President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. will host next year’s Group of 20 summit at his golf club in Doral, Florida, arguing it was “the best location” for the high-stakes international gathering but insisting his family’s business “will not make any money on it.”
The G20 comprises 19 member countries, the European Union and the African Union, which rotate hosting the economic policy-focused event.
“I think everybody wants it there,” he said when asked if the global summit would be at his golf club and spa. Trump noted that the conference would be occurring in December 2026, a time of year when hotels in South Florida are often more full, and said that Doral had the space and was ideally suited because of its close proximity to the city’s airport.
The United States hasn’t hosted a G20 since it was held in Pittsburgh in 2009. The president suggested that organizers had requested the summit be at his property, but didn’t elaborate. He said each delegation from different countries “will have its own building.”
“It’s the best location, it’s beautiful, beautiful everything,” Trump said, while adding, “We will not make any money on it.”
“We’re doing a deal where it’s not going to be money, there’s no money in it. I just want it to go well,” Trump said. “I think it’ll be really a beautiful thing.”
Trump also said Friday that he would not be attending this year’s G20 in South Africa, but planned to send Vice President JD Vance in his place.
