The Tampa Tribune " Nov.2,2006 , page 2

Trump cited for flying Big US Flag in Palm Beach .

Donald Trump's display of patriotism is too flamboyant for chic Palm Beach .
City officials cited Trump for hoisting a large American flag atop an 80-foot pole at his Mar-a-Lago estate and club .

Town officials said Trump has violated zoning codes with a flagpole taller than 42 feet and by erecting it Oct.3 without a building permit and permission from the landmarks board . Trump has until Nov.27 to apply for approvals or face a Dec.21 code enforcement hearing that could result in $250-a-day fines .

" You don't need a permit to put up the American flag ," Trump saqid Tuesday .
" The day you need a permit to put up the American flag , that will be a sad day for this country ."
Lee Hanley , vice chairman of the town's landmarks commission , has said the 15-by-25 -foot flag makes the town look like " we have an Okeechobee car dealer , " referring to a strip of auto dealerships along Okeechobee Boulevard in West Palm Beach .
Trump responded in a letter last week saying that " anyone who objects should not , in my opinion , hold a public office of any kind - at least not in this country ."