trump backed away from using his own resort for the 2020 G-7 summit — but the retreat did little to repair the underlying scandal. The episode still left the White House explaining why a presidential summit ever got steered toward a Trump property in the first place.

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Trump’s G-7 Doral reversal only made the corruption look worse

After days of bipartisan outrage, Trump backed away from using his own resort for the 2020 G-7 summit — but the retreat did little to repair the underlying scandal. The episode still left the White House explaining why a presidential summit ever got steered toward a Trump property in the first place.

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