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Mar-a-Lago Only Gets Warning for Rule-Breaking NYE Bash

There’s no shortage of video evidence that COVID rules weren’t being followed, but the county is merely telling President Trump’s resort not to do it again.

Turns out the sight of an aging Vanilla Ice performing for a crowd of middle-age Trumpists wasn’t the only offense at the Mar-a-Lago’s New Year’s Eve party. Palm Beach County has fired off a letter, informing the resort that it violated local COVID-19 restrictions by letting guests pack together without masks. The Palm Beach Post reports that the court is warning Mar-a-Lago that another violation could bring a citation and a $15,000 fine. State Rep. Omari Hardy, who asked for an investigation of the event, told the newspaper the club should have faced a harsher penalty. “I’m concerned that this sends the wrong message to business owners throughout the county,” the Democrat said. “This isn’t about singling out the president; it is about a business that violated the mask order repeatedly.”