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Washington - Next year's G7 summit will take place in one of Donald Trump's Florida golf clubs, the president's acting chief of staff said on Thursday.
"We absolutely believe this is the best place to have it," acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney told a press conference at the White House. Asked if Trump was aware the choice of venue would inevitably raise accusations of impropriety, Mulvaney said he was -- and decided to go ahead anyway.
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