It’s also led to complaints.
She recalled meeting Musk andJeff Bezosin December at a dinner on Mar-a-Lago’s patio.
Trump told Bloomberg Businessweek last yearthat Mar-a-Lago membership fees were as low as $25,000 when it opened.
Today membership costs $1 million, up from about $200,000 in 2017.
The downside, she said, was the traffic.
“It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen before.
I’ve been here for 21 years,” the resident said.
“It’s madness, and it’s daily.
Most of the hottest venues are 10 to 15 minutes north of Mar-a-Lago, on or around Worth Avenue.
“I’ve seen a huge influx of that.”
Whether the spending at Mar-a-Lago and the surrounding area will continue once Trump takes office remains to be seen.
“It’s where decisions will get made.”
While he welcomes the business, he conceded that the pro-Trump vibe had led to some tense moments.
He permitted it to be shown for just 30 seconds because he worried it could unsettle other guests.
But she said that after Trump won the popular vote, the vibe changed at least in Palm Beach.
Ashton Munholland, 30, the president of the Palm Beach Young Republicans, agreed.
She said the club had grown to 300 members from the low double-digits since she took over in 2023.
With reporting by Andy Kiersz
Reed Alexander is a correspondent at Business Insider.
