, ▁accum ulating ▁significant ▁financial ▁losses ▁for ▁multiple ▁business es . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Mar - a - L ago ▁became ▁the ▁primary ▁residence ▁for ▁Donald ▁and ▁Mel ania ▁Trump , ▁who ▁previously ▁held ▁primary ▁residence ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁The ▁Mar - a - L ago ▁Club ▁ ▁The ▁primary ▁business ▁occup ying ▁the ▁estate ▁is ▁the ▁Mar - a - L ago ▁Club , ▁which ▁oper ates ▁as ▁resort ▁and ▁hotel ▁for ▁dues - pay ing ▁members , ▁and ▁r ents ▁out ▁estate ▁ven ues ▁for ▁private ▁events . ▁M emb ership ▁at ▁the ▁Mar - a - L ago ▁Club ▁required ▁a ▁$ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁init iation ▁fee ▁up ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁lower ed ▁to ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁S ources ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁resort ▁indicated ▁the ▁cut ▁was ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁reduced ▁demand ▁following ▁the ▁Bern ie ▁M ado ff ▁sc andal ▁which ▁affected ▁many ▁aff lu ent ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁residents . ▁The ▁fee ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁$ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁following ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁as ▁president ▁with ▁$ 1 4 , 0 0 0 ▁annual ▁dues . ▁O vern ight ▁guests ▁pay ▁up ▁to ▁$ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁a ▁night . ▁According ▁to ▁financial ▁dis closure ▁forms ▁file d ▁by ▁Donald ▁Trump , ▁the ▁Mar - a -