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Hello and welcome to bbc news. President trump has said he is abandoning his plan to host the 2020 g7 summit at his florida golf resort. It comes after democrats and others said the decision was evidence of the president misusing his office for personal gain. In a series of tweets, mr trump said he would drop the plan which was announced on thursday. He cited what he called the crazed and irrational hostility from democrats and the news media. Brett samuels is the white house reporterfor the hill. I asked him why the president has backed down. This is certainly a bit of a shakeup for a saturday night, the president making some big news here. He, you know, he put himself in a difficult position by choosing to host the g7 summit next year at his own family property near miami. Democrats, as you mentioned, had obviously been piling on with the criticism, accusing him of attempting to use his office to profit and to feed his familys company with brand exposure and with monetary gain. And e ....
In the past hour President Trump has said he is abandoning his plan to host the 2020 g7 summit at his florida golf resort. It comes after democrats and others said the decision was evidence of the president misusing his office for personal gain. In a series of tweets, trump said he would drop the plan which was announced on thursday. He cited what he called the crazed and irrational hostility from democrats and the news media. Brett samuels is the White House Reporter for the hill, hejoins me now on the line. Very good to speak to you, particularly given the fact that these tweets came out so late. The president has backed down. Why . Yes, well, thanks for having me on, james. This is certainly a bit of a shakeup for a james. This is certainly a bit of a sha keup for a saturday james. This is certainly a bit of a shakeup for a saturday night, the president making some ....