President Donald Trump lashed out Monday at critics who prompted him to move next year's Group of Seven summit from his golf club in Florida, saying "Democrats went crazy" with criticisms that he would have violated the "phony emoluments clause" of the Constitution. "I was ...
Mick Mulvaney getting second-guessed on defense of Donald Trump
For Mick Mulvaney, the hits just keep on coming. First, President Donald Trump's acting chief of staff stirred up a tempest by acknowledging that the administration had held up aid to Ukraine in part to prod that country to investigate Democrats and the 2016 elections. ...
White House admits G7 summit at Trump property would look 'lousy' but claims pushback was surprise
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 ...
Democrats introduce bill to block Trump from hosting G7 summit at his resort
Furious that U.S. President Donald Trump announced he will host the next Group of Seven summit at his own golf resort in Florida, congressional Democrats introduced legislation Friday to block his plan. Lawmakers said the Trump's Heist Undermines the G-7 (THUG) Act would cut off ...
Democrats cry corruption as Trump picks own golf club to host next G7 summit
U.S. President Donald Trump has awarded hosting of the next G7 summit to one of his own Florida golf clubs, the White House said on Thursday, sparking immediate accusations of corruption from the opposition Democrats. The site picked by his administration from 12 possible U.S. ...
Climate-change denier Trump won't raise topic when he hosts next G7 summit at his golf resort
Climate change will not be on the agenda of next year's G7 summit, to be held at U.S. President Donald Trump's Florida golf club, the White House said on Thursday. The announcement marks the latest development in Trump's running battle against nearly all forms of ...
With John Bolton out, Trump can now go soft on Iran
President Donald Trump's decision to part ways with his national security adviser, John Bolton, was overdetermined. They disagreed on Afghanistan. They differed on North Korea. There was tension between them over Venezuela. They couldn't even agree on whether Bolton quit or was fired. Their most ...
Trump denies anything improper in officials' and military's use of his hotels
President Donald Trump on Monday denied anything improper in the use by military personnel and Vice President Mike Pence of his luxury golf resorts while on official travel abroad. The Air Force announced a review following an uproar over the revelation that the crew of ...
U.S. Democratic lawmakers announced an investigation Wednesday into Donald Trump's offer to host next year's G7 summit at one of his golf courses, calling it the latest sign of presidential "corruption." The U.S. leader prompted concerns about potential conflicts of interest by touting his Trump ...
Trump plumps for Conte as Italians toil to form new government
While Italians don't know if they'll soon have a new government, let alone who might lead it, U.S. President Donald Trump cast his vote Tuesday for caretaker Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. A day after the two finished attending the G-7 summit in France, Trump tweeted ...
Macron must take back 'insults' for Brazil to accept G7 Amazon fire aid, Bolsonaro says
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he wants French President Emmanuel Macron to withdraw the "insults" made against him before he considers accepting a $20 million offer from the G7 nations to help fight forest fires in the Amazon. The two leaders have become ...
Brazil on Monday rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a top official telling French President Emmanuel Macron to take care of "his home and his colonies." More than 80,000 forest fires have broken out in Brazil since the beginning ...
