President Donald Trump was lining his pockets and simultaneously making MAGA lawmakers pay up for their stays at his Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami this week, according to reports Wednesday.
The four-star luxury resort has rooms starting at $600+ per night, and "nothing was on the House" during the Republican policy retreat this week in Florida, according to The Swamp, The Daily Beast's Substack.
"America is at war and casualties are mounting, gas prices and the cost of living are skyrocketing, and federal workers forgotten in a government shutdown are wondering when they’ll get their next paycheck," The Swamp reported. "So what better for GOP lawmakers to do than to head for the Miami sunshine for the annual House Republican policy retreat?"
The resort also apparently has a 125-foot water slide, $420 spa treatments and a $31 burger on the menu.
"Super suckup Speaker Mike Johnson gushed it was an 'amazing' venue and insisted attendees among the House’s 218 Republicans had 'so much' to celebrate while they were chatting by the pool," according to The Swamp.
Republicans were reportedly using the venue to discuss talking points and consider how they could develop a legislative agenda to appeal to more voters ahead of the midterm elections this fall, according to The New York Times.
Johnson also admitted there was work for Republicans ahead, as concerns over the GOP's performance grow as the party tries to maintain a sense of optimism despite a potentially grim outlook in the elections.
“We’ve got a little hiccup with some of the Hispanic and Latino voters for certain, because some of the immigration enforcement was viewed to be overzealous,” Johnson said in an onstage interview.
“And, you know, everybody can describe it differently. But here’s the good news: We’re in a course correction mode right now,” Johnson added. “We’re going to have a new Secretary of Homeland Security.”