Trump eyes his Doral club in Florida for G20 summit

Josh Wingrove and Jorge Valero, Bloomberg News on Jul 30, 2025

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to host next year’s Group of 20 summit at his Doral resort in Florida, and to cut the number of extra participants to narrow the gathering’s size, people familiar with the matter said.

Preliminary planning is underway with the United States set to take over as host country in 2026. No final decisions on the summit’s parameters have been made, but Trump has focused discussions around his Miami-area property, the people said.

The White House did not respond to requests for comment.

The U.S. is also seeking to limit participation to G20 member nations, and keep out other leaders and interest groups that have historically attended as observers, including for sideline events. Trump wants to keep the guest list exclusive, one of the people said.

Proceeding with a summit at one of his properties would mark the latest high-profile example of how Trump mixes his official duties with his personal businesses like none of his modern predecessors.

The president has held court with foreign dignitaries and staged press conferences and fundraisers at his Mar-a-Lago estate in nearby Palm Beach, Florida, and his New Jersey golf club. Trump returned this week from a five-day trip to Scotland, where he visited his golf properties there and opened a new course at one.

Trump planned to host the 2020 Group of Seven summit at Doral, before backing off amid a widespread outcry and warnings from legal experts about steering the gathering to one of his businesses. He moved the meeting to the presidential retreat at Camp David, Maryland, but it was eventually held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Trump has had a fraught relationship with world leader summits during both of his presidential terms. He left this year’s G7 early, citing the unfolding conflict in the Middle East, and has signaled he doesn’t plan to attend the G20 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The president has taken issue with South Africa’s land policies, arguing they discriminate against White Afrikaners, an accusation the government there denies. He’s also excoriated the country’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice.

“I think maybe I’ll send somebody else because I’ve had a lot of problems with South Africa. They have some very bad policies,” Trump told reporters Tuesday aboard Air Force One.