Trump family company plans presidential retreat at Florida golf course, reports say
In short
US President Donald Trump plans to turn a golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, run by his family's company into a retreat for the exclusive use of the president, TBS NEWS DIG reported, citing the Washington Post on Oct. 7. Nishi-Nippon Shimbun and Tokyo Shimbun ran headlines saying a Trump company is planning a US presidential villa at a golf course.
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US President Donald Trump is planning to turn a golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, run by his family's company into a retreat for the exclusive use of the president, TBS NEWS DIG reported, citing a Washington Post report published on Oct. 7. [ 5 ]
Nishi-Nippon Shimbun and Tokyo Shimbun carried the story under a headline saying a Trump company is planning a US presidential villa at a golf course. Neither gave further details in the material available. [ 1 , 2 ]
Why it matters
Japanese outlets carried the report that a property run by the president's family business may be designated a presidential retreat. The documents give no further detail on costs, timing or reactions.
Key facts
- A company linked to Trump is planning a US presidential villa at a golf course, according to headlines in Nishi-Nippon Shimbun and Tokyo Shimbun. [ 1 , 2 ]
- TBS NEWS DIG reported that Trump plans to make a golf course run by his family company a retreat exclusively for the president. [ 5 ]
- The golf course is in West Palm Beach, Florida, according to TBS NEWS DIG. [ 5 ]
- TBS NEWS DIG attributed the report to the Washington Post, which published it on Oct. 7. [ 5 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Whether the plan is driven by Trump himself or by his company. Nishi-Nippon Shimbun and Tokyo Shimbun headlines say a Trump company is planning it, while TBS NEWS DIG says Trump is planning it.
- The location in West Palm Beach and the Washington Post as original source. Only TBS NEWS DIG gives these details; the other documents carry only a headline.
- Costs, timing and how the retreat would be used or funded. None of the documents give these details.