site for the g-7 at least since august. with doral, we have a series of magnificent buildings. we call them bungalows. they each hold from 50 to 70 very luxurious rooms with magnificent views. we have incredible conference rooms, incredible restaurants. each country can have their own villa or their own bungalow. reporter: among those endorsing doral, trump said at the time, were secret service officials. anthony chopa, a former assistant secret service director who planned security for inaugurations says securing such an enormous location is a serious challenge for the secret service. well, some of the unique problems in a place like that is access. you know, who has access? how do you control access? how close can people come to the event. reporter: and questions keep coming back to whether the president is trying to save a struggling trump brand. this spring, financial records obtained by the washington post showed net operating income at doral, which trump
suggesting doral wasn t his idea. saying administration officials looked at 12 places around the u.s. and nothing came close to his own resort. some were two hours from an airport, some were four hours. they were so far away. some didn t allow this or they didn t allow that. reporter: among those endorsing the location, trump said, were secret service officials. anthony chopa, a former assistant secret service director, who planned security for inaugurations, says securing such an enormous location is a serious challenge for the secret service. well, some of the unique problems in a place like that is access. you know, who has access. how do you control access? you know, how close can people come to the event. reporter: doral is a sprawling expanse. four golf courses, the site of several big tournaments, nearly 650 guest rooms and several villas on about 800 acres. choppa says doral is to large, in fact, and the threat of people sneaking on to the grounds is so worrisome that t