Trump returns week after visiting all 3 of his Florida golf clubs. How to watch his motorcade
His latest visit last weekend started with a trip to Miami, then to his home and private club, Mar-a-Lago, according to the Palm Beach Daily News.
Last week in particular was a big one for the commander-in-chief: Trump managed a golf trifecta — he attended, played or competed at all three of his Trump National Golf Club sites in Florida — after arriving April 3, 2025, for a four-day stay the Sunshine State.
It was his ninth visit to Florida and the eighth to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach since his second term began on Jan. 20, 2025, Inauguration Day. Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami, where he appeared, also hosted the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tournament on the same weekend.
Also in the same weekend, protesters converged in about 1,300 Trump-Elon Musk "Hands Off, Fight Back" rallies nationwide, with 45 in Florida alone and some down the road from Mar-a-Lago.
If you're keeping track, so far, Trump has spent all but two weekends of his presidency in Florida.
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Trump's primary residence is at Mar-a-Lago. During his first presidency, it was often referred to as the 'Southern White House' or "Winter White House' because of the amount of time he spent there.
According to The Palm Beach Daily News and FAA temporary flight restrictions "for VIP movements" issued this week, Trump is expected to arrive in Palm Beach on Friday, April 11, make a quick Saturday evening trip to Miami, and leave from Palm Beach, on Sunday, April 13.
The president typically spends Easter weekend at Mar-a-Lago, according to previous Palm Beach Post coverage, then frequents his "Summer White House" in Bedminster, New Jersey, until fall. But first, he and first lady Melania Trump will host the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 21.
When he returns to Palm Beach this weekend, Southern Boulevard in Palm Beach County will likely be lined with some Trump supporters, protesters and anyone else who wants to catch a glimpse of the presidential motorcade that will escort Trump to and from his Florida home throughout the weekend.
Here's information about Mar-a-Lago and how to watch the presidential motorcade in Palm Beach this weekend.
When the president is in Palm Beach, the roads surrounding Mar-a-Lago are shut down.
"South Ocean Boulevard will shut down between the Southern Boulevard traffic circle and the intersection with South County Road, the town said in an alert sent Thursday morning. While Palm Beach did not specify what time the road will close, the town typically sends the alert about 24 hours before the road is expected to shut down," The Palm Beach Daily News reported on Thursday.
"Those who live, work and are visiting homes within the area affected by the South Ocean Boulevard's closure will be allowed in after providing identification, and they can enter and exit only through the north security checkpoint at South County Road, officials have said."
Trump is expected to arrive back in Palm Beach this evening, sometime after 4:45 p.m., travel to Miami sometime before 9 p.m. Saturday, April 12, and arrive back in Palm Beach the same night, sometime after 11:30 p.m. He's expected to leave Florida, from PBI, sometime before 6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 13.
More on road closures around Mar-a-Lago: South Ocean Boulevard to close April 11 for Trump visit to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach
The Mar-a-Lago resort and club in Palm Beach has been the primary residence of Donald, Melania and Barron Trump since 2019.
In 1985, Donald Trump paid $10 million for the 17-acre estate that is now Mar-a-Lago. It originally boasted 33 bathrooms, three bomb shelters and a nine-hole golf course.
Ten years later, Trump updated the already-luxurious estate and converted it into an even more ritzy private "Mar-a-Lago Club" with a spa, tennis and croquet courts, ballroom and a beach club.
The size of the living quarters at Mar-a-Lago is speculated to be somewhere between 2,000 and 3,000 square feet. The private club has around 500 members. The ballroom was completed in 2005.
The Mar-a-Lago resort and club is in Palm Beach, Florida, and sits about 15 minutes from the Palm Beach International airport (PBI).
If you want to see Donald Trump when he's in Palm Beach County, your best shot is to watch the presidential motorcade en route to or from the Palm Beach International Airport today Friday, April 11, or on Sunday, April 13.
The president is expected to land in Palm Beach tonight, Friday, April 11, sometime after 4:45 p.m. and leave Florida on Sunday, April 13, sometime before 6:30 p.m.
Watching the motorcade is kind of like watching a rocket launch lift off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center or the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Brevard County. People from Palm Beach County and beyond often line up along Southern Boulevard and wait to watch Trump's motorcade pass by.
Trump supporters usually line up along Southern Boulevard going east toward Mar-a-Lago. Southern Boulevard is the main road next to PBI, where Trump typically flies into the airstrip designated for private planes.
Even when he wasn't president, you could sometimes see people parked on the side of the road near the airport, looking at his private plane which said 'Trump' in big, gold letters.
In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of Trump supporters would line up on Southern Boulevard to watch the Trump motorcade, which typically has from 15 to 20 cars in it. You can drive by Mar-a-Lago, too. But the property is private, so you can't visit the actual club unless you're a member.
The main entrance to Mar-a-Lago is on South Ocean Boulevard in Palm Beach. You can park and walk by, but you'll be in the roadway.
It isn't uncommon for people to pull over their cars to catch a view of the famous club. It is dangerous, though, because there is no sidewalk, and there's no shoulder on the side of the road next to the private club.
It's important to remember the roads surrounding Mar-a-Lago close when the president is in town. If you want a glimpse of his private club, you'll have to wait until after he leaves Florida. The best place to watch the motorcade pass is along Southern Boulevard, near the Palm Beach International Airport.
Contributing: Kristina Webb, Palm Beach Daily News
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Trump in Miami and Mar-a-Lago, Florida: About presidential motorcade
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