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By CAITLIN MACNEAL Published JUNE 23, 2017 12:24 PM
Though President Donald Trumps businesses are benefitting from his time in the White House in some respects, Trumps presidency is costing the family some business at the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach Florida, according to a Friday Washington Post report.
Trump uses Mar-a-Lago as his Winter White House, resulting in heightened security at the resort. The time-consuming, inconvenient security process that has prompted some former clients to stop using the resort for banquets, according to the Washington Post.
At least seven nonprofits have decided against returning to Mar-a-Lago for events this coming winter, the Post reported. This could lead to the clubs slowest season for charity events in nine years, according to the Post.
Read the Washington Posts full report here.
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uppityperson
(115,674 posts)hatrack
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tanyev
(42,358 posts)Even if you're still a Trump supporter, if you can afford to book a place like Mar a Lago, you're going to think twice if it means subjecting your guests to traffic nightmares, heightened publicity, security concerns, protestors, etc.
niyad
(112,434 posts)making other choices!!