Coronavirus Florida: Trump asks about rent on his West Palm Beach golf club

[Miles Archer]

Coronavirus Florida: Trump asks about rent on his West Palm Beach golf club

Like other Palm Beach County businesses, the president’s golf club has been forced to close as the pandemic plays out. But there is that one major difference: The club is owned by the President of the United States, the commander-in-chief who made the call of when the country shut down and who will make the call on when America opens up for business again.

Just after 4 p.m. on March 25, Ed Raymundo, finance director at Mar-a-Lago and Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, sent an email to Palm Beach County’s real estate management department. The note asked how the county intended to handle the $88,338 monthly rent that the Trump Organization pays the county to lease the land where President Trump built his favorite golf club in Florida.

Gov. Ron DeSantis had already ordered restaurants and bars to close as the coronavirus pandemic escalated, meaning Trump and the club’s members would no longer relax in the bar and restaurant overlooking the pristine 27-hole golf course.

“This mandate has resulted in the cancellation of events and forced the Club to close many of it’s (cq) amenities leaving limited services available to our members,” Raymundo wrote. “In addition, with many New York based members, the Governor’s most recent order requiring individuals traveling from the tri-state area to self-quarantine further hampers our operation. Your direction in this is greatly appreciated.”

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20200411/coronavirus-florida-trump-asks-about-rent-on-his-west-palm-beach-golf-club

[llmart]

1. ..."who made the call of when the country shut down"

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't remember him making any "call to shut down the country". If he had his way, it would have never shut down.