Is Mar-a-Lago Safe from Hurricane Irma?
Hurricane Irma tore through the Caribbean on Wednesday, hitting the island of St. Martin, where President Trump owns an 11-bedroom beachfront mansion, especially hard.
The home, which Trump has operated as a rental property, is on the market for $16.9 million. But the area suffered extreme damage, French officials said, and the status of the house is unclear.
"It’s an enormous catastrophe. Ninety-five percent of the island is destroyed," Daniel Gibbs, the president of the territorial council, reportedly said in a radio interview. "I’m in shock. It’s frightening."
"The four most solid buildings on the island have been destroyed, which means that more rustic structures have probably been completely or partially destroyed," French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb told AFP.
A United States-based representative for St. Martin Sotheby's International Realty, which has listed the property, told Town & Country Thursday afternoon that he has not been able to reach anyone on the island and could not provide any information on the status of the house.
And Irma's toll on Trump's properties may not end there. Mar-a-Lago, the president's private club in Palm Beach, and his three Florida golf clubs are in the path of the hurricane.
The latest forecast places South Florida directly in the path of the storm, which is expected to make landfall there Sunday morning.
Irma's path projected to pivot N as it nears Fla.; timing of that turn crucial to millions of people in the state. https://t.co/hZLbmLv8b9
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A spokesperson for the Trump Organization issued the following statement to Town & Country:
"The safety and security of our guests, members and colleagues is our top priority and we are closely monitoring Hurricane Irma. Our teams at the Trump properties in Florida are taking all of the proper precautions and following local and Florida State Advisories very closely to ensure that everyone is kept safe and secure. We continue to send our thoughts and prayers to victims of Hurricane Harvey and are praying for those that are in the path of Hurricane Irma."
This post will be updated.
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