Donald Trump Jr gave some lip to liberal filmmaker Michael Moore for suggesting President Trump offer his private Mar-a-Lago club up to Floridians seeking refuge from Hurricane Irma.
‘Has he opened up Mar-a-Lago as a shelter yet?’ Moore had asked.
The president’s eldest son wasn’t having it, responding: ‘It’s on an island on both the ocean & [Intracoastal] and in a mandatory evacuation zone… probably not the best idea, but you know, narrative!’
Donald Trump Jr (left) lashed out at liberal filmmaker Michael Moore (right) on Sunday night, pointing out that Mar-a-Lago wouldn’t be the smartest place to house Floridians
Donald Trump Jr smacked back at documentary filmmaker Michael Moore for suggesting the president open Mar-a-Lago to Floridians seeking refuge from the storm
Mar-a-Lago (pictured) is situated on the narrow Palm Beach Island, meaning the property is both on the ocean and the Intracoastal waterway
The young Trump sent out his tweet Sunday evening, nearly two days after residents and occupants on Palm Beach Island, where Mar-a-Lago is located, were ordered to get out.
That didn’t stop some Floridians from calling on President Trump to open the doors of his resort, which he’s dubbed the ‘winter White House’ since becoming president earlier this year.
‘He should be doing anything to help the public,’ Hollywood, Florida resident Rick Castillo had told the Independent. ‘When people need help, you either help or you turn your head.’
‘I think Trump is turning his head,’ Castillo added.
Trump, however, spent a chunk of his Sunday dealing with the storm.
The president, sitting alongside the vice president and both Melania Trump and Karen Pence, received a ‘comprehensive update’ from Camp David, the Maryland presidential retreat he’s chosen to spend the weekends of as of late.
He later returned to Washington and spoke to reporters as he and the first lady walked from Marine One into the White House.
‘It’s a rough hurricane, as you [know] better than anybody,’ Trump said, calling Hurricane Irma ‘some big monster.’
Though he also noted Florida may have been spared the worst.
‘We may have been a little bit lucky in that it went on the west and it may not have been quite as destructive, but we’re going to see,’ the president said.
He also pledged to visit the state soon.
The White House has yet to release an updated schedule saying when the president will travel.
There’s also no word yet on what kind of damage, if any, Mar-a-Lago sustained.