By Geoff Earle, deputy American political editor in Mar-A-Lago
Donald Trump started his comments at the Senate Republicans in Mar-A-Lago with a story about a very successful manufacturer of floor mats.
He was almost certainly not going to reduce his guests, who flew 1,000 miles to dine with him in a gilded ballroom in his Florida Club – that Senate majority leader John Thune called the “Number One Club in America” ​​in his own comments President.
But it underlined the unequal dynamic dynamics, for a week in which Trump claimed the executive power while he was walking over the bureaucracy, with the highlight being the dismantling of the Congress of Foreign Aid Agency in a movement that was awarded by the legislators in his party.
A line of Bentleys, Rolls Royces and Maseratis rolled on a fresh Friday evening in Trump's West Palm Beach club, with valets that shot their engines to continue the traffic flow.
Guests guests dressed in evening clothing that left ultra luxury vehicles, some equipped with the throwing back of suicide doors. Among the spotted, the former Rep. Devin Nunes, who runs Trump's media company, with a value that has risen to $ 7 billion.
With 41 senators and a few spouses gathered around him for the winter meeting of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Trump referred to the large donors floating in the neighborhood – but not in the gilt ballroom where every guest was treated to a huge wigsalad and one 35 -minute speech by the president. He has credited the donors to give them to power.
“There are about 30. And I said, come out and see the people you were chosen,” Trump told the senators.
'And some of them are very successful people – WeatherTech Company, private property, that only makes his product here – does not want to go to other places. It's a great product – David, “said Trump.
He was given David MacNeil name, a billionaire who started the company, that produces car mats and other accessories, and who recently bought a $ 38.5 million mansion in Florida and discussed Trump's rates while changing production here.
President Donald Trump called on WeatherTech's head, which makes plastic floor mats and other products to protect cars, in comments to Republican senators for a week when the doge of Elon Musk USaid closed
“It has been a great period,” said Trump.
Trump spread his arms wide as he greeted the senators, in a gesture -majority leader John Thune immediately made himself.
Thune called Mar-A-Lago 'The Number One Club in America', then upgraded it to the best in the world.
“The Lord of course has big plans for you,” Thune told Trump, in reference to the murder attempts to him.
Trump pointed to two rich cabinet officials in the Chamber, Minister of the Interior Doug Burgum and Energy Chief Chris Wright, who each moved from private business to public services.
'Many of you are so talented. You can do what you want to do, but they want to do what you do. In other words, you like power, “Trump said, and earned a smile from the legislators.
Some of the Republicans present acted as fans, who placed grinning selfies online after they had given Trump a standing ovation in the room.
“Great dinner with President Trump in Mar A Lago tonight,” wrote senator Steve Daines of Montana.
Senate majority leader John Thune called the 'Number One Club in America'
A steady stream of Ross Royces and Bentleys entered the club on Friday evening
Trump's government car, 'The Beast', got a good parking space
Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) Was one of them to place their photos with Trump
Trump joked about Staff Chef Susie Wiles, who, according to him, was known as the 'Ice Queen'
Trump-Name Checked Automotive accessory manufacturer David MacNeil, who collected a $ 39 million house last year. The boat dock of the house on the lagoon is depicted (center)
'Cindy and I appreciate President Trump who is organizing a group of ours tonight in Mar-A-Lago for dinner. Great night talking about all the work we will do for the American people this year, “posted Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.).
Trump repeatedly emphasized the importance of unity, while he spoke about getting almost all his nominees and spoke one of the few who are touching roadblocks.
The Confab in West Palm Beach came shortly after Trump again showed his assets to assert his authority to what he calls the 'swamp' in DC – call himself chairman of the Kennedy Center Board and say that he will get rid of predecessor Joe Biden of his Safety clearance.
He also rejected the national archivist, after a collision that led to Trump being accused of keeping national security documents in his club in Florida. The DOJ withdrew an appeal in the case after he won the elections.
'We had a few people who had to be a bit, ah – had to study it a little further [for] Some of our nominees, “he said while discussing nominations.
'Kennedy, I think he's eating tonight. It is very interesting, but he is a good person and he is not a radical, “Trump said about Robert F. Kennedy, his nominee to lead the Health and Human Services department.
He assumed Kennedy's anti-vacciner reputation by saying that his children were vaccinated. He brought the link that Kennedy made between vaccines and autism despite countless scientific studies. “Maybe they are pesticides,” Trump offered.
But the biggest power test in the hectic early days of Trump's government is about the efforts of his doge chief Elon Musk to dismantle federal agencies.
As he had done earlier in Washington on Friday when he defended a 25-year-old Musk assistant who resigned about racist posts, Trump praised the Musk team.
“That is one of the beauties of what Elon does. He has – he started with a group of 25 super geniuses. They wear interrupting … and then I realized that he has an 182 IQ, “Trump said, getting a smile from the crowd of senators.
In a room that included Senate Credits Senator Susan Collins, Trump openly spoke about the end of the desk, which had darkened his name on Friday with tape in his DC head office, which set up a court fight.
“It is actually amazing what they have exposed and to a level where they cut 97% of people away,” Trump said. “The whole thing is a scam. And you look at some of the people who work there, they are very political people. They are family members. It's just terrible. And you are going to find that elsewhere, “said Trump.
Trump indicated that the orders from him come-with more agencies in the cross-port, including the Pentagon, which usually enjoys strong support from Republicans.
“And I said: go to the next one, go to the next. I want you to look at the Ministry of Education, and I think you will find this very much – different, but similar. And go to the army. Go on everything. I mean, I want you to go into everything, “said Trump.
