At 'Winter White House' Line Between Work, Play And Business Is Blurred
Source: Associated Press
By JILL COLVIN Published NOVEMBER 27, 2017 6:49 AM
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump draws a wiggly line between work, play and business at the private club he calls his “winter White House.”
Like George H.W. Bush and his family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, or George W. Bush with his ranch in Crawford, Texas, Trump has made Mar-a-Lago his refuge from Washington. It’s where he slips back into the role of glad-handing host that he played for years before waging his winning presidential campaign.
Club members described Trump as being in an especially good mood over the past five days, as he kicked off Palm Beach’s winter social season surrounded by family and (mostly paying) friends and golfed with some of the game’s greats.
His Thanksgiving dinner felt more like a homecoming, with more than 500 club members and guests packed into Mar-a-Lago’s enormous, gilded ballroom for a meal that included traditional turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes, as well as local favorites like Florida stone crab.
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