LOL! Wall of palm trees and No Trespassing sign added to Trump International Golf Club in Florida

[highplainsdem]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9177497/Workers-plant-palm-trees-outside-Trumps-West-Palm-Beach-golf-course-block-view.html

Donald Trump is spending his first days since leaving the White House focusing on building a border wall - not the wall between Mexico and the US but a wall of palm trees around his West Palm Beach golf course.

Workers were seen planting huge trees along the edge of the Trump International Golf Club in Florida Friday to block the view of the course from unwanted eyes.

Trump, who has never been one to shy from attention, appears to be want some privacy as he starts his new life with a full-time move back to his Mar-a-Lago estate.

The tree-planting comes just one day after a CNN cameraman shot footage of the former president, who now faces an impeachment trial, enjoying a spot of golf on the Florida course while still sporting a red 'MAGA hat'.

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The warning sign said it was issued by Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office and labeled the area as belonging to the Trump International Golf Club.

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Link to tweet

[soothsayer]

1. I hope we're not paying

[SunSeeker]

3. We're paying for full Secret Service for him and 13 of his scummy family members.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/trump-extends-secret-service-protection-b1790338.html

[soothsayer]

4. I know

But I hope he’s paying for his trees

[Laelth]

2. LOL? What's he planting?

This says a lot about the former President. The most majestic palm that will grow in Southern Florida, according to some, Phoenix canariensis, is darned expensive—$10,000 for a healthy adolescent. There are plenty of cheaper palms, naturally. I wonder what Trump has chosen.



-Laelth

[LeftInTX]

6. He is not planting canary date palms. They planted tropical species.

Canary Island Dates do quite well in San Antonio. Those aren't Canary Island Dates.

[Laelth]

14. That wouldn't shock me.

He should plant the native Sabal palmetto. Southern Florida is zone 9-10. The serious, tropical palms won’t grow there—not outdoors, anyway.

I wouldn’t be surprised if he planted an invasive species like Syagrus romanzoffiana.

-Laelth

[LeftInTX]

15. Not it isn't Syagrus either. Palm Beach is zone 10B: 35-30 degrees

I can identify palms that grow in Texas and I can't ID the ones they planted.
They can grow tropicals in Palm Beach

https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/ep/ep00900.pdf


According to the Köppen climate classification, Palm Beach has a tropical rainforest climate with hot, humid summers and warm, slightly dryer winters. The annual average precipitation is 62.3 in (1,580 mm), most of which occurs from May through October.[63] In the wet summer season, short-lived heavy afternoon thunderstorms are common.[64] Palm Beach reports more than 2,900 hours of sunshine annually. Although tropical cyclones can impact Palm Beach, strikes are rare, with the

[LeftInTX]

16. Palm Beach is classified as Tropical Rain Forest Climate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Beach,_Florida

[Deuxcents]

5. Tick tock

21 days will be up soon..these palms are most likely a tax write off..not sure they give that much privacy.

[North Shore Chicago]

7. So soon after leaving the W.H. in disgrace,

he already has his palms out.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

9. Hahahahahaha!

Zing!

[highplainsdem]

12. Good one!

[Lady Freedom Returns]

8. Maybe he is taking what Ayatollah Khamenei tweeted to heart.

See https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=14987876 for details.

[Red Mountain]

10. Are drones legal to fly over the golf course?

Within reason, of course. Any special provisions stopping it?

[Red Mountain]

11. And I don't mean that in an Iran kind of way

Just the average drone you can buy anywhere. They take great video.

[JDC]

13. Still wearing the red hat. SAD!

[struggle4progress]

17. I feel sure he wouldn't try to keep his wonderful supporters away, when they arrive en masse

to pay homage to The Chosen One with their poles and bear spray and fire-extinguishers and guns

[MyOwnPeace]

18. Well, he'll have his chance to be

"away from the crowds" once he gets through with all of his court hearings.
The one hour per day outside of his cell will feel like one of the good ole' pep rallies from days of yore!

[Thekaspervote]

19. That's hilarious!! Palm trees don't block views...geez

[LeftInTX]

21. That is true!

[smirkymonkey]

20. What a fool! He'd be better off with high shrubs.

[keithbvadu2]

22. Put his border wall contractors to work on his golf courses.

Put his border wall contractors to work on his golf courses.

[rdking647]

23. i wish someone would go thru his golf courses spraying roundup on the grass

turn it into barren soil