Skip to evidence
Back

America First Audit

He said it in public. These are the documents on what happened next. Browse all records.

Why these cases

Trump sold “America First.” This record traces how public money, power, and risk moved toward family businesses, donors, favored firms, and foreign governments: and what workers, ranchers, retirees, patients, veterans, and small investors were left to absorb.

Said vs. done

Find a case
Case 134 of 254

The G7 at Doral Selection and Withdrawal

Actions
reportedThe White House announced that the 2020 G7 summit would be held at Trump National Doral.CBS NewsRead record · 1 source
Outcomes
documentedTrump withdrew Doral from consideration before the summit occurred.Trump White House ArchivesRead record · 1 source
People and impacts
Who paid or was affected
  • G7 governments and delegations
  • United States taxpayers
  • G7 governments and delegations
Promise and assessment
The promise
documentedAt Trump's January 2017 press conference, counsel for the Trump Organization said the arrangement would isolate him from the business, bar new foreign deals and donate foreign-government hotel profits to the Treasury.TimeU.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformRead record · 2 sources

Promise reversed

The initial selection would have directed official summit activity to a Trump-owned resort; withdrawal prevented the planned event from occurring there.

Latest additions