Mar-a-Lago is the epicenter of Donald Trump’s presidential transition, and foreign leaders, contractors and those seeking a job in the administration have descended on Palm Beach, Florida, filling hotels and seeking rental properties for the next three months to get as much face time as possible with the president-elect and his top advisers.
Members of Trump’s other properties throughout the country who normally get reciprocity to visit the clubs — but don’t for Mar-a-Lago — have reached out to the property’s management begging to get access. And some Mar-a-Lago members have been offered money by those seeking to be taken to the club as a guest and rub elbows with Trump, three sources familiar with the situation told CNN.
While Trump has a US Secret Service detail, a body man 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 him during dinner or trying to stop him in transit. “People will pitch ideas as he walks by,” one source who witnessed the interactions told CNN.
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