Hurricane Dorian is threatening to strike Florida near Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s prized South Florida resort.
The storm is projected to make landfall as a Category 4 hurricane on Monday, with Melbourne as the most likely landing spot. That’s about 115 miles north of Palm Beach, where Trump’s ocean-front hotel is situated.
Mar-a-Lago remains in the “cone of uncertainty” — the range of potential paths the hurricane could take as it strengthens in the Caribbean.
Previous hurricane models suggested Dorian could pass right through the so-called Winter White House, a frequent destination for Trump’s working vacations.
Trump has tweeted he is monitoring the storm, first celebrating the storm had spared Puerto Rico before warning Floridians it was headed their way.
“It will be a very big Hurricane, perhaps one of the biggest!” Trump wrote.
Puerto Rico is in great shape with Hurricane Dorian taking a largely different route than anticipated. Thank you to FEMA, first responders, and all, for working so hard & being so well prepared. A great result! The bad news, Florida get ready! Storm is building and will be BIG!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 29, 2019 [1]
Hurricane Dorian looks like it will be hitting Florida late Sunday night. Be prepared and please follow State and Federal instructions, it will be a very big Hurricane, perhaps one of the biggest!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 29, 2019 [2]
Guests of Mar-a-Lago were forced to evacuate [3] during Hurricane Irma in 2017. Trump once claimed the property sustained $17 million in damage during the infamous 2005 hurricane season, but an Associated Press investigation found little evidence the private club took a hit.
Suffice to say, Twitter is enjoying the irony:
Oh the irony! as hurricane Dorian misses Puerto Rico & is headed for Mar-a-Lago. Just too perfect. pic.twitter.com/ZwyjTt23zG [4]
— Dafnie (@cathjensevics) August 29, 2019 [5]
So Dorian is expected to be at Cat 3 by the time it comes pounding on Florida's door. Can it aim for Mar-A-Lago and ONLY Mar-A-Lago???
— General William T. Sherman (@secularagnostic) August 28, 2019 [6]
🆘🆘 💨 NOAA has just posted new Hurricane tracking report saying that H Dorian will hit land around West Palm Beach (Mar-a-lago) folks, as a Category 4 Storm!! 💨🆘🆘
— Alex (@aroseblush) August 29, 2019 [7]
Dear Dorian:
Please visit Mar-a-Lago when you arrive in Florida. A lengthy visit if you have the time. And Thank You for sparing Puerto Rico.
xo
America#Dorian [8]— Czarcastic1 (@czarcastic1) August 29, 2019 [9]
Current projected path of Hurricane Dorian, now forecast to strengthen to a Category Four storm by Sunday.
The ⛳️ is Mar-a-Lago. pic.twitter.com/StMPkjvsyL [10]
— Scott Bixby (@scottbix) August 29, 2019 [11]