it makes perfect sense. reporter: the doral is an 800-acre resort. it is reportedly struggling to be profitable. the president made a personal pitch at the last g7 summit in france in august. with doral, we have a series of magnificent buildings, we call them bungalows. we have incredible conference rooms, incredible restaurants. it s like it s like such a natural. reporter: mulvaney claims the doral summit will save taxpayers millions of dollars. he s not making any money off of this, just like he s not making any money from working here. reporter: but the decision has ethics watchdogs and democrats outraged. house judiciary chairman jerry nadler calling the move among the most brazen examples yet of the president s corruption. mick mulvaney claimed the president isn t going to make any money, but the white house offering no explanation of that, saying dollar figures might be released afterwards. and he also noted, when asked if this is a branding opportunity for the pre