Friday Democrats introduced legislation to block federal funding for the Group of Seven (G-7) summit that would be at the Trump National Doral in Miami Florida.



Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Lois Frankel (D-FL) and Steve Cohen (D-TN) introduced the “Trump’s Heist Undermines the G-7 (THUG) Act” after a briefing Thursday at which White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney told reporters that the Trump owned resort in Miami will be hosting the annual summit of world leaders from June 10th to June 12th.



The Senate also has a companion bill being introduced by Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).



Frankel said, “He is abusing the office of the Presidency and violating law by directing millions of dollars of American and foreign money to his family enterprises by holding an important meeting of world leaders at his Doral resort. “



Mulvaney attempted to argue the decision wasn’t for profit and was just the most logical step. He said, “I get the criticisms. So does [Trump]… but no, there’s no issue here on him profiting from this in any way, shape or form, If you think it’s going to help his brand, that’s great, but I would suggest that he doesn’t need much help promoting his brand.”



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