Trump proposes turning his Florida golf club into a private Camp David-style retreat

Trump Proposes Turning His Golf Club into a Private Presidential Retreat

President Trump wants to bring his own personal Camp David to Palm Beach.

The Palm Beach Post first reported last month on the president's plans to turn his Trump International Golf Club in Palm Beach into a private, Camp David–style club for leaders and foreign dignitaries. In a September 3 letter to Palm Beach County commissioners, the president proposed that he would "provide access to all" club facilities at "no cost to the federal government." While the Trump family owns the property, it lies on land leased by Palm Beach County, hence the proposal letter.

The plans have appeared to progress significantly, with the county seriously considering the proposal, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.

The president has long found Camp David to be undesirable for his tastes, saying in 2017 that he could only enjoy the historic retreat center "for about 30 minutes."

"Just as Camp David, Windsor Castle, or the Elysee Palace are known worldwide, so too will the Presidential Golf Course in Palm Beach County," attorney Harvey Oyer, who is representing the property, wrote in his letter to the county commissioners. "It would further cement Palm Beach County as one of the most recognizable brands and destinations in the world."

"The property is minutes away from the Donald J. Trump International Airport, does not have buildings looming, does not have houses along the course, has great security features, is close to law enforcement, and happens to be a highly-rated golf course," an anonymous White House official told the Post. "These are features that are necessary for any presidential retreat."

Collins Struggles in Debate Against Democratic Challenger

Maine Senator Susan Collins, one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the midterms, faced a humiliating reality check Tuesday night during her debate against Democratic challenger Troy Jackson.

In the first of four televised debates, Collins struggled to defend her efforts to rein in President Donald Trump's disastrous policies.

"Troy mocked it, but I was successful in getting concrete, pulp, and road salt removed from the tariff list," Collins said.

"I didn't mock the fact that she got road salt back, I mocked the fact that, what about everything else? We can't eat road salt," Jackson said. "And the thing about it is, is that everything that she's doing with Iran war, stuff like that, there's going to be so many less people that'll be able to afford to drive that I'm not even sure the road salt is going to be worth anything, either."

It was a startling moment dealt by a comparatively novice challenger against a five-term senator, highlighting just how Collins has failed to truly stand up to Trump.

Collins has voted five separate times to extend Trump's military campaign in the Middle East. A study found that as of July, the average Maine household has had to pay $3,900 more for goods and services during Trump's second term.

Naked Gold Trump Statue Erected at European Parliament

President Trump isn't going to like how the European Parliament is allowing him to be depicted.

An eight-foot-tall statue covered in 23-karat gold leaf has been erected at the building in Strasbourg, France, showing a naked, overweight Trump being carried on the back of a much smaller man, while the president holds a golf club, a tiny world-shaped ball, and the scales of justice. The base is inscribed with the words "I am sitting on the back of a man. He is sinking under my burden. I will do anything to help him. Except stepping down from his back," attributed to "The King of Injustice."

The statue's creator, Danish sculptor Jens Galschiøt, calls his creation The Orange Plague, and said it's a satirical outcry against volatile U.S. environmental and foreign policy.

"Trump represents one of the greatest threats to the rule-based world order, democratic values, and our common effort to solving the climate crisis," Galschiøt said in a statement. "We must address this issue and stand together against such destructive influence."

"If someone is so thin-skinned that they cannot tolerate this sculpture being exhibited in the European Parliament, then they have no place on the world stage," said Danish member of the European Parliament Per Clausen at the statue's unveiling.

Trump has been mocked by statues before. Before the 2024 presidential election, a 43-foot-tall naked statue of the president toured the U.S., appearing in Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin, and Nevada. The president's supporters at the time called the statue "political violence." Golden statues of Trump also appeared at the time in Portland and Philadelphia behind statues of naked women with the inscriptions, "In honor of a lifetime of sexual assault."

More recently, statues and art installations addressing Trump's association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have popped up in Washington, D.C. Trump himself usually avoids commenting directly on these satirical art pieces, instead condemning them through spokespeople. He has yet to comment on this statue in France.

Leaked Audio Reveals Paxton Blaming Trump for Campaign Woes

Yet another leaked recording of Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton has landed.

"It's the war, it's gas prices.... It's over $6 a gallon for diesel," Paxton said at a donor meeting when asked what issues were "dragging" on him and his campaign, according to audio obtained by Axios. "People are feeling that pinch. So I'd say that's probably the biggest problem … food prices, everything else.... That's by far our biggest problem, and I think that's why we're having a hard time with numbers."

"How do you respond to it?" a reporter asked. Paxton went on to give his spiel on his tax cut plan called "Protecting the Texas Promise Plan." He said he wants people to use it on everything from "gym memberships" to "GLP-1s."

He went on to note that he was essentially powerless to stop President Trump's war on Iran—the very thing causing the problems he previously listed. "I have no control over the aspects [of the war]. So many of the factors of this federal race are uncontrollable. I don't make the decisions, I don't know what's behind some of the decisions."

This is at least the third time Paxton has unknowingly been recorded sending either subliminal or direct messages to Trump in recent days. Just a week ago at a fundraiser, he told someone that Trump's GOP midterm convention in Dallas was having a direct negative impact on his numbers. And two days ago, an audio was released of Paxton essentially saying his own Senate race was being operated by outside forces in Washington.

"I've never been in a race where I felt less control over the campaign and, like, what issues are going to matter because it's all coming—you know—from D.C.," he said last month. "I don't control the message or what we're doing.... I don't have ability to change anything," Paxton continued. "So I have to live with whatever I've got. So it is a challenge."

Trump Falsely Claims Iran War Ended Before It Began

President Donald Trump falsely claimed Tuesday that his military campaign against Iran ended eight months before he started it.

In the latest installment of Senior Moment or Shocking Admission?, the president offered an outrageous defense against anyone complaining that his so-called "six-week war" had stretched on for more than seven months.

"We really ended it as soon as the B2 bombers hit, because that was the end of their nuclear [program], that was 95 percent of the reason we did it. Maybe 100 percent," he said.

Trump was referring to a series of strikes using "bunker buster" bombs on three of Iran's nuclear facilities in June 2025. That was a full eight months before he ordered attacks in March 2026.

Clearly, those strikes didn't actually end the war in the Middle East.

This particular comment is concerning in light of the Trump administration officials who have previously contradicted Trump's claims that Iran's nuclear program presented any imminent threat to national security.

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