{"id":124608,"date":"2024-11-11T13:30:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T06:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124608"},"modified":"2024-11-11T13:30:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T06:30:04","slug":"inside-mar-a-lago-the-chaotic-trump-epicenter-patio-pitches-transition-meetings-and-rogue-guests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124608","title":{"rendered":"Inside Mar-a-Lago, the chaotic Trump epicenter: patio pitches, transition meetings and rogue guests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3ccigcg005e2cp9h05bac57@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Mar-a-Lago <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/07\/politics\/trump-white-house-staff-maralago\">is the epicenter<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/president-donald-trump-45\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s presidential transition, and foreign leaders, contractors and those seeking a job in the administration have descended on Palm Beach, Florida, filling hotels and seeking rental properties for the next three months to get as much face time as possible with the president-elect and his top advisers.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3ccldgd00063b6lwb91w4qx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Members of Trump\u2019s other properties throughout the country who normally get reciprocity to visit the clubs \u2014 but don\u2019t for Mar-a-Lago \u2014 have reached out to the property\u2019s management begging to get access.<strong> <\/strong>And some Mar-a-Lago members have been offered money by those seeking to be taken to the club as a guest and rub elbows with Trump, three sources familiar with the situation told CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3ccldgd00073b6lteat3cse@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            There are no restrictions on who members can bring as guests, and outsiders are trying to take advantage of that while it still holds.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3ccldgd00083b6lytoe84t4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI don\u2019t even know what member I went in with,\u201d one source who visited Mar-a-Lago with several former administration officials said of a trip to the club last week.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3ccldgd00093b6lrebtpigc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            While some guests just want to see the scene up close, others have a different agenda \u2014 securing a job in the next administration.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3ccldgd000a3b6la547nh6m@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cSomeone came up to me last night [at Mar-a-Lago] and said they were up to be press secretary,\u201d one source close to the president-elect said. \u201cI have never seen this person in my life.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3ccldgd000b3b6lfd5psz8t@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            One guest said they reported another to the property\u2019s security, claiming the visitor had an \u201cunhinged\u201d social media presence and was leaking private conversations.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3ccldgd000c3b6l8691haff@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Advisers insist that Trump\u2019s transition is much more orderly this time around, and by all accounts, the transition itself has steered clear of the chaos. Trump naming his campaign manager, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/09\/politics\/susie-wiles-trump-chief-of-staff\/index.html\">Susie Wiles<\/a>, as chief of staff signaled to those in his orbit that there was a grown-up running the show.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3ccldgd000d3b6lrce5p87f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Trump advisers have held formal meetings with the transition team and the president-elect during the day at the resort, presenting him with plans for policy and personnel. But the circus begins after dark, when members and guests line the hallways to greet the president-elect \u2014 and often, former first lady Melania Trump \u2014 as they walk to their usual patio table for dinner.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3ccldgd000e3b6lhtgi77h2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            While Trump has a US Secret Service detail, a body man and his own entourage, he often stops and engages with members and guests, shaking hands and thanking them for being at the club. Trump\u2019s table is roped off, but it often doesn\u2019t stop people from visiting him during dinner or trying to stop him in transit.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3ccldgd000f3b6leclswcyh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cPeople will pitch ideas as he walks by,\u201d one source who witnessed the interactions told CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3ccldgd000g3b6lp11eelvk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Some members and guests, including those who have their eyes on administration posts, have been seen having pull-aside talks with Trump, although advisers insist that everything is going through the proper channels.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3ccldgd000h3b6lk3zxurk6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Lawmakers have also cycled through the property in recent days. Tech billionaire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/10\/politics\/musk-trump-influence-transition\/index.html\">Elon Musk<\/a> has essentially set up residency at the beach club, where members spot him or his enormous private security detail nearly every day. Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is expected to stay in Palm Beach for most of the transition, was seen snapping photos with fans at the club last week.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3ccijic00003b6lk3trh1fh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Mar-a-Lago, the stone-walled oceanfront estate that Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2017\/02\/20\/politics\/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-palm-beach\">labeled<\/a> the \u201cWinter White House,\u201d has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/08\/14\/politics\/trump-documents-mar-a-lago\/index.html\">long been a source of headaches<\/a> for national security and intelligence professionals. Its clubby atmosphere, sprawling guest list and talkative proprietor combined into a \u201cnightmare\u201d for keeping the government\u2019s most closely held secrets, CNN previously reported.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3ccv8wq000p3b6lby4bbhja@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Mixing politics with his properties has also helped Trump rake in millions of dollars. With glitzy Mar-a-Lago fundraisers, stays at Trump\u2019s hotels, and flights on the former president\u2019s private jet, Republican candidates and political groups were on track to spend more on Trump\u2019s businesses this year than any year since 2016, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/23\/politics\/trump-businesses-campaign-spending-invs\/index.html\">CNN reported in August.<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph paragraph_contributors inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_contributors\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm3ccyto6000s3b6l9zun2cxs@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            CNN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/profiles\/kevin-liptak-profile\">Kevin Liptak<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/profiles\/casey-tolan\">Casey Tolan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/profiles\/isabelle-chapman\">Isabelle Chapman<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/profiles\/nelli-black\">Nelli Black<\/a> contributed to this report.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/10\/politics\/mar-a-lago-trump-transition-epicenter\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 Mar-a-Lago is the epicenter of Donald Trump\u2019s presidential transition, and foreign leaders, contractors and those seeking a job in the administration have descended on Palm Beach, Florida, filling &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124608\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=124608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124608\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=124608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=124608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=124608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}