Aerial photo taken after Trump said FBI agents had raided former US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida, on August 15, 2022.
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Prominent Florida real estate, including former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club and various golf resorts, is outside the expected plan. hurricane miltona Category 5 storm expected to make landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast later this week.
But the Sarasota office of Trump Media, Truth Social’s parent company, is directly in the storm’s expected line of sight.
Mar-a-Lago Trump International Golf Club west palm beach and trump national golf club All of Jupiter’s facilities are located in Palm Beach County. of Trump National Doral Miami Located in Miami-Dade County.
Both areas are outside the National Weather Service’s forecast cone for Milton, but those forecasts are subject to change in the coming days.
Nevertheless, authorities declared a regional state of emergency. both countywhich is also under a flood watch. Residents are encouraged to develop evacuation plans and prepare disaster kits as Milton’s projected path evolves.
Meanwhile, Truth Social’s offices are located directly within the area where the Milton is expected to make landfall in the Gulf late Wednesday.
Trump is the largest shareholder trump mediais a publicly traded company that primarily operates the Truth Social platform.
in August application The company told the Securities and Exchange Commission that it cut expenses, including by reducing rent. However, the latest information disclosure is Submitted on October 4th listed a Sarasota address and long-distance phone number as the company’s principal executive office.
Trump Media did not immediately respond to CNBC’s questions about the office, the number and frequency of employees, and the company’s preparations for Milton. The former president himself does not own office property in Sarasota.
NOAA tracking Hurricane Milton on October 7, 2024.
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Milton It is currently located in the Gulf of Mexico and is increasing in strength by the hour with sustained wind speeds of 275 miles per hour. It is expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday.
“Time is running out,” Keith Tulli, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s acting director for response and recovery, said on a call with reporters Monday. “Today and tomorrow are the only days left to prepare before landing.”
Trump’s Florida properties appear safe for now, but the storm has already disrupted some of his campaign plans.
The Republican presidential candidate had scheduled a taping at City Hall on Tuesday with Univision, Miami’s major Spanish-language television broadcaster. But as Milton’s claims intensified, the campaign decided to reschedule the taping for next Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Trump’s Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, plans to tape another of her Univision town halls in Nevada on Thursday.
Milton is expected to arrive in the southeastern United States late Wednesday, on the heels of Hurricane Helen, a Category 4 storm that hit Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee.
