Tag Archives: Mar-A-Lago

The Associated Press reports: North American Aerospace Defense Command said in a statement that Sunday’s incident, which took place as Trump finished a round of golf at his West Palm Beach golf course, saw F-16s deploy flares to get the attention of the civilian pilot. Jets also conducted an intercept on Saturday morning shortly after Trump arrived at the course …

Florida Politics reports: Rep. Byron Donalds already has President Donald Trump’s endorsement for Governor. Now, the Naples Republican will host a fundraiser in Trump’s famed Florida home. Donalds’ gubernatorial campaign released an e-vite to an event at Mar-a-Lago, The May 1 event will include a poolside reception and dinner in the Palm Beach club. Tickets to the reception will be …

Wired reports: Guests are paying millions of dollars to dine and meet with President Donald Trump at special events held at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Business leaders can secure a one-on-one meeting with the president at Mar-a-Lago for $5 million, according to sources with direct knowledge of the meetings. At a so-called candlelight dinner held as recently …

The Associated Press reports: A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday. Scientists put the odds of a strike at slightly more than 1%. “We are not worried at all, because of this 99 percent chance it will miss,” said Paul Chodas, director of NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object …

Fox News reports: A man has been charged with jumping over an outer wall at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida this week. Bijan Arceo, 32, was charged with trespassing with the intent to commit an offense. Palm Beach police officers responded to the club just after 6 p.m. Tuesday to assist Secret Service agents who detained someone on …

Semafor reports: President-elect Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance had lunch with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Wednesday, along with Elon Musk, according to people briefed on the meeting. Microsoft President Brad Smith also attended the gathering at Mar-a-Lago, the latest example of the tech industry’s increasingly close relationship with Trump following his victory in the November election. Microsoft …

The New York Times reports: Mr. Musk has been using one of the cottages available for rent on Mr. Trump’s property at Mar-a-Lago, The cottage where he has been staying, named Banyan, is several hundred feet away from the main house, according to a person who knows the property. Mr. Trump has bragged to people that Mr. Musk — the …

CNN reports: President-elect Donald Trump vowed on the campaign trail to do everything in his power to benefit American workers. “We will build American, buy American and hire American,” he said during a rally in August. Despite that pledge, Trump’s own businesses sought to hire more foreign guest workers this year than any other year on record, according to a …

The Associated Press reports: Donald Trump hosted Apple CEO Tim Cook for a Friday evening dinner at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago resort, according to a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to comment publicly. Cook is the latest in a string of big tech leaders — including OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos — …

The Daily Beast reports: A cavalcade of supporting characters in the MAGA universe, and President-elect Donald Trump, showed up at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday to attend a soirée for the conspiratorial, QAnon-adjacent conservative non-profit America’s Future. Mel Gibson, the traditionalist Catholic actor/director, told the crowd, “I got nine kids, if one of them got stolen or trafficked, I’d have to kill …

The Meidas Touch reports: A recent tweet by Caitlyn Jenner highlights a significant hypocrisy within the MAGA movement regarding bathroom access for trans women. Responding to a tweet questioning whether she, Elon Musk, and Donald Trump shared a bathroom together at Mar-a-Lago, Jenner firmly stated, “We do not,” making it clear that trans women are not forced to use men’s …

The New York Times reports: Elon Musk plans to spend election night with former President Donald J. Trump, giving Mr. Trump direct access to the person controlling one of key information platforms on what could be a chaotic evening. Mr. Musk, according to three people with knowledge of his schedule, plans to be at Mar-a-Lago for some of the evening …

NOTUS reports: Alina Habba, the Donald Trump defense attorney who has drawn the ire of judges and even her own teammates, has settled a case with a former Trump National Golf Club Bedminster employee who accused her of betraying her oath as a lawyer — all to get into the former president’s inner circle. Habba signed the monetary settlement on …

ABC News reports: Special counsel Jack Smith appears to have suspected additional efforts by former President Donald Trump to obstruct the government’s investigation of his handling of classified documents, a newly unsealed court filing revealed Tuesday. The opinion was released as an exhibit in filings responding to Trump’s efforts to have the case dismissed, ahead of two hearings Wednesday related …

The Independent reports: Melania Trump has returned to the campaign trail to support Donald Trump’s 2024 bid to win back the White House, in an understated at-home event in stark contrast to her husband’s loud, bombastic style. On Saturday night, the former first lady hosted a fundraiser for the Log Cabin Republicans at her Mar-a-Lago home. Richard Grenell, the first …

Courthouse News reports: A federal judge ruled today that the indictment for Donald Trump employees Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira was detailed enough for both to stand trial on accusations they conspired with their boss to hide sensitive records at his Mar-a-Lago resort. U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon rejected arguments in an order filed Thursday from Trump’s co-defendants …

Axios reports: Republican Senate candidates have flocked to Mar-a-Lago in recent months to raise funds for their campaigns, and the results have been lucrative, Axios has learned. Arizona Republican Kari Lake, a top Trump ally, raised $1 million at a Mar-a-Lago fundraiser on Wednesday, a source familiar with the event told Axios. Republican Bernie Moreno, who won a contentious GOP …

CNN reports: A longtime Mar-a-Lago employee who is a central witness in the investigation into former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents is now speaking publicly because he believes that voters should hear the truth about his former boss and the case before the November election. Brian Butler, who is referenced as “Trump Employee 5” in the classified documents …

The New York Times reports: Donald Trump, who is urgently seeking a cash infusion to aid his presidential campaign, met on Sunday in Palm Beach, Fla., with Elon Musk, one of the world’s richest men, and a few wealthy Republican donors, according to three people briefed on the meeting who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe a private …

The Meidas Touch reports: On Friday, Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home and club hosted a gay wedding. Trump has hosted Log Cabin Republicans national events in the past at Mar-a-Lago which have drawn scorn from social conservative who want the GOP to push for bans on LGBTQ rights and marriage equality. The group announced the marriage of John Sullivan and Dan Medora. …