Members are abandoning Mierda-a-Lago now that Trump is no longer of use to anybody

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

After an ill-fated attempt at some light treason, Donald Trump has retired to his for-profit home-slash-club Mar-a-Lago, where he has spent the time between Joe Biden's inauguration and now doing (1) golf and (2) apparently not much else.

As it turns out, Mar-a-Lago isn't doing much better than Donald himself is. According to author Laurence Leamer, it is now "a sad place" and "not what it was." Also according to Leamer, even longtime members of Trump's weird little club are quietly leaving, no longer charmed by the "dispirited place."

While Leamer appears to pin blame on the newly dark mood inside Donald Trump's for-profit kitchen and living room and a desire by some club members to no longer associate with the leader of a now-violent attack on government, and as author of a book on Mar-a-Lago he has good credentials for making such arguments, it still feels like it's underselling the many, many reasons why club members might be choosing to bow out immediately after Trump's time in office has ended.

For starters, he's no longer as useful to them. Even the spies are probably no longer as eager to get run of a club owned by a former national leader. There will be no more spilling of new state secrets over the ol' caviar bucket or in the Sedition Sauna. Trump doubled the price of Mar-a-Lago membership when he won the 2016 election, correctly determining that anyone looking to lobby the government would just as happily spend $200,000 as $100,000 for regular meet-and-greets with Donald and his rotating collection of not-yet-fired cabinet officials; now that there is no Trump administration, it stands to reason those supplicants will no longer need to supplicate.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/1/31/2012066/-Members-are-abandoning-Mar-a-Lago-now-that-Trump-is-no-longer-of-use-to-anybody?detail=emaildkre

[Thekaspervote]

1. Ha!! "Even the spies have no use for him."

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Trump lost his MoJo when he lost the power of the presidency.

Now, he's just a common nebbish, just like Jared, Ivanka, Jr., and Eric. He probably can't get a foursome together for golf.

[kirkuchiyo]

3. Good

The sooner he has to make a permanent move to the poor house (or prison) the better.

[lindysalsagal]

4. What? No party at 50 Shades of Whey?

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[C_U_L8R]

5. Crazy loon wandering the hallways in a robe and slippers muttering about the 'steal'

They used to think it was charming when he'd only fly in a few times a year... but who wants batshit all the time?

[SeattleVet]

8. From our friends in Australia...

https://www.theshovel.com.au/2021/01/22/rambling-deranged-florida-man-claiming-to-be-president-of-united-states/

A Florida man, believed to be in his 70s, has been telling passers by that he is the leader of the free world.

As authorities were called to the scene, witnesses say the man was erratic and anxious, at one point claiming he had been robbed. “He kept saying ‘They stole it from me. They stole it from me’,” one witness said.

“I just assumed he was talking about his wallet or his phone. But it turns out he was referring to an election. It was very odd.

“I asked him if perhaps ‘The Election’ was the name of his cat or dog, and where he had last seen it. But then he started ranting about the size of his inauguration crowd, and his television ratings, so I decided it was probably best just leave it. I gave him a few dollars and asked if he had a place to stay tonight”.

Authorities say they tried to contact the man’s friends but none were available.

[3catwoman3]

10. Very clever! I will suggest a slight...

...edit - Authorities says they tried to contact the man’s friends, but no one would admit to knowing him.

[kskiska]

6. One of these things is not like the other.

[Collimator]

7. Glad to see it happening to Whatshisface.

No respect whatsoever for those doing it.

You know, like many people, I have fantasized about having lots of money. I think about being able to help my family, do good for the community, and build the coolest house ever. But one thing that I wouldn't like about being rich is having to associate with rich people.

Most of them do not seem like they are worth a decent person's time.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. A big fat K&R!

[demigoddess]

11. really small

[turtleblossom]

12. Whatever happened to the Chinese prostitutes who were actually spies?

[safeinOhio]

13. How's that old post office hotel doing?

Bet it’s quite.

[TeamPooka]

14. When will he cut the price back to 100K? Maybe he could put a coupon in the PB Pennysaver?