Cleveland Clinic Yanks Fundraiser From Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Club

President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is seen, Saturday, April 15, 2017, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
FILE - This Saturday, April 15, 2017, file photo shows President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. President Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement could accelerate damage to h... FILE - This Saturday, April 15, 2017, file photo shows President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. President Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement could accelerate damage to his family’s real estate empire in the coming decades, especially his properties that lie just feet from the encroaching sea in low-lying South Florida. Projections from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show that Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, the apartment towers bearing his name on Miami-area beaches and his Doral golf course are all threatened by rising seas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) MORE LESS
Start your day with TPM.
Sign up for the Morning Memo newsletter

The Cleveland Clinic, a nonprofit health care network, announced on Thursday that it no longer plans to hold a 2018 fundraising gala at Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s exclusive Palm Beach, Florida club.

“After careful consideration, Cleveland Clinic has decided that it will not hold a Florida fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago in 2018. We thank the staff of Mar-a-Lago for their service over the years,” the clinic said in a statement.

The clinic would not elaborate on the reasoning behind pulling the fundraiser from Mar-a-Lago, but the decision comes in the wake of Trump’s failure to deliver a full-throated condemnation of white supremacists in the immediate wake of a car attack at a “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The clinic’s CEO, Toby Cosgrove, was a member of Trump’s business advisory council called the Strategic and Policy Forum, which disbanded on Wednesday. That panel, as well as the White House’s manufacturing council, was dissolved after several CEOs criticized Trump’s response to the Charlottesville attack and made moves to leave the jobs panels.

Once a top destination for fancy charity fundraisers in Palm Beach, Mar-a-Lago has taken a hit since Trump’s election when it comes to booking those types of events, as the Washington Post reported back in June. Although the resort appears to be flourishing otherwise, several charities have decided against holding large banquets at the club, citing the burden of increased security there.

Latest Livewire

Notable Replies

  1. Avatar for zsak zsak says:

    I was just at a CCF facility this AM for some blood tests. Nice to know my $ won’t be going to a Trump enterprise.

  2. BRAVO!

    Hit TRUMP where it will actually HURT HIM (because we all know he has no shame, no conscience, and no empathy.)

  3. American Red Cross spent $200-300,000 at Mar-a-Lago last December. Does anybody know if they have announced future plans for events there?

  4. About fucking time. Holy fuck. What a bunch of stupid douchebags for dragging this out for so long. Jesus fucking christ!

  5. A week ago CC said it wouldn’t move the event.

    I wonder what happened between then and now…

Continue the discussion at forums.talkingpointsmemo.com

24 more replies

Participants

Avatar for system1 Avatar for xpurg8d Avatar for littlegirlblue Avatar for sysprog Avatar for ncsteve Avatar for mooster Avatar for krusher Avatar for stoy Avatar for invitedguest Avatar for chelsea530 Avatar for christianhankel Avatar for joelopines Avatar for jkrogman Avatar for ronbyers Avatar for mrf Avatar for khaaannn Avatar for pshah Avatar for muddylee Avatar for clauscph Avatar for antisachetdethe Avatar for pumor Avatar for bankerpup Avatar for tootles2 Avatar for zsak

Continue Discussion
Masthead Masthead
Founder & Editor-in-Chief:
Executive Editor:
Managing Editor:
Deputy Editor:
Editor at Large:
General Counsel:
Publisher:
Head of Product:
Director of Technology:
Associate Publisher:
Front End Developer:
Senior Designer: