US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants to turn his luxury Florida golf course into a retreat for future presidents modeled on the historic Camp David getaway.
The 80-year-old billionaire said that US security officials had suggested the plan to transform the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach into a sanctuary for his successors.
Trump said there would be security advantages to the site, where gunman Ryan Routh tried to assassinate the then-presidential candidate in September 2024. Other presidents have made frequent journeys and hosted historic foreign summits there, including when Jimmy Carter welcomed Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in 1978 to sign the Camp David Accords.
“And they asked if I’d be willing to do it, and I said I would be. There are no houses on it,” he said. This wouldn’t be for me, this would be for all future presidents. “There are no high buildings looming over it. Trump did not address whether US government money would go towards the plan for his club. The former property tycoon has also faced ethical questions about his decision to host this December’s G20 summit at his Doral golf club near Miami.
Routh was jailed for life earlier this year.
