Donald Trumpis a lifelong New Yorker no longer.
Inpaperworkfiled Sept. 27 to the Palm Beach County Circuit Court in Florida, the president, 73, and his family designated hisMar-a-Lago Clubin Palm Beach as their place of primary residence.
Trump’s declaration of domicile named Trump Tower in New York City as his previous residence.
The president — who listed the White House and his New Jersey Trump National Golf Club as his other homes — addressed the switch on Twitter on Thursday,writingthat New York will “always have a special place in my heart!”
In practice, however, Trump regularly travels between the White House and his properties in New Jersey, New York and Florida, where the first lady, 49, also spends significant time.
“Good riddance,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomotweetedof the news. “It’s not like @realDonaldTrump paid taxes here anyway… He’s all yours, Florida.”
N.Y.C. MayorBill de Blasioalso had a message for the president,tweeting: “Don’t let the door hit you on the way out or whatever.”
President Donald Trump.JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty
From left: Donald Trump, son Barron Trump and wife Melania Trump at Mar-a-Lago in 2015.Gustavo Caballero/Getty
On Twitter, Trumpadded, “[I]n the end it will be best for all concerned. As President, I will always be there to help New York and the great people of New York.”
The amount or taxes he has paid in New York is unknown since he has yet to release his tax records.
Sen.Elizabeth Warren, who is seeking to challenge Trump in next year’s election, was among those who linked the relocation to taxes.
“Donald Trump doesn’t want the state of New York to see his taxes—I wonder why. Let’s call this out for what it is: Corruption, plain and simple,” Warrenwroteon Thursday. “Under my anti-corruption plan, all presidential candidates would be required to release their tax returns.”
The official move to Florida could be a way for Trump to seek lower tax rates as well as reduce the estate taxes his heirs would face, according to theTimes.
Speaking with reporters on Friday, Kellyanne Conway, a top Trump aide, said he was not seeking to avoid taxes and that he moved from New York “with some regret.”
source: people.com
