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President Trump is very proud of his golf resort in Miami, and so we will take his word that he legitimately believes it is the best place in America to host the G-7 conference next year.
It doesn't matter. Even assuming that he has pure motives, it’s still wrong for a president to use his official powers to steer millions of dollars in international business into his own pockets.
Power rightly comes with constraints. While thousands of businesses profit from dealing with the federal government, the president’s businesses shouldn’t be among them. Put another way: Being president should disqualify you from doing personal business with the government you run.