Mar-a-Lago club might not always give privacy
Trump’s Sunday includes early tweeting, then church, brunch and egg hunt before D.C. flight.
PALM BEACH — The president came to pray.
But nothing about Donald Trump’s visits to Palm Beach are simple, and neither was his attendance at Easter service Sunday morning at The Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea during Trump’s seventh presidential visit to his Mar-a-Lago estate.
A line of worshippers in Easter florals and wide-brimmed hats snaked outside the front door before the 11 a.m. service, waiting for searches of purses and hoping for seats. Metal detectors were on-site, as were Secret Service agents in bulletproof vests. A double line of motorcycle cops parked on a side street. Traffic slowed in front of the church at 141 S. County Road, then was stopped entirely just prior to the presidential motorcade’s arrival at the church.
Across the street, longtime Trump sup-
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President’s supporters unfazed by reversals on positions, porter Lina Lindroos, of Hypoluxo, stood on the hood of the Trumpmobile, a high-profile homage on wheels to the president, an object of international attention cobbled together from three different cars. Standing nearby was her husband, Karl, a part of the Lantana Finnish community, which supported Trump.
Although charities seem mostly committed to returning to President Donald Trump’s Mar-aLago Club next season for their events, there are two factors that could discourage future bookings: Enhanced security at the Palm Beach compound and pressure to make the names of visitors public.
On April 10, watchdog groups sued to get visitor logs from the White House and Mar-a-Lago.
Congress already has asked the Government Accountability Office to look into the proper-