There were several weeks in the works, the renovations, which were carried out to make the space of about 3,000 square feet feel bigger and refreshed in preparation for the life of Trumps after the White House, not to be missed. to the beauty of Trump, according to his reaction. Trump was also unhappy with another renovation at the building, the source said, not just in the residence.
“He wasn’t happy with it,” said the source, who noted several high-profile, one-sided talks with club management almost immediately.
The White House did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment.
Many of the details of the updates were chosen by Melania Trump, and her interior decorator, Tham Kannalikham, however, not Mar-a-Lago staff, truth of which Trump was well aware.
This isn’t the first time the President’s personal taste has contrasted with his wife’s taste. Trump was also not thrilled with some of the decorative updates to Camp David, another first-woman project, when he saw them during the Thanksgiving holiday, according to another source familiar with the President’s response from after the trip.
The Mar-a-Lago source noted that Trump was so unhappy this week with the way some of the updates looked that he called for pieces of the décor to be removed. , which consisted of white marble and an abundance of dark wood, was removed. They were quick.
If the kick-off to his last trip to Florida as President were rough, the days that followed would be much the same, with Trump appearing “moody,” according to a source at the club, spending more time than usual behind closed doors and not mumbling and chatting as usual with club members and senior White House staff, many of whom in recent years gone to come together with that.
“The vibe is off,” another Mar-a-Lago source said this Christmas compared to its predecessors.
Trump’s waffling when or even to sign a major Covid-19 relief package and federal funding bill created a game of measurement as to whether his day would be good or bad, or uninteresting. Trump initially wanted to sign the bill on Christmas Eve, according to a source familiar with the President’s roster, but chose not to at the last minute. On Sunday, on his way out to dinner at his Trump International Golf Club, Trump finally signed on.
Changes at the club
While it has largely been publicly noted about what Covid-19 has done in the country, a brief mention of the past few weeks and seemingly taking a approach- working backseat to the fact that hundreds of thousands of Americans are infected every day, Trump has avoided the effects of the coronavirus at the sanctuary of his beloved Mar-a-Lago.
The week between Christmas and New Year is usually the main winter season, and at Mar-a-Lago, some longtime members avoid the club.
“It’s just too big a risk, it’s not worth it,” said a member who chose not to travel to Florida this year.
But some areas are still densely populated and sparsely populated, adding another member who has been in contact with people at Mar-a-Lago at the moment.
“People go for dinner as usual,” the source said, adding that there seems to be “very little respect for the pandemic.”
At the poolside beach club area, it is so crowded during the day that guests argue about the available chairs, the source said.
On Monday, the Florida Department of Health released new figures for test detection rates. Palm Beach County was at 10.38%, the highest since November 30 and up from December 15 at 8.42%. The state considers anything above 5% dangerous.
Palm Beach winter regulars said they have heard about the lack of parties, events and fundraisers in the affluent circuit, and the dinner ritual of table hopping, going from table to table to air kisses and hellos its exchange has almost disappeared. The mask wearing order for businesses, establishments, public places and restaurants in Palm Beach was extended in Palm Beach County until January 20 and includes Mar-a-Lago, despite surrender or loss to do at its best.
The “Mar-a-Lago” view, as it were, largely involves Trump holding court while in residence. Club members and their guests like to surprise the President of the United States at the mattress or party in the ballroom. At Monday night ‘s wedding at Mar-a-Lago, Trump made a shocking appearance, stepping in to hello and congratulating the bride and groom, according to someone who present at the event.
New Year’s Eve Party
Mar-a-Lago’s New Year’s Eve party, which Trump and his family attend each year and where guests pay thousands for each ticket, is still slated, Thursday night, a member of Mar-a-Lago said. -a-Lago, which heard a buzzard that at least 500 sanctuaries have already been confirmed. It is unclear whether attendees adhere to coronavirus mitigation guidelines. At a gala earlier this month for Turning Point USA, a group of conservation students, participants wearing masks and social distance requirements, photos from the event showed hundreds in the Mar-a-Lago ballroom .
The President is also doomed to a smaller batch of familiar faces to entertain and spend time during this trip in Florida. Foreign leaders are not hospitable, as has often been the case during his presidency, and most of the West Wing’s top employees who usually come on the tour are not there.
On Sunday, Trump did not dine with the first lady, and instead ate dinner at a table with his son, Donald Trump Jr. And Eric Trump, and Kimberly Guilfoyle, Trump Jr.’s girlfriend, according to one witness, who said Trump had a pop-by at his table from Roger Stone, one of his longest-running culprits forgiveness less than a week earlier. Stone joined the club wearing a “Trump 2020” face mask.
The most common activity Trump has taken – and relieved – is his morning rounds of golf, a holiday pastime and millions of Americans have forgotten this year as they warn of the spread of coronavirus.
On Tuesday, on his way to the golf course, the President had time to tweet about the plight of the case back in Washington, DC, where politicians are scrambling for financial support. to get eleven hours for economically distressed Americans.
“Republican leadership wants only the slightest trace of aggression,” Trump tweeted. “Our leaders (not me, of course!) Are patient.”