Tag Archives: Mar-A-Lago

Neighbors Lose Bid To Boot Trump From Mar-A-Lago

The Palm Beach Daily News reports: Turning aside arguments from neighbors who claim that Trump is not permitted to live at Mar-a-Lago based on a Declaration of Use agreement he signed with the town in 1993, Palm Beach Town Attorney John Randolph concluded that the agreement doesn’t specifically prohibit the ex-president from residing at the club, Town Manager Kirk Blouin …

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COVID Outbreak Closes Mar-A-Lago Until Further Notice

The Associated Press reports: Former President Donald Trump’s Palm Beach club has been partially closed because of a COVID outbreak. A receptionist at the Mar-a-Lago club confirmed the news, saying it was closed until further notice, but declined to comment further. A person familiar with club operations said that, out of an abundance of caution, the club had partially closed …

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GOP Sen. Mike Lee Holds Fundraiser At Mar-A-Lago

The Deseret News reports: Utah Sen. Mike Lee will attend a high-priced fundraiser for his reelection campaign today at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, a day after defending Sen. Mitt Romney’s vote in the Senate impeachment trial. The fundraising dinner at Mar-a-Lago hosted by prominent Republican donors costs $10,600. Lee campaign manager Matt Lusty said the event is being held …

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Banner Plane Over Mar-A-Lago: “CONVICT TRUMP”

ABC News reports: Calls for former President Trump to be convicted in his second impeachment trial came in the form of a sky banner flying over his Mar-a-Lago residence on Friday as his attorneys mount their defense in Washington. The banner was visible over the club in Palm Beach, Fla., minutes before his defense team began presenting its arguments. This …

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REPORT: Melania Bitter About Good Press For Jill Biden

CNN reports: According to multiple people who spoke to CNN about Trump’s life in the weeks since she departed the nation’s capital, her daily schedule has nothing to do with politics, Congress, trials or stymied social media accounts. “She goes to the spa, has lunch, goes to the spa (again) and has dinner with Donald on the patio,” said one …

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Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Helipad To Be Demolished

TMZ reports: Donald Trump no longer has the privilege of using Marine One whenever he pleases so his exclusive helipad at Mar-a-Lago is getting the boot. According to new building permits — obtained by TMZ — the formal process of removing the helipad from the former President’s favorite resort has begun and it looks like the job will cost about …

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Palm Beach Opens Legal Review Of Trump’s Residency

Yahoo News reports: The town of Palm Beach, Florida, is reviewing Donald Trump’s use of his Mar-a-Lago Club as a residence, even as the former president is set to once again violate a length-of-stay provision he himself agreed to three decades ago. At 11:32 a.m. Wednesday, Trump will have been at his property for more than seven consecutive days in …

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FLORIDA: Moving Trucks Arrive At Mar-A-Lago [VIDEO]

West Palm Beach’s CBS News affiliate reports: Several large moving trucks arrived at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club on Palm Beach Monday morning. Police expect Trump to arrive in South Florida on Inauguration Day. Heavy security was apparent with a United States of America helicopter and Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office helicopter hovering over Mar-a-Lago, along with law enforcement patrol …

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County Asked To Shutter “Superspreader” Mar-A-Lago

West Palm Beach’s NBC News affiliate reports: A state representative from West Palm Beach is asking for the Palm Beach County government to shut down Mar-a-Lago following a New Year’s Eve party at President Trump’s private club. Pictures and video surfaced of dozens of maskless party-goers attending the event while they celebrated the new year. State Rep. Omari Hardy, D-West …

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CNN: Trump Screamed About Mar-A-Lago Renovations

CNN reports: His mood darkened as soon as he walked into his members-only club Mar-a-Lago, three days before Christmas, according to multiple sources. The changes to his private quarters, many of which were overseen by his wife, first lady Melania Trump, were not to President Donald Trump’s liking, and he was mad about it. Several weeks in the works, the …

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COVID Relief Bill Flown To FL As Trump Plays Golf

CBS News reports: After tossing a grenade that threatens to blow up a massive COVID relief and government funding bill and force a government shutdown in the midst of a pandemic, President Trump spent the last two days golfing in Florida. Failure to agree on the bill could deny checks to millions of Americans on the brink. CBS News confirmed …

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Trump Leaves For Mar-A-Lago And May Not Return

The Independent reports: Donald Trump will once again flee Washington DC to ride out the rest of the year in the warmer weathers of Florida. This time, however, the president may not return. Mr Trump regularly makes December trips to his Florida golf resort, Mar-a-Lago – which he calls the “White House South” – though this year he will be …

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Neighbors Push To Stop Trump’s Move To Mar-A-Lago

Yahoo News reports: Trump’s Mar-a-Lago neighbors sent a letter to the town of Palm Beach and the Secret Service on Tuesday demanding that the town notify Trump he can’t reside at Mar-a-Lago because he signed away that right in 1993. Telling Trump he can’t use Mar-a-Lago as his residence now will “avoid an embarrassing situation” in which the former president …

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Melania Begins Shipping Personal Items To Florida

CNN reports: While the president has yet to concede, Melania Trump is already overseeing shipments of personal items to Mar-a-Lago from both the White House and her Trump Tower penthouse in New York City, a source at the resort confirms to CNN. Tham Kannalikham, the interior decorator Trump hired in 2017 to redesign the personal quarters of the White House …

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REPORT: Trump May Not Return From FL Xmas Trip

CNN reports: Where President Donald Trump decides to spend the final weeks of his presidency has become a matter of internal speculation as aides wonder whether he’ll leave the White House for the holidays — and never return. At this stage, there are plans for Trump to remain at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach over Christmas and New Year’s, …

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Secret Service Agents Asked About Transferring To FL

ABC News reports: As states begin to certify election results that seal a victory for President-elect Joe Biden, even though Donald Trump hasn’t conceded there is one clear sign his post-presidency life is taking shape: Secret Service agents in the president’s detail are being asked whether they’re interested in transferring to Palm Beach, Florida. The Secret Service’s Miami field office …

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Trumps To Skip Thanksgiving Trip to Mar-A-Lago

The Hill reports: President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will not travel to Florida to spend Thanksgiving at Mar-a-Lago this year, marking a break with tradition for the first family as the president refuses to accept defeat in the 2020 election. Stephanie Grisham, the chief of staff for the first lady, tweeted that Melania Trump and the president will …

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Epstein Victim: He Showed Me Off To Trump At Age 14

The Daily Beast reports: One of Jeffrey Epstein’s first known victims is the last holdout against his estate. Last January, a California woman identified as Jane Doe filed a lawsuit against Epstein’s estate and British heiress Ghislaine Maxwell, who is facing federal charges for allegedly recruiting girls into the financier’s trafficking ring. Doe also claims Epstein introduced her to Donald …

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Trump Organization Lays Off Mar-A-Lago Staffers

The Washington Post reports: President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club has furloughed 153 employees, extending the Trump Organization’s growing list of layoffs to one of the president’s favorite destinations, according to a new filing in Florida. The Palm Beach private club — where Trump often meets foreign leaders, and his recently chosen primary residence — has been closed since late March. As …

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Mar-A-Lago Forced To Shutter Under Governor’s Order

The Daily Beast reports: President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort closed its doors on Friday, The New York Times reports. The closure comes as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order that called for non-essential businesses and beaches in Broward and Palm Beach counties to close due to the coronavirus. According to The Miami Herald, all bars, clubs, and restaurants that …

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