FL Dem. State Rep. Omari Hardy Demands Palm Beach County Shut Down Mar-A-Lago After NYE Party

Recently elected Florida State Rep. Omari Hardy (D) sent an email to Palm Beach Assistant County Administrator Todd J. Bonlarron following a New Year’s Eve party at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property demanding that they shut down the club.

Members of the Beach Boys and Vanilla Ice played at the event which was attended by Republicans such as Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump Jr., and Kimberly Guilfoyle, Eric and Lara Trump, and Rudy Giuliani.

As seen in video taken by those in attendance and shared on social media, most of the attendees weren’t wearing masks or socially distancing, which has led to outcry on the left.

Hardy said of the event, “Mar-a-Lago is a club. A club is a business. Businesses must abide by Palm Beach County’s mask order, or be fined or even shut down. We knew that Trump was hosting a New Year’s party.”

“I’ll be reaching out to folks at Palm Beach County Government to ask why we weren’t ready to enforce the mandate here,” Hardy added in an initial tweet.

In a statement, Hardy said, “I am calling on Palm Beach County to fine Mar-a-Lago and to shut it down. The County must be assured that this business will comply with our local mask mandate before it is allowed to reopen.”

In the email, Hardy referenced President Trump and said, “I recognize that the President is a powerful person and that his business, Mar-a-Lago, is a daunting target for enforcement, but the law is the law.”

“The County’s mask mandate applies to all businesses in Palm Beach County. The presidency does not confer to the President and his friends a special privilege to endanger the health and welfare of Palm Beach County’s residents,” Hardy claimed.

Hardy also asked if the county would “seek the maximum fine amounts according to the County’s fine schedule” against the club.

.@DWUhlfelderLaw, I just sent the attached email to our Assistant County Administrator. We can’t have a mandate that we enforce on all business owners except for the President. Fairness dictates that we treat the President and his business just as we would treat anyone else. pic.twitter.com/CTQkwYZKE2

— Rep. Omari Hardy (@OmariJHardy) January 2, 2021

In a tweet today, Hardy said, “My constituents are not snowbirds like Donald J Trump Jr. & Kim Guilfoyle. My constituents live here. This is their home, and they’re going to have to deal w/ the consequences of a potential super-spreader party at Mar-a-Lago long after Junior & wife leave here on their private jet.”

My constituents are not snowbirds like @DonaldJTrumpJr & @kimguilfoyle. My constituents live here. This is their home, and they’re going to have to deal w/ the consequences of a potential super-spreader party at Mar-a-Lago long after Junior & wife leave here on their private jet. pic.twitter.com/kt6SXErYG2

— Rep. Omari Hardy (@OmariJHardy) January 2, 2021

Time will tell if any sort of enforcement comes of this or if it’s just another political smear job to try and hurt the Trump family.