President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he’d filed paperwork to change his primary residence from Manhattan to Palm Beach, Florida, griping about his treatment at the hands of New York officials.
….New York, and always will, but unfortunately, despite the fact that I pay millions of dollars in city, state and local taxes each year, I have been treated very badly by the political leaders of both the city and state. Few have been treated worse. I hated having to make….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2019
….this decision, but in the end it will be best for all concerned. As President, I will always be there to help New York and the great people of New York. It will always have a special place in my heart!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2019
According to the New York Times, he and Melania Trump submitted documents to change their primary residence in late September, filing a “declaration of domicile” for Mar-a-Lago.
At least one New York official is not sad to see him go:
Good riddance.
It’s not like @realDonaldTrump paid taxes here anyway…
He’s all yours, Florida. https://t.co/9AX0q1aBkQ
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) November 1, 2019
An attempt to avoid prosecution by NYS once he is out of office?
That’s what I was thinking (not that it will work). Or to make it more difficult for stiffed contractors to sue him (not that that would work either). Or maybe the plan is to declare Mar-a-Lago as a homestead to shield it from bankruptcy…
No doubt there are improvements that must be made to the president’s primary residence for security reasons… they are complete in Trump Tower, so no he moves on to Mara Largo. Hopefully is gone before he can change residency to Bedminster NJ
New York City and state have been more than kind to Trump since the 70’s bestowing him with numerous tax advantages.
What did he ever do in return? Heck he once threatened the New York City economic development commissioner because he didn’t get enough.
Damn, thought you’d be considering Russia. Doubt if you’ll get away from the law in Mar la Gogo, but you can hide out there at least until the next hurricane season.