World leaders meet at G-7 summit
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Brigitte Macron welcome U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, left, at the Biarritz lighthouse, southwestern France, ahead of a working dinner Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. Shadowed by the threat of global recession, a U.S. trade war with China and the possibility of one against Europe, the posturing by leaders of the G-7 rich democracies began well before they stood together for a summit photo.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
U.S President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron, second right, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, left, and Brigitte Macron, right, greet each other at the G-7 summit before a dinner at the Lighthouse of Biarritz, France, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
French President Emmanuel Macron and French first lady Brigitte Macron welcome Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe at the Biarritz lighthouse, southwestern France, ahead of a working dinner Saturday, Aug.24, 2019.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
French President Emmanuel Macron and French first lady Brigitte Macron welcome Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Biarritz lighthouse, southwestern France, ahead of a working dinner Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
French President Emmanuel Macron with his wife Brigitte welcome Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte ahead of a working dinner at the Biarritz lighthouse, in Biarritz, France on Aug. 24, 2019.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
French anti-riot police clashes with protestors during an anti-G7 demonstration in Bayonne, near Biarritz, France on Aug. 24 2019, on the opening day of the G7 summit.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the official welcome during the G7 summit in Biarritz, France on Aug. 24, 2019.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
Police take up positions to watch protestors in Bayonne, France, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. World leaders and protesters are converging on the southern French resort town of Biarritz for the G-7 summit. Police have fired water cannon at about 400 anti-capitalist protesters blocking roads in a town near the venue of the G-7 summit. A few protesters threw rocks at police but the crowd in Bayonne was largely peaceful.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron welcome German Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of a working dinner at the Biarritz lighthouse, in Biarritz, France on Aug. 24, 2019.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
A woman sits in the middle of a street in front of a mesh movable barrier installed by French gendarmes in Bayonne, south-west France on Aug. 24, 2019, ahead of expected protests on the sidelines of the annual G7 Summit attended by the leaders of the world’s seven richest democracies, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States. More than 9,000 anti-G7 protesters joined a mass march across the French-Spanish border as world leaders arrived for a summit in Biarritz just hours after activists clashed with police. Authorities remain on high alert, with Biarritz on lockdown and police deployed en masse in the neighboring town of Bayonne as well to keep protesters at bay.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel shakes hands with France’s President Emmanuel Macron during a bilateral meeting at the Hotel du Palais in Biarritz Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. Efforts to salvage consensus among the G-7 rich democracies frayed Saturday in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s unpredictable America-first approach even before the official start of the summit in southern France.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
U.S President Donald Trump sits for lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron, right, at the Hotel du Palais in Biarritz, south-west France, Saturday Aug. 24, 2019. Efforts to salvage consensus among the Group of Seven rich democracies on the economy, trade and environment were fraying around the edges even as leaders were arriving before their three-day summit in southern France.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
Two photographers take images of the activists attending a demonstration as part of the G7 Counter-Summit in Hendaye, after they crossed the French-Spanish border in Irun, Basque Country, northern Spain on Aug. 24, 2019, on the opening day of the G7 summit.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
Protesters march to protest against the annual G7 Summit 20 miles south of the G7 gathering in Biarritz, on Aug. 24, 2019 in Hendaye, France. The French southwestern seaside resort of Biarritz is hosting the 45th G7 summit from August 24 to 26. High on the agenda will be the climate emergency, the US-China trade war, Britain’s departure from the EU, and emergency talks on the Amazon wildfire crisis.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
Protesters march to protest against the annual G7 Summit 20 miles south of the G7 gathering in Biarritz, on August 24, 2019 in Hendaye, France.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
President of the European Council Donald Tusk speaks during a press conference on the first day of the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. U.S. President Donald Trump and the six other leaders of the Group of Seven nations will begin meeting Saturday for three days in the southwestern French resort town of Biarritz. France holds the 2019 presidency of the G-7, which also includes Britain, Canada, Germany, Italy and Japan.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
President Donald Trump waves flanked by his wife and US First Lady Melania Trump as they disembark from Air Force One upon landing at the Biarritz Pays Basque Airport in Biarritz on the opening day of the G7 summit in Biarritz, France on Aug. 24, 2019.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
Protesters march to protest against the annual G7 Summit gathering in Biarritz, on Aug. 24, 2019 in Hendaye, France.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
French President Emmanuel Macron holds a Chistera, a wicker glove used in the traditional Basque pelota game, as he tours the exhibition hall above the international press center on the opening day of the G7 summit, in Anglet, southwestern France, Saturday Aug.24, 2019. U.S. President Donald Trump and the six other leaders of the Group of Seven nations will begin meeting Saturday for three days in the southwestern French resort town of Biarritz.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
Protestors hold portraits of representing G7 leaders during a demonstration as part of the G7 Counter-Summit in Hendaye, near Biarritz, France on Aug. 24, 2019, on the opening day of the G7 summit.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe walk after disembarking from an airplane as they arrive at the Biarritz Pays Basque Airport in Biarritz, south-west France on Aug. 24, 2019, on the first day of the annual G7 Summit attended by the leaders of the world’s seven richest democracies, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
France’s President Emmanuel Macron, left, and President Donald Trump attend a working session on “International Economy and Trade, and International Security Agenda” in Biarritz, France on August 25, 2019.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
G7 leaders and guests take a group picture with the Biarritz lighthouse in background during the G7 summit in Biarritz, France on Aug. 25, 2019.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, center left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center right, walk together following the G-7 group photo with guests at G-7 summit at the Hotel du Palais in Biarritz, France on Aug. 25, 2019.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
France’s President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks to the press after a plenary session at the Bellevue centre in Biarritz, France, on Aug. 25, 2019.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives for a working lunch in Biarritz, France, on Aug. 25, 2019.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, right, share a light moment as they attend the group photo during the G7 summit at Casino in Biarritz, France on Aug. 25, 2019.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson and President Donald Trump prior to their bilateral talks during the G7 summit in Biarritz, France on Aug. 25 2019.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attend a working session on “G7 Partnership with Africa” during the G7 Summit on Aug. 25, 2019 in Biarritz, France.
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World leaders meet at G-7 summit
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Brigitte Macron welcome U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, left, at the Biarritz lighthouse, southwestern France, ahead of a working dinner Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. Shadowed by the threat of global recession, a U.S. trade war with China and the possibility of one against Europe, the posturing by leaders of the G-7 rich democracies began well before they stood together for a summit photo.
Michael Collins, USA TODAY
Published 6:51 a.m. ET Aug. 26, 2019 | Updated 12:51 p.m. ET Aug. 26, 2019
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BIARRITZ, France – President Donald Trump said Monday his golf resort in Doral, Florida, is a strong contender to host next year’s G-7 summit.
The United States will host next year’s gathering, which brings together leaders of the world’s most industrialized countries.
The former real estate developer brushed aside longstanding ethical questions about having his properties used for official business. Without providing evidence to back up the claim, the president said he is losing billions of dollars each year in the White House.
“Probably it’ll cost me anywhere from three to five billion dollars to be president,” Trump told reporters at the conclusion of the G-7 meeting. “The only thing I care about is this country – couldn’t care less, otherwise I wouldn’t have done it.”
The host city of the next year’s summit has not been chosen, but Trump said it will probably be held in Miami. Trump National Doral Miami, a golf resort and hotel, is one of the sites in the running to host the meeting, he said.
“They love the location of the hotel,” Trump said during a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at this year’s G-7 gathering in southwest France. “We haven’t found anything else close to competing with it.”
He touted the venue further during his press conference.
“We have incredible conference rooms, incredible restaurants,” Trump said. “It’s like – it’s like such a natural.”
Trump said the golf resort is in a good location because it is near Miami International Airport. “You can be there in a matter of minutes after you land,” he said.
This year’s G-7, which opened Saturday, concluded Monday.
Trump dismissed questions about the ethical concerns of hosting an official event at one of his properties.
“In my opinion, I’m not going to make any money,” he said.
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