Loyalists and jesters fill Trump’s ‘winter White House’ for court of King Donald

A succession of wannabe power brokers are flocking to Mar-a-Lago to seek the favour of the president-electThe shutters are down, the curtains are open, and Donald Trump’s opulent, waterfront palace of intrigue is open for business once more. A succession of ambitious, ultra-loyal subjects has paraded through, vying for attention and seeking favors from the throne. Servants fall over themselves to indulge their master’s every whim. And then there are the jesters …Given this week’s extraordinary developments at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, as he builds the cabinet with which he will govern in January, it is difficult to escape the notion that the operation is being run something akin to a royal court. Continue reading...

Nov 16, 2024 - 20:30
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Loyalists and jesters fill Trump’s ‘winter White House’ for court of King Donald

A succession of wannabe power brokers are flocking to Mar-a-Lago to seek the favour of the president-elect

The shutters are down, the curtains are open, and Donald Trump’s opulent, waterfront palace of intrigue is open for business once more. A succession of ambitious, ultra-loyal subjects has paraded through, vying for attention and seeking favors from the throne. Servants fall over themselves to indulge their master’s every whim. And then there are the jesters

Given this week’s extraordinary developments at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, as he builds the cabinet with which he will govern in January, it is difficult to escape the notion that the operation is being run something akin to a royal court. Continue reading...