*sigh* Only in Trumpmenistan is this even theoretically possible, much less an actual reality. You might remember that Trump’s Doral golf resort in Florida, which he loves to tout as his biggest money making property was in the news recently. Mostly because a Miami strip club decided to host a promotional event called “Golf with a stripper” at the resort owned by the current President of the United States. Golfers “bid” for the lissome caddy of their choice, and the promotional materials featured the Trump family “crest.” The event was suddenly canceled when the media caught wind of it.
Well, according to reporting in Axios, the golf course made famous by basically spray painted golf shirts and hot pink skirts the size of an inner tube, is now possibly in line for another honor. The Trump Doral resort is one of the handful of finalists to host the G-7 summit when it convenes in the US next year for the first time since 2012.
Yeah, you heard me right. If all goes well, and why shouldn’t it, the sitting President of the United States stands ready to personally receive millions of dollars in room rates, dining, bar, and golf revenue from the leaders of the six other most powerful economic countries on the planet. And just to refresh your memory, here’s what the Constitution of the United States has to say about such little goodies;
No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.
Don’t ask me guys, I don’t write the symphony, I just play the tuba. In reality, this would be a godsend for Trump and his organization. In 2018, Trump Doral, which Trump considered his largest cash cow, had to admit that “operating revenue,” the amount left after expenses have been subtracted, had fallen a bloodcurdling 69% since Trump took office in 2017.
Fortunately, there is a quick and easy fix for this little conundrum, and I can already see it steaming over the horizon. Now that this news, unfortunately for His Lowness, can be considered common knowledge, it would behoove Madame Speaker Pelosi to announce posthaste that the House of Representatives would immediately sue to stop the event from taking place at Doral if it were awarded there, as a clear and obvious violation of the emoluments clause. Forewarned of such an outcome, I find it highly likely that the steering committee for the G-7 would simply choose a different, less controversial location in the first place. But regardless, Trump’s brazen arrogance cannot help but take ones breath away.
I certainly *hope* that the G7 committee chooses some other site for their meeting. With Tr*mp’s known history of bugging rooms, they should think of his places as the equivalent of Moscow.