--- description: President Donald Trump isn't the only official promoting Mar-a-Lago, the State Department and two U.S. embassies appear to be doing the same title: State Department Website Removes Post Promoting Mar-a-Lago image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta5289be78cd320b2/6988ca79196cf4919803fd14/gettyimages-665833844.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Donald Trump](/tag/donald-trump/) ## Donald Trump Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # State Department Removes Promotion of President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club From Its Website by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 8:59 AM CUTPublished: Apr 24, 2017 9:42 PM CUT  US President Donald Trump (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) walk together at the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, April 7, 2017. US President Donald Trump (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) walk together at the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, April 7, 2017.Jim Watson—Getty/AFP by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 8:59 AM CUTPublished: Apr 24, 2017 9:42 PM CUT The State Department has removed an article on its website that promoted President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. A blog post on [Share America](https://share.america.gov/mar-a-lago-winter-white-house/ "undefined"), a website run by the U.S. Department of State, referred to the resort as “the winter White House.” The post delved into the history of the site and highlights Trump’s presidential activity at the estate. But the post was removed Monday after members of the public questioned why the government department was promoting Trump’s business ventures. A [statement](https://share.america.gov/mar-a-lago-winter-white-house/ "undefined") issued by the State Department apologized for “any misperception.” “The intention of the article was to inform the public about where the President has been hosting world leaders,” it continued. Trump [hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping in Mar-a-Lago ](http://time.com/4717985/china-xi-jinping-trump-mar-a-lago/ "undefined")earlier in April. The private club costs roughly $200,000 to join. The post was shared on the U.S. [embassy in Albania](https://www.facebook.com/usembassytirana/posts/10154547231765838 "undefined")‘s Facebook page and the website for the embassy in the [United Kingdom](https://uk.usembassy.gov/mar-lago-winter-white-house/ "undefined"), while the latter has since removed the article. The President’s trips to Mar-a-Lago have been met with controversy due to their [cost to taxpayers.](http://time.com/4736490/president-donald-trump-mar-a-lago/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4753372/mar-a-lago-promotion/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4753372/mar-a-lago-promotion/"},"headline":"State Department Removes Promotion of President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club From Its Website","datePublished":"2017-04-24T21:42:45.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T08:59:23.000Z","description":"Posts shared by two U.S. embassies and the State Department referred to the resort as the \"winter White House\"","url":"https://time.com/4753372/mar-a-lago-promotion/","keywords":["Donald Trump","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta5289be78cd320b2/6988ca79196cf4919803fd14/gettyimages-665833844.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lisa Marie Segarra","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/lisa-marie-segarra/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta5289be78cd320b2/6988ca79196cf4919803fd14/gettyimages-665833844.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"mar-a-lag-promotion","caption":"US-CHINA-SUMMIT-TRUMP-XI","creditText":"Jim Watson—Getty/AFP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/donald-trump/","name":"Donald Trump"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4753372/mar-a-lago-promotion/","name":"State Department Removes Promotion of President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club From Its Website"}}]}] ```