PALM BEACH, Fla. — For some of the businesses and government agencies that surround President Trump’s “Winter White House,†the effects of his frequent weekend getaways to Mar-a-Lago can best be told in numbers.
â– $200,000 in lost fuel sales at a large local airport in a single four-day visit this month.
â– 75 no-shows at a new restaurant in just one night.
■$60,000 a day to pay overtime to sheriff’s deputies who guard the many closed roads, a tab that is about $1.5 million over all since the election.
â– 250 private flights grounded every day.
A month into his presidency, Mr. Trump arrived at Mar-a-Lago, his private club here, for a third weekend in a row this Presidents’ Day weekend. For the locals, that’s at least three days of clogged roads and strict security protocols that hurt local businesses and frustrate residents.