Posted on 10/07/2026 4:16:36 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
Much of President Donald Trump’s second term has focused on changes to the nation’s capital.
But his ambitions to remake the physical architecture of the presidency transcend Washington: Trump wants to transform his West Palm Beach golf club into a presidential retreat modeled after Camp David.
The plan calls for a parcel of the private club to be designated a permanent, official sanctuary for foreign leaders and future U.S. presidents, designed to host international summits and house presidents when they take vacations in Florida, according to a proposal presented to Palm Beach County officials by Trump International Golf Club’s legal counsel. Future presidents would also be offered comped memberships to the Trump club.
“Just as Camp David, Windsor Castle, or the Elysee Palace are known worldwide, so too will the Presidential Golf Course in Palm Beach County,” Harvey Oyer, a lawyer representing the Trump course, wrote to the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners in a letter last month. Oyer asked the county, which owns the property the course is on, to provide a piece of the land to the federal government, and he promised Trump would pay for the construction of a presidential residence and facilities on that land.
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So, is that before or after Iran bombs LA/SanDiego at Trump’s request. I see Iran is endorsing democrat candidates now as well. 🙄
Many presidents have had personal retreats that became auxiliary White Houses. Reagan and Bush 43 went home to their ranches. I think LBJ did so too. Carter went home to Plains. Bush 41 went to Kennebunkport. The Clintons went to whatever five star resort struck their fancy. Etc.
Trump already uses Mar-a-Lago that way. That’s fine. But a permanent federal facility? Just no. Why in the world would ump think any future president would want to use it? Or any future foreign heads of state?
At this point, Trump is just worshipping himself.
I suppose he’ll build something and get the Sultan of Brunai to pay for it.
I know you hate the man but why wouldn’t visiting dignitaries want to stay in a tropical zone that has great weather? I’m not saying it should or shouldn’t happen but you seem to thing no one would want to stay down there because you have TDS and OMB.
FDR had Warm Springs, Truman had Key West.
The Obamas had whatever billionaire friends in Hawaii or Martha’s Vineyard that had a mansion for them to use.
Donnie just wants to build monuments with our tax dollars and slap his name on it.
He is so clueless to the blight of the regular Joe and the impact his
bad policies have cause.
We dont need any more reckless spending fueling inflation.
Motor mouth needs to be shut away until after the midterms.
WE need to win and his clueless comments damage the GOP reps and senators.
I’m looking at the very last word or acronym in your sentence. I know what TDS is, but what is OMB?
I missed the memo.
LEAVE CAMP DAVID ALONE!
Trump never liked Camp David and said so early on. It’s too rustic for his taste and isn’t slathered in gold.
Gussy up the golf course as an alternative, not an “instead of”.
really ... so tax cuts for the middle class and reshoring jobs & Billions of manufacturing are bad policy? You’re a nutcase... ymmv
OMB=Orange Man Bad
Get your GOPe garbage out of here. I mean get your TDS/OMB/DSA shit out of here. Screw your GOP RINO candidates. I’d rather a real dim than one that says they’re a RINO.
Oh, OK. Thanks.
GOPe wench, go away.
Bush invited every world leader to his ranch...Putin, Tony Blair, Crown Prince Abdullah, President of China, Mexico, Angela Merkel...and a couple more.
The guy is clueless .
Everyone is struggling and Trump
babbles on about spending more of golf clubs
using Tax Dollars and he has his name slapped on it.
He is so far removed the little guy .
I have not seen any of this nonsense you mentioned.
What tax cuts ? my taxes went up.
What new jobs . The only jobs are low paying service jobs.
Trump gives his rich pals H1 visas .
Depends on the season. Would you want to go to WPB in the summer?
That might be what it would take to get rid of the CIA bugs.
What are you muttering about.
All of these strung together cliches are tiresome.
Camp David is pretty close to the White House. The security is already there.
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