Three more charity groups have canceled their plans to host fundraising events from President Trump’s luxury Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., joining a growing list of nonprofit groups abandoning events at the property over the president’s response to the violence at a white supremacist rally over the weekend in Charlottesville, Va.
The American Red Cross, The Salvation Army and Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced on Friday they would hold their events planned for Mar-a-Lago elsewhere.
The Red Cross said in a statement that it decided to pull the plug on its plans to hold its annual fundraising event at the club, because the president’s property has “become a source of controversy and pain for many of our volunteers, employees and supporters.”
“We believe this action will allow us to continue to put the focus on our lifesaving mission and the people we serve,” the group said.
“The Red Cross provides assistance without discrimination to all people in need, regardless of nationality, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or political opinions, and we must be clear and unequivocal in our defense of that principle.”
Kurt Watkins, a spokesman for The Salvation Army, said in a statement that it decided to cancel plans to host its “Holiday Snow Ball” at Mar-a-Lago, because “the conversation has shifted away from the purpose of this event.”
Susan G. Komen, a breast cancer nonprofit, said in an internal announcement Friday that it was withdrawing from the Palm Beach club and is in the process of finding a new venue, according to Andrea Radar, the group’s senior communications director.
The new announcements bring the total number of groups that have canceled events at Mar-a-Lago to six.
The Cleveland Clinic, the American Cancer Society and the American Friends of Magen David Adom all announced they would no longer hold events at the club earlier this week.
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