Trump May Be Heading To Bedminster This Weekend

BEDMINSTER, NJ — President Donald Trump may be heading to Bedminster this coming weekend to spend his time at Trump Nation Golf Club on Lamington Road.

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a VIP Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) in the Morristown and Bedminster Township region for May 5 to May 7. However, the White House has not issued an announcement about Trump's weekend plans yet.

If he does come to Bedminster, Trump is believed to be traveling in either a smaller 757 version of Air Force One into Morristown, or to fly into Newark Liberty International Airport and then use Marine One to get to his club.

This would affect local fliers who plan to fly out of the local Somerset Airport. When Trump is in town, planes would be grounded because there's a no-fly-zone around any sitting president, according to Bedminster Mayor Steve Parker.

To see exactly what is restricted check out the FAA's TFR Alert by clicking here.

Trump's expected increased visits to Bedminster have officials concerned over strains to the community.

According to Parker, some of the potential issues that could come to New Jersey and Bedminister include:

• Street closures and traffic jams were a problem last fall - and not just in Bedminister, but across the region — when Trump traveled to Bedminster by motorcade from midtown Manhattan for interviews with potential Cabinet nominees.
• Trump’s three-day trip to Bedminster in November as president-elect cost $3,800 in local police overtime, and his summer visits could run the tab up to more than $300,000.
• Some long-time residents have already started complaining about it and say they're apprehensive about the potential traffic jams and cost to the community. "We’re kind of apprehensive, I guess you could say,” Nick Strakhov, a retired telecommunications professional and longtime resident who serves on the Bedminster land use board, told Politico. “It’s nice to be recognized. But on the other hand, if it gets to be tedious, we might start to complain.”

To help offset any expenses Rep. Leonard Lance (NJ-07) has asked the federal government to make available grants and funding to cover the costs of security. Similar funding arrangements with the Department of Justice were made available when President Obama visited Chicago and Hawaii.

• See Related: Trump Protection Will Cost Bedminster, Lance Asks Feds For Relief

(Image via Steve Jurvetson)

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