No surprise: Trump will host the G7 at his own resort.

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(10-17-2019, 10:41 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: If the Emoluments clause actually meant anything, Trump would have been impeached by now.

The Congress has made it very clear they don't give a shit that Trump is enriching himself and his children, especially via foreign contributors (such as politicians staying at his hotels to garner his favor) with his presidency, so it's not surprising that he is just continuing to do it.

At a certain point, you have to question who's at greater fault: the person committing the crimes or the institutions that allow him to.

I agree that Trump's appearance of conflict of interest is to be criticized. But in this case does he get any credit for hosting it at cost (as Sunset suggests)? Seems sorta like a bunch of folks planning a party and wondering "Where can we rent" and one of them states "We can do it at my house for free and save money". 

I further agree with your question "Who's to blame" is profound. Reminds me of an IT person once sharing a story of a coworker who crashed a grid on his first day on the job by writing bad code. When the bosses asked him Why did you do it? He said Because you gave me the freedom to.