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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMar-a-Lago loses ninth big charity event
By Drew Harwell and David A. Fahrenthold
August 19 at 3:41 PM
... The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach, a charity focused on the ritzy islands architectural landmarks, had planned to hold a dinner dance at Mar-a-Lago next March. The foundation was a new customer for Trumps club, and a potentially lucrative one: It spent $244,000 on rent and food on a previous gala at another site, according to tax filings.
But on Saturday, the foundation said it would find another venue ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trumps-mar-a-lago-club-loses-its-ninth-big-charity-event-this-week/2017/08/19/8bc21aa2-8513-11e7-ab27-1a21a8e006ab_story.html?utm_term=.dec059acb455
OldHippieChick
(2,434 posts)counter-protester? Is he (or an aide) seeing the financial catastrophe his fascist ideas begat?
fierywoman
(7,702 posts)OldHippieChick
(2,434 posts)not sure which diagnosis is correct. We may not even know in our lifetime. This may the fodder of autopsy. Okay, not in MY lifetime. He ain't that much older than I so I may never know which affliction took him down - but greed is my personal choice.
underpants
(182,988 posts)PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)It's going to be an avalanche of people and companies shunning and rolling over this bastard. Now THIS will get his attention, it's costing him money and disgracing and embarrassing him.
shanti
(21,675 posts)starts drastically affecting his bottom line, that is when he will resign. IMO. He cares about nothing else, he's shameless.
monmouth4
(9,711 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)samnsara
(17,656 posts)....while they still have both!
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Rhiannon12866
(206,592 posts)Can't say I blame them - or anyone.