Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Faces $15,000 Fines For Future Mask Violations After New Year’s Party Breaks County Rules

Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Faces $15,000 Fines For Future Mask Violations After New Year’s Party Breaks County Rules

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Guests at the New Year's Eve party at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club failed to wear masks, in violation of rules in Palm Beach County, Florida, officials warned Tuesday, threatening to fine the club $15,000 for any future infractions amid reports that Trump is planning to live there after he moves out of the White House.

Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida (Photo by Mary Jordan/The Washington Post via Getty Images)



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In a letter to the club's executive vice president, Bernd Lembcke, Palm Beach officials said there was a “a breakdown in enforcement of the mask orders that led to almost the entire room of guests being without masks” during parts of the New Year's party.





The letter cites video footage of the event that showed partiers not wearing masks, including a video shot by the president's son Donald Trump Jr. of a large unmasked crowd watching rapper Vanilla Ice perform “Ice Ice Baby” and “Play That Funky Music.”







Under Palm Beach County's rules, people are