Trump angered by Melania's Mar-a-Lago renovations as he plans his future, report says
The president's plans after leaving the White House are unclear, but he may be planning to change the decor.
The president was reportedly enraged at the end of this month, not by the more than 334,000 people who died of coronavirus under his command, but by first lady Melania Trump's renovations at his Mar-a-Lago, Florida club. , where he is expected to live after the presidency.
A bad mood took hold of Trump on a winter break at his exclusive golf club in Palm Beach County as soon as he saw the changes, CNN reported.
Renovations to her 3,000-square-foot residence within the club, many overseen by the first lady, reportedly included white marble and dark wood that did not appeal to the president's sensibilities. So much so that he reportedly immediately called the club's management to complain.
The president, still denying his electoral defeat and spreading minute-by-minute conspiracy theories on Twitter, reportedly spent more time than usual behind closed doors and didn't chat with guests on his favorite getaway.
The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
In addition to an election that didn't go his way, the president also started a political storm when he signed a limited bipartisan coronavirus relief bill over the weekend, then stabbed members of his own party by demanding huge spending. greater than they had previously accepted. On Tuesday, he said Republicans who opposed him on the issue had a "death wish."
Still, the New Year's party at Mar-a-Lago, where the president and his family are usually invited, reportedly goes ahead, with at least 500 reservations. A recent event at the Mar-a-Lago ballroom for the conservative student group Turning Point USA showed numerous attendees ignoring the rules of masks and social distancing.
More important than whether the president is in the mood to celebrate at the end of the year is the question of what he will do once the Biden administration takes power on January 20. He is likely moving to Florida, having legally changed his permanent residence to the state last year, and he is reportedly seeking schools for his son Barron's there.
If Trump moves to Mar-a-Lago full-time, he could violate a legal agreement he made to convert what was once a private residence into a members-only golf resort, because he would be living on commercial property, a clause who has regularly mocked during his presidency
With the lawsuits and investigations looming, the president has a more daunting post-presidential future than any other American leader since Richard Nixon, who was preemptively pardoned. Joe Biden is unlikely to extend the same courtesy to his predecessor.
Instead, it has been rampant speculated that Trump could be involved in any number of ventures to cash in on the presidency. With legal fees on the horizon, Trump's core business, the Trump Organization, has been hit hard by the coronavirus, and Forbes estimates that the president lost nearly $ 1 billion in net worth during the pandemic.
Despite repeatedly promising in the election campaign that if I lost, the United States "would never see me again," the president would have considered a race for 2024, a campaign that could begin as soon as January inauguration day.
Alternatively, the fickle president has also threatened to simply stay in the White House. Other potential moves include returning to more direct management of the Trump Organization, giving paid speeches and rallies, writing a memoir, or investing in a conservative media outlet.
Regardless of what he decides, he better pay well, as Trump has more than $ 400 million in loans, many personally guaranteed, that mature over the next four years, according to a New York Times analysis.
