Trump to stay in Washington

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer confirmed Thursday that President Donald Trump won’t be visiting his favorite getaway, his Mar-a-Lago Club, this weekend. Instead, he’ll stay in Washington.

“The president intends to be here this weekend,” Spicer said during a White House news briefing. His decision is could be a relief to organizers of the 32nd annual Palm Beach International Boat Show, which runs through Sunday. Though it’s in West Palm Beach mostly north of the most direct route between Palm Beach International Airport and Mar-a-Lago, it’s a major event that draws many people to the city.

He’s expected back soon. It’s been widely reported that Trump will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Palm Beach on April 6 and 7.

South Florida supporters of President Donald Trump, protesters who revile the president, and police who’ve been racking up lots of overtime are getting the weekend off.

There won’t be any Trump duty this weekend in Palm Beach.

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer confirmed Thursday that the president won’t be visiting his favorite getaway, his Mar-a-Lago Club, this weekend. Instead, he’ll stay in Washington.

“The president intends to be here this weekend,” Spicer said during a White House news briefing. “As we have updates on the president’s weekend plans, we’ll let you know.”

Trump’s been in Palm Beach five weekends since his Jan. 20 inauguration.

He’s expected back soon. It’s been widely reported that Trump will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Palm Beach on April 6-7.

People who read the tea leaves concerning Trump travel to South Florida had guessed he wouldn’t be in town this weekend. Trips to Mar-a-Lago are generally preceded by warnings to pilots early in the week about no-fly zones around the resort. No such advisory was issued this week.

And there’s pressing business going on in Washington — the planned vote on repealing Obamacare — that could have a major impact on the future of Trump’s presidency. He’s been heavily involved in drumming up support for the plan critics have dubbed Trumpcare.

His decision could be a relief to organizers of the 32nd annual Palm Beach International Boat Show, which runs through Sunday. Though it’s in West Palm Beach mostly north of the most direct route between Palm Beach International Airport and Mar-a-Lago, it’s a major event that draws many people to the city.

His decision is sure to disappoint others, especially leading Palm Beach County Republicans and donors to the party and its candidates. The county party is having its annual Lincoln Day at Mar-a-Lago — as it’s done for several years — and a drop in by Trump would have been a triumph for local Republican leaders.

Chairman Michael Barnett, for example, was a supporter of Trump long before he became the odds-on favorite for the 2016 presidential nomination.

The party has big-name Trump supporters attending the Mar-a-Lago dinner: Diamond and Silk, the sensational internet duo. Lynnette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson are known for their quirky and over-the-top videos supporting all things Trump.

The Republican Party program also includes Gov. Rick Scott, a likely candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018, and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, an all-butdeclared candidate for governor next year.

The president has been in Palm Beach five weekends since his Jan. 20 inauguration.

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