Palm Beach Post
After watching a viral video of maskless partygoers on the dance floor at the Mar-a-Lago Club on New Year s Eve, Palm Beach County officials concluded President Donald Trump s private club and future home had violated the county s mask order.
In a warning letter and notice of violation sent to the club on Tuesday, officials warned that further violations could result in a citation, hearing before a special magistrate and a fine of up to $15,000 per violation. Failure to adhere to facial covering and social distancing requirements constitute an irreparable/irreversible violation that imperils or threatens to imperil the life, safety, and welfare of others and cannot be undone, wrote Richard Padgett, a code enforcement officer with the county s COVID Enforcement and Education Team.
The PGA of America has severed ties with outgoing US President Donald Trump after its membership voted to move the 2022 PGA Championship from its planned host course of Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey. The new venue will be announced shortly.
It was a bold decision as years of planning had already gone into the event and it is sure to lead to a legal challenge from Trump and his organisation. Bedminster was named as host in 2012 and has spent considerable time and money to prepare for one of golf’s most prestigious titles.
But after Trump’s role in last week’s insurrection and the subsequent storming of the Capitol by a mob that resulted in death and destruction, many former Trump supporters are scurrying for cover. The president is also facing possible charges.
The Senate logjam over raising coronavirus stimulus checks to $2,000 showed no signs of breaking Thursday as Republicans again rejected Democratic demands for a vote on the issue. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) pronounced the effort to triple the direct payments to American taxpayers a nonstarter even as President Trump jetted back to Washington, D.C. from Florida. Framing a .