- Several Trump properties are requiring that their guests and staff alike wear masks.
- Properties include the Trump International Beach Resort in Miami, Florida, where Gov. Ron DeSantis is currently battling schools on mask mandates for children.
- A Mar-a-Lago staff member told Insider he had "no clue" if there was a mask requirement on the property.
WhileCOVID-19 cases surge across the US,many businessesarerequiring their staff and customers to mask up— including several Trump properties.
According to advisories posted on the properties' websites, several Trump hotels are mandating that guests and staff wear masks indoors.
The Trump Hotel in Miami requires facial coverings to be worn in public spaces — even whileFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantiscontinues to fight againstmask mandatesfor childrenamid a swell inFlorida'sCOVID-19infections.
"Our Trump International Beach Resort team understands the seriousness of the risks associated with the spread of the Coronavirus COVID-19," said anotice on the hotel's website. "Facial coverings are required in public space, social distancing required at all times, limited capacity for outlets. These regulations will be enforced by both city and county inspectors during unannounced visits."
The Trump International Hotel in Waikiki similarly requires workers to wear face masks on the property and recommends that guests do the same, per ahealth advisorythat can be found on its website. According to this health and safety plan, guests have also been advised on "proper mask usage" and social distancing.
"We will continue to be vigilant by following guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and local and state authorities," read the document.
Meanwhile, a staff member at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, who declined to be named, told Insider over the phone that he had "no clue" if there was a mask requirement for guests. Earlier this year,local Floridian officials threatened the resort with $15,000 in penaltiesovermask-mandate violationsafter videos emerged of unmasked guests, including Donald Trump Jr., at a New Year's Eve party.
The face mask requirement does not appear to be consistent across the Trump-linked properties. For one, the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is no longer requiring fully-vaccinated guests to wear masks,per a notice on its website. However, like many businesses across the US, the property says that guests will "still see (its) associates in face masks."
The Trump Hotel in Vegas said in anoticethat vaccinated guests and visitors can move around the property without masks. However, an unnamed front desk worker toldCBS在本周拉斯维加斯房地产确实有mask mandate indoors.
"We do have a mask mandate in place for inside — it's been in effect for the past couple of weeks," the worker told CBS while declining to be named.
It is unclear when each mask guideline for the properties was imposed. It is also unclear if the other Trump-linked hotels in New York and Washington, DC, or the former president's golf clubs across the country, also require staff to wear masks.
The Trump Organization did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider.
The Trump Organization's compliance with local mask mandates does not comport with the pastdefiant stancethatDonald Trump struckagainst mask-wearing. When he was president, Trumprefused for months to wear a face-coveringduring public appearances. Most memorably, the former presidentremoved his maskon the steps of the White Housewhen he returned from the Walter Reed National Military Medical Centerafter contracting COVID-19.
The US is currently seeing a troublingsurge in COVID-19 cases, particularly with the spread of thecontagious Delta variant. The case surge prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to recommend thateven the fully vaccinatedshould wear masks indoors.
At press time, the US recorded a total of 37,133,674 COVID-19 infections, with a daily average of 139,872 new cases, per theNew York Times COVID case tracker.
