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Is the presidency good for Trump's business? Not necessarily at this golf course.
Retweeted by Glenn Kessler: https://twitter.com/GlennKesslerWP
We got figures on golf revenue, charity tournaments, Hollywood shoots and outdoor weddings at @realDonaldTrump's L.A. club.
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Is the presidency good for Trump’s business? Not necessarily at this golf course.
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Is the presidency good for Trump’s business? Not necessarily at this golf course.
By David A. Fahrenthold and Rob Kuznia July 18 at 6:00 AM
At President Trump’s golf club in Southern California, there is a driving range on a cliff, with a stunning view of the blue Pacific. There’s room for 24 golfers. ... But, on a recent afternoon, there was only one. ... And he was playing with a guilty conscience.
“I feel like I’m cheating on my wife,” said Richard Sullivan, a 59-year-old doctor. ... His wife is a fierce opponent of the president’s politics. She’d recently caught Sullivan with a freebie water bottle with the Trump logo. “Don’t ever go to Trump again,” she ordered. Sullivan had stopped playing full $300 rounds of golf here, but sneaked back to the range. ... He often found it empty. “It’s just dead all the time,” Sullivan said.
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Since Trump entered the presidential race in June 2015, revenues from greens fees at the L.A. club has dropped by 13 percent, according to figures from the city government. .... But the Trump course had found other ways to make money. ... Hollywood, for instance, didn’t care how the course played — just how it looked. When the ABC television show “Modern Family” needed a location for a scene where a stodgy, luxurious golf club would host a gay wedding, Trump National played the part.
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Another barometer of success: the permits issued by the city for outdoor weddings at an oceanfront park next to the course, where the couples returned to Trump National for their reception.
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David A. Fahrenthold is a reporter covering the Trump family and their business interests. He has been at the Post since 2000, and previously covered Congress, the federal bureaucracy, the environment, and the D.C. police. Follow @Fahrenthold
By David A. Fahrenthold and Rob Kuznia July 18 at 6:00 AM
At President Trump’s golf club in Southern California, there is a driving range on a cliff, with a stunning view of the blue Pacific. There’s room for 24 golfers. ... But, on a recent afternoon, there was only one. ... And he was playing with a guilty conscience.
“I feel like I’m cheating on my wife,” said Richard Sullivan, a 59-year-old doctor. ... His wife is a fierce opponent of the president’s politics. She’d recently caught Sullivan with a freebie water bottle with the Trump logo. “Don’t ever go to Trump again,” she ordered. Sullivan had stopped playing full $300 rounds of golf here, but sneaked back to the range. ... He often found it empty. “It’s just dead all the time,” Sullivan said.
....
Since Trump entered the presidential race in June 2015, revenues from greens fees at the L.A. club has dropped by 13 percent, according to figures from the city government. .... But the Trump course had found other ways to make money. ... Hollywood, for instance, didn’t care how the course played — just how it looked. When the ABC television show “Modern Family” needed a location for a scene where a stodgy, luxurious golf club would host a gay wedding, Trump National played the part.
....
Another barometer of success: the permits issued by the city for outdoor weddings at an oceanfront park next to the course, where the couples returned to Trump National for their reception.
....
David A. Fahrenthold is a reporter covering the Trump family and their business interests. He has been at the Post since 2000, and previously covered Congress, the federal bureaucracy, the environment, and the D.C. police. Follow @Fahrenthold
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