Mar-a-Lago is a familiar place for Trump to manage high-stakes military operations
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Key Points:
- President Donald Trump announced from Mar-a-Lago that Venezuela’s leader Nicolás Maduro was captured and the US was running the country, with the operation monitored in real-time from secure rooms on the estate.
- Mar-a-Lago has become a hub for high-stakes national security decisions, including authorizing strikes in Syria, Iran, Yemen, and Nigeria, with enhanced security and communication infrastructure.
- Despite the club’s luxurious and public atmosphere, sensitive military operations are coordinated discreetly, raising concerns about the intersection of classified activities and paying club members.
- The property has been fortified with physical and technological security measures, including snipers, bomb-sniffing dogs, and secure communication lines, to support these covert operations.
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