Los Angeles Times

Consumer Confidential: Like Trump, the founding fathers were businessmen. That's where the similarities end

It would be nice to think that all Americans - Republican and Democrat, conservative and progressive - were equally gobsmacked when President Trump used an international economic summit Monday as an infomercial for his hotels.

Trump plugged his golf resorts in Britain and Ireland while meeting with the new British prime minister, Boris Johnson. Then at a post-summit news conference, he raised the idea of holding next year's G-7 event, which the United States is hosting, at his Doral resort near Miami.

"It's got tremendous acreage, many hundreds of acres, so we can handle whatever happens," Trump said. "It's really - people are really

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times4 min read
Sam Rubin, KTLA Journalist And Longtime Entertainment Anchor, Dies At 64
LOS ANGELES — Sam Rubin, a veteran journalist who anchored KTLA’s entertainment coverage for more than 30 years, died Friday in Los Angeles. He was 64. Anchor Frank Buckley confirmed the reporter’s death during an emotional announcement on Friday aft
Los Angeles Times4 min read
Review: Ncuti Gatwa And Millie Gibson Lead A Bright New Era For Sci-fi Series 'Doctor Who'
After a transitional trilogy of specials that saw the return of popular Tenth Doctor David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor and introduced his successor Ncuti Gatwa, followed by a Christmas special that brought companion Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) o
Los Angeles Times3 min read
Solar Storm Heading To Earth Could Disrupt Communications And Bring Northern Lights To California
LOS ANGELES — A different kind of storm could complicate this weekend's plans. For the first time since January 2005, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a severe geomagnetic storm watch for Friday evening. The catego

Related Books & Audiobooks