0 1 6 , ▁after ▁Trump ' s ▁president ial ▁election , ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁host ▁meet ings ▁for ▁the ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁president ial ▁transition . ▁Represent ative ▁Leonard ▁L ance ▁predicted ▁that ▁the ▁resort ▁could ▁become ▁" C amp ▁David ▁North ". ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁it ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁official ▁president ial ▁res iden cies , ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁being ▁- ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁- ▁Trump ▁Tower ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Mar - a - L ago ▁in ▁Florida . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Trump ▁started ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁property ▁for ▁week end ▁retre ats ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁when ▁Mar - a - L ago ▁is ▁closed ▁for ▁the ▁season . ▁Trump ▁stated ▁that ▁stay ing ▁at ▁his ▁property ▁in ▁Bed min ster ▁is ▁less ▁expensive ▁and ▁dis rupt ive ▁than ▁going ▁to ▁Trump ▁Tower ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁This ▁made ▁the ▁property ▁the ▁" Sum mer ▁White ▁House ". ▁It ▁is ▁usually ▁used ▁from ▁May ▁to ▁September . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁estate ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁" working ▁vac ation " ▁of ▁the ▁President ▁for ▁a ▁duration ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁days ▁while ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁under w ent ▁renov ations ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁Ob ama ▁administration ▁and ▁over seen ▁by ▁the ▁Trump ▁administration . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁estate ▁became ▁again ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁President ' s ▁" working ▁vac ation " ▁for ▁close