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Miles Archer

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17. "Were going broke": West Palm Beach business owners want Trump to spend weekends somewhere else

Sun Mar 5, 2017, 07:09 PM

Mar 2017

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/were-going-broke-west-palm-beach-business-owners-want-trump-to-spend-weekends-somewhere-else/

NBC News reported that Trump’s weekend visits were not only expensive for the taxpayers, but the safety measures implemented by the Secret Service are also costing local business owners big.

“We’re basically going broke,” a spokesperson for Southern Helicopter told NBC News. “We were not expecting him to come down almost every weekend.”

Jonathan Miller, the president of Stellar Aviation Group, worried that his business would go under if Trump continued to make Mar-a-Lago his weekend destination. Miller estimated that he is losing $30,000 each weekend because of Trump.

Additionally, the taxpayers of Palm Beach County are already on the hook for $1.7 million in extra security, and the White House has so far ignored requests to reimburse the county.

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Who Would Not Want to Go to Camp David [View all] erpowers Mar 2017 OP

It doesn't have the direct lines to Russia installed like Mar-My-Ego. nt JTFrog Mar 2017 #1

THIS BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #2

And there is not enough gold. dalton99a Mar 2017 #3

Yup in Camp David, everything is recorded, no dodgy backdoor entries here for Russians sunonmars Mar 2017 #6

There is a putting green but no 18 hole golf course Warpy Mar 2017 #4

It looks so gorgeous, beautiful trails to walk, rustic interior of the house, etc. What is not to monmouth4 Mar 2017 #5

With that big gut and fat ass do you really see Trump taking Doreen Mar 2017 #28

Because real beauty escapes Trump and he likes tacky ass gold everyplace. Botany Mar 2017 #7

Somehow I dont see DT as any kind of outdoorsman or even as Arkansas Granny Mar 2017 #21

The woods in the Appalachian areas in spring shows beauty and richness beyond measure ...... Botany Mar 2017 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author Botany Mar 2017 #8

I'm amazed they have not tore Obama's pictures out of that page yet.... sunonmars Mar 2017 #9

Wouldn't it be a great place jehop61 Mar 2017 #10

Probably doesnt give a shit about him, he didn't about the older 2 sons. sunonmars Mar 2017 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author DinahMoeHum Mar 2017 #18

He only gives a shit about his kids when they're old enough to work for him crazycatlady Mar 2017 #23

Forget it, that stuff is beyond Melania and Barron's. . . DinahMoeHum Mar 2017 #19

Malaria Mendocino Mar 2017 #20

I would love to go there... demmiblue Mar 2017 #11

It's not opulent enough for the drumpfs. femmocrat Mar 2017 #12

Obama Gabi Hayes Mar 2017 #13

It would cost so much less to go there. murielm99 Mar 2017 #15

"Were going broke": West Palm Beach business owners want Trump to spend weekends somewhere else Miles Archer Mar 2017 #17

A disturbing lack of gold toilets Miles Archer Mar 2017 #16

Because it was 32 F in Thurmont, MD, which is very near to Camp David Lurks Often Mar 2017 #22

No added income for him for housing Secret Service and staff. SeattleVet Mar 2017 #24

Exactly! There's no money to be made by him at Camp David Rorey Mar 2017 #31

Camp David? Staph Mar 2017 #25

these folks... spanone Mar 2017 #26

Have you ever wondered what is going Doreen Mar 2017 #29

When I was a kid I did not have FuzzyRabbit Mar 2017 #30

I see a reality show on the horizon. Mendocino Mar 2017 #34

I wonder if they get any shot from the skeet range in that pool? nt doc03 Mar 2017 #27

Trump..in the woods? Mendocino Mar 2017 #32

Not enough fawning sycophants ornotna Mar 2017 #33

Aaaah... sheshe2 Mar 2017 #35

trump can't profit off Camp David liberal N proud Mar 2017 #36

Thanks for posting this. It is rustic, looks like a great place to unwind! JudyM Mar 2017 #38