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For decades Donald Trump bullied Palm Beach to get his way. Now he s determined to make it his home.
Manuel Roig-Franzia, The Washington Post
Feb. 11, 2021
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1of3President-elect Donald Trump makes a statement to the media at Mar-a-Lago Club in December 2016 in Palm Beach, Fla. Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)Ricky Carioti/The Washington PostShow MoreShow Less
2of3A sketch of the Trump coat-of-arms, which was added to some of the decor at Mar-a-Lago. The sketch was obtained via a public records request.Town of Palm Beach, Fla.Show MoreShow Less
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Mar-a-Lago: Inside the Gates of Power at Donald Trump’s Presidential Palace,
Laurence Leamer shared a detailed status about current events inside the prestigious club. He described members leaving and a general dislike of the twice impeached 45th president among local residents.
“I’ve talked to a bunch of people in the last couple of days, a lot of people have quit Mar-a-Lago. They don’t want their names to be on the
Washington Po
st or the
New York Times, in a list of people who quit, but they’ve silently walked out. They don’t want to deal with Donald Trump. Many of the members are not going there very often. It’s a very dispirited place,” he remarked. “It’s a sad place for Trump to be hanging out. It’s not what it was.”
I don’t recall West Palm Beach being known for its quiet good taste and understated aesthetics, but it seems that even rich racist snowbirds have
some standards. I assume the unhappy litigators won’t win, because if there’s anything the Trump Organization has actual expertise on, it’s escaping legal consequences by some combination of bribery, extortion, and sheer willingness to outlast its opponents. And Donny Dollhands
loves Mar-A-Largo it’s gaudy, it’s familiar, it’s full of noisy blowhards who pay him money, and not incidentally Florida has a very generous ‘homestead exemption’ should his creditors finally catch up with him. But at least they’ve let him know he’s not wanted on their exquisitely pampered turf!
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Washington: President Donald Trumpâs neighbours in Florida are seeking to enforce a decades-old compact that says Mar-a-Lago, his private social club, cannot be used as a full-time residence â as Trump has suggested he plans to do after he leaves the White House.
Neighbours of Mar-a-Lago sent a letter to the Town of Palm Beach and the Secret Service on Tuesday complaining that Trump has violated the 1993 agreement he made with the town that allowed him to convert the property to a moneymaking club.
Trumpâs Florida neighbours say he has been allowed to flout local laws while he has been President, but no more.