Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio's daily program "The Dean Obeidallah Show" and a columnist for The Daily Beast. Follow him @DeanObeidallah. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion articles on CNN.

(CNN) President Donald Trump abruptly reversed course on Saturday and announced that the 2020 G7 summit would not be held at his Trump National resort in Doral, Florida, after all. The U-turn came after an onslaught of withering criticism -- even from Trump stalwarts like Geraldo Rivera, who said the decision "flies in the face of the Constitution."

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Now before anyone applauds Trump's reversal as a sign that he finally understands it's wrong to profit from being in the White House, just take a look at the reasons he gave for changing the venue. It's clear that the President wasn't troubled in the least by the obvious conflict of interest. Instead, it seems he was simply tired of defending his choice. And by casting Democrats and the media as scapegoats, Trump managed to shrug it all off and shore up his base in the process.

Just look at Trump's Twitter explanation. Did Trump say that he wanted to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest? Of course not. Instead, Trump offered what was essentially a commercial for his golf resort, writing , "It is big, grand, on hundreds of acres, next to MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, has tremendous ballrooms & meeting rooms, and each delegation would have its own 50 to 70 unit building."

Trump then defended his choice by going on to say he was willing to host the event at "NO PROFIT." Of course, as the non-partisan Politifact.com noted, hosting the G7 summit, which attracts seven world leaders along with hundreds of diplomats, journalists, and security personnel, would benefit Trump in two ways. First, it would fill his hotel in June, which is off-season in Florida. Even if the rooms are provided "at cost," spending from the guests at the resort would amount to a sizeable sum and reduce overhead costs. And second, it would provide an incalculable amount of free worldwide publicity for Trump's golf resort.

On Twitter, Trump cited the "Crazed and Irrational Hostility" from the media and the Democrats -- two of his favorite targets -- for forcing him to consider other locations, such as the US government-owned Camp David, which is the very location President Obama held the G7 in 2012.