18th charity ditches Trump’s Mar-a-Lago over his Charlottesville response

An 18th charity is pulling its event from US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate over his response towards a deadly terrorist attack by a white nationalist in Charlottesville

The annual Hab-a-Hearts luncheon would no longer be held at the president’s property in Palm Beach, Florida, according to the Palm Beach Habilitation Center.

The Palm Beach Daily News quoted the group’s CEO, David Lin, as making the announcement.

“We’ve decided to move because we want to keep the focus of the event on our mission, which is to help adults with physical or mental challenges live the best lives possible,” he said.

The president has been under fire due to his failure to immediately condemn the recent tragedy in Charlottesville, in which a driver plowed into demonstrators protesting against white supremacists, killing a young woman and injuring nearly 20 others.

This AFP file photo taken on December 30, 2016 shows workers as they lay out…

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