WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — An advisory issued by the Federal Aviation Administration suggests that President Donald Trump will spend this weekend at Mar-a-Lago.
The advisory notifies local pilots to expect temporary flight restrictions around West Palm Beach between Jan. 31 at 6:30 p.m. to Feb. 2 at 6 p.m. due to "VIP movement." However, the FAA could always extend the flight restrictions.
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The restrictions will allow regularly scheduled commercial planes from Palm Beach International Airport to take off and land, but the Lantana Airport said it will close for the duration of the restrictions.
Palm Beach County residents became used to the restrictions during Trump's first term in office since the president frequently chooses to spend weekends at Mar-a-Lago during the winter.
When Trump was in office in 2017, multiple planes violated the flight restrictions, causing Air Force jets based in Homestead to be scrambled to the area at least twice.
WPTV reported this month how the flight restrictions impact neighborhoods east of Palm Beach International Airport since normal air traffic will curve north of their normal flight plan to avoid flying over Mar-a-Lago.
Earlier this month, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw spoke with WPTV about flight restrictions when the president is in town. He also said drivers could expect temporary road closures on Southern Boulevard and Interstate 95.
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Emails obtained by WPTV from Palm Beach County show the sheriff's office is asking county officials for more than $45 million in "supplemental funding" for overtime costs related to Trump.
Slides presented by county staff to Palm Beach County commissioners on Tuesday estimated security to protect Trump will cost about $35 million to $40 million a year.
At the meeting, commissioners instructed staff to ask the federal government to refund the county for those expenses, along with other bills affected by the president's frequent visits to the county.
Historically, the county said it has used a grant called the Presidential Residence Protection Assistance to get refunded by the federal government. However, Congress has allocated less money to the program after President Joe Biden took office in 2021.
According to a letter the county provided to WPTV, the county highlighted the funding issue, noting that some costs are not covered by the grant. It also acknowledged an increase in security spending following an assassination attempt.
