Why Mar-A-Lago Members Are Canceling Memberships After Trump's Arrival

Former President Donald Trump and wife Melania call Mar-a-Lago their permanent home since leaving the White House and their home in New York. That fact doesn't sit well with many members of the resort in Palm Beach, Florida, as many have left since the couple's arrival last week.

Reports recently surfaced that many club members decided to end their membership with Mar-a-Lago due to the Trumps' arrival among other issues. The news comes after neighbors submitted a letter to Palm Beach officials in December that Trump lost his legal right to live there because of an agreement he signed in the early 1990s.

Club members have stated that they don’t want anything to do with Trump, nor want any connections with him, according to Laurence Leamer, historian and author of "Mar-a-Lago: Inside the Gates of Power at Donald Trump's Presidential Palace."

Leamer discussed on MSNBC how many members decided to “silently walk out” after Trump’s departure from the White House on Jan. 20.

The club is 20-acres and consists of a 128-room members’ club, a private beach, a European indoor and Terrance dining area, a huge oceanfront pool, a Beach Club, a spa, tennis courts, croquet courts, a chip and putting course, a fitness center, ballrooms and a golf course.

Aside from members distancing themselves from Trump, there have been rumblings that Mar-a-Lago has deteriorated. Late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel provided an unflattering description of the club on the “The Bill Simmons Podcast.”

"You could not possibly exaggerate how comical it is. Everyone there is 100 years old,” Kimmel said.

"It was just quiet and a terrible place, and now he lives in this terrible place,” he continued.

Membership rates tend to vary, but there are some members who have paid up to $200,000, according to Leamer.