WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA — (AP) Commissioners in a Florida county are suggesting that a special tax be levied against President Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago property.
The county spends more spends more than $60,000 a day when the president visits, mostly for law enforcement overtime. The county has spent almost $2 million since January.
It was the president’s sixth trip to his so-called Winter White House in the 12 weeks since his inauguration.
The county is hoping the federal government will eventually reimburse its costs.
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