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babylonsister

(171,079 posts)
Sat May 8, 2021, 08:14 AM May 2021

Trump's Mar-a-Lago Neighbors Can't Get Rid of Him



https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-mar-a-lago-neighbors-cant-get-rid-of-him?ref=home

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Neighbors Can’t Get Rid of Him
FLORIDA MAN
Tracy Connor, Executive Editor
Published May. 07, 2021 11:26PM ET


The town attorney of Palm Beach has declared that Donald Trump is officially an “employee” of Mar-a-Lago—so he can legally live there whether his neighbors like it or not. A group of locals had banded together to force the ex-president to pick somewhere else to bed down, citing a 1993 agreement that allowed him to convert the property into a private club. The Palm Beach Daily News reports that the town found that the agreement didn’t directly exclude Trump and that as a “bona fide employee” he has a right to make the club his main address. Mar-a-Lago closes to the public for the summer, and Trump is expected to relocate to his golf club in New Jersey.


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Trump's Mar-a-Lago Neighbors Can't Get Rid of Him (Original Post) babylonsister May 2021 OP
"Employee"? Does that mean he's a dishwasher? TreasonousBastard May 2021 #1
Gardener. Grokenstein May 2021 #33
He's one the books as the piano player. Hortensis May 2021 #36
A greeter maybe? Wedding ruiner? panader0 May 2021 #50
Living in Maralago is more of a punishment than many think Sanity Claws May 2021 #2
Are we sure Melania and Barron actually live there??? TNNurse May 2021 #18
Yeah, when is the last time anyone saw them? GoCubsGo May 2021 #19
In DC, I understand that she and the son spent most of their time at her parents' house. A niyad May 2021 #23
Good point Sanity Claws May 2021 #21
KGB retirement. Kid Berwyn May 2021 #39
Laugh! True Blue American May 2021 #45
I've read that he absolutely hates his father-in-law. kskiska May 2021 #48
Not to a Narcissist gab13by13 May 2021 #37
DT can't live without constant adulation, & is a little king there... Hekate May 2021 #46
aren't "bona fide employees" onethatcares May 2021 #3
What employee anywhere has the right to live at work? C_U_L8R May 2021 #4
Apartment managers generally live on site UpInArms May 2021 #6
Is that a right? C_U_L8R May 2021 #7
it's a perk. mopinko May 2021 #11
Not a "right" UpInArms May 2021 #51
Maybe he's the Super. FalloutShelter May 2021 #20
not unusual for hotel employees. mopinko May 2021 #9
He probably wanders around looking for anyone he can regale Blue Owl May 2021 #5
LOL! Diamond_Dog May 2021 #8
With an open bathrobe Blue Owl May 2021 #10
LOLOL! Diamond_Dog May 2021 #12
Two-Slice Donnie CurtEastPoint May 2021 #14
Donnie Two Scoops Diamond_Dog May 2021 #17
And presumably offering his autograph to strangers Cafe Cat May 2021 #27
Like Al Bundy FoxNewsSucks May 2021 #16
Bwah! Blue Owl May 2021 #26
LOLOLOL! Diamond_Dog May 2021 #44
Al was more faithful to his wife (one). keithbvadu2 May 2021 #47
Like Nixon at the end, talks to pictures on the wall! Sad old man. machoneman May 2021 #38
..and the "stolen" election. Totally Tunsie May 2021 #41
Let's correct this - drumpf paid the town attorney to say, etc. etc. lark May 2021 #13
My first thought as well after reading this. Diamond_Dog May 2021 #15
Or a threat. raging moderate May 2021 #31
Yes, that could be it too. lark May 2021 #34
Thank you Jesus. We don't want him back in N.J. at his Bedminster club. 3Hotdogs May 2021 #22
Sorry. He is on his way back to you shortly. niyad May 2021 #24
FUX !!! Really? He's coming back to re-infest the state? 3Hotdogs May 2021 #25
Alas, yes. Even says so in the OP. You have our deepest sympathies. niyad May 2021 #29
not to mention that NJCher May 2021 #28
A most cheerful thought! niyad May 2021 #30
If Trump is an EMPLOYEE of Mar-a-Lago, the IRS will be on it... ProudMNDemocrat May 2021 #32
Shit. But they can prove he's MORE the actual OWNER than employee. If they TRIED. ancianita May 2021 #35
That rat bastard deserves to be EXILED to the Moon or Mars. RobertDevereaux May 2021 #40
If no one else wants him there can't the mayor fire the town attorney? blueinredohio May 2021 #42
Just the fact that the neighbors are UPSET, makes my day better bluestarone May 2021 #43
I almost feel sorry for the former guy's neighbors LetMyPeopleVote May 2021 #49
he is a circus performer. IcyPeas May 2021 #52

Sanity Claws

(21,852 posts)
2. Living in Maralago is more of a punishment than many think
Sat May 8, 2021, 08:21 AM
May 2021

Can you imagine living in a place where your dining room is actually a hall to be shared with others? Can you imagine not having a home where you can safely retreat from the public?
I would hate to live like that. He doesn't care that he is subjecting Barron and Malaria to it but I can't imagine they are happy with such living conditions either. I hope they kvetch non-stop.

GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)
19. Yeah, when is the last time anyone saw them?
Sat May 8, 2021, 08:47 AM
May 2021

Ten to one they're back in that gaudy mess of an apartment in NYC.

niyad

(113,527 posts)
23. In DC, I understand that she and the son spent most of their time at her parents' house. A
Sat May 8, 2021, 08:53 AM
May 2021

post here some time back said that her parents are now at the club, listed as "employees" as well.

Sanity Claws

(21,852 posts)
21. Good point
Sat May 8, 2021, 08:49 AM
May 2021

Their options though are limited. Do you think Trumpy gives any money to them? I don't. I suppose she could live with parents and take Barron with her. Anyone know what income Melania's parents have?

Hekate

(90,773 posts)
46. DT can't live without constant adulation, & is a little king there...
Sat May 8, 2021, 10:17 AM
May 2021

He crashes weddings, just as he always did, and takes the microphone to talk about himself. He is the center of the universe — just as he always has been, in his own mind.

I don’t think he gives a damn about how his family feels about it.

onethatcares

(16,178 posts)
3. aren't "bona fide employees"
Sat May 8, 2021, 08:25 AM
May 2021

expected to work for the entity that pays them? FFS he'll bankrupt Palm Beach in no time flat, just wait until he hires his spawn

as aides.

UpInArms

(51,284 posts)
51. Not a "right"
Sat May 8, 2021, 12:33 PM
May 2021

Just a SOP for large properties where a person responsible is available 24/7 ...

I would not think a resident of a unit would qualify as a person responsible for emergency operations

mopinko

(70,197 posts)
9. not unusual for hotel employees.
Sat May 8, 2021, 08:35 AM
May 2021

not so much here, but in other parts of the world, it's a good perk.

Diamond_Dog

(32,045 posts)
8. LOL!
Sat May 8, 2021, 08:34 AM
May 2021

Imagine being stuck doing kitchen work and having him follow you around blabbering on about the stolen election ....

lark

(23,147 posts)
13. Let's correct this - drumpf paid the town attorney to say, etc. etc.
Sat May 8, 2021, 08:39 AM
May 2021

You know there was either a payment or a bribe, it's how he rolls.

lark

(23,147 posts)
34. Yes, that could be it too.
Sat May 8, 2021, 09:24 AM
May 2021

One thing we know for sure, they didn't take this action on their own without being pushed. Was it drumpf or Death Sentence that did the pushing, who knows, they are both really bad pretend people.

niyad

(113,527 posts)
24. Sorry. He is on his way back to you shortly.
Sat May 8, 2021, 08:57 AM
May 2021

On the other hand, hurricane season starts soon. Who knows? Both nightmare-a-Laredo and doral. . .

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,786 posts)
32. If Trump is an EMPLOYEE of Mar-a-Lago, the IRS will be on it...
Sat May 8, 2021, 09:18 AM
May 2021

For income derived by an Employer MUST adhere to Tax Laws for Payroll taxes.

But in all reality, since when did Trump adhere to Tax Laws? Another way to get him. I bet he did not think that out carefully.

bluestarone

(17,020 posts)
43. Just the fact that the neighbors are UPSET, makes my day better
Sat May 8, 2021, 09:56 AM
May 2021

ONE way that they could possibly get rid of this TURD, is to start by campaigning AGAINST DeSantis!! That way they could get rid of MANY TURDS at once!

IcyPeas

(21,901 posts)
52. he is a circus performer.
Sat May 8, 2021, 05:10 PM
May 2021

he wakes up puts his suit costume on and entertains the wedding parties. he is nothing but a D list celebrity.

imagine never putting your feet up and watching some movies or tv OR READING A BOOK in your pajamas in YOUR living room like any other normal person (no I have no proof that he doesn't do this, I'm just pretty sure).

he is not normal.

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