Mar-a-Lago is the epicenter of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition, and everyone from foreign leaders, contractors and those seeking a job in the administration, have descended on Palm Beach, Florida.
People are filling hotels and seeking rental properties for the next three months to get as much face-time with Trump and his top advisers as possible, as the administration and its priorities begin to take shape.
Members of Trump’s other properties throughout the country that normally get reciprocity to attend the clubs, but don’t for Mar-a-Lago, have reached out to the property’s management begging to get access to the club. And some Mar-a-Lago members have been offered money to be taken to the club as a guest from those seeking to rub elbows with Trump, three sources familiar with the situation told CNN.
Currently there are no restrictions on who members can bring as guests and outsiders are trying to take advantage of that while it still holds. “I don’t even know what member I went in with,” one source who visited Mar-a-Lago with several former administration officials said of a trip to the club last week.
Advisers insist that this time around Trump’s transition is much more orderly, and by all accounts, the transition itself has steered clear of the chaos. Trump tapping Susie Wiles as chief-of-staff signaled to those around Trump’s orbit that there was a grown up running the show.
Trump advisers have held formal meetings with the transition team and the president-elect during the day at the resort, presenting him with thought out plans for policy and personnel. But the circus begins after dark, when members and guests line the hallways to greet the president-elect and often, former first lady Melania Trump, as they walk to their known patio table for dinner.
While Trump has a US Secret Service detail, a bodyman and his own entourage, he often stops and engages with members and guests, shaking hands and thanking them for being at the club. Trump’s table is roped off but it often doesn’t stop people from visiting the president-elect during dinner or trying to stop him in transit.
Some members and guests, including those who have their sites on administration posts, have been seen having pull-aside talks with the president-elect, although advisers insist that everything is going through the proper channels.
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